Rooftops

Rooftops

98 mins | Crime, Action | March 17, 1989

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.

Rooftops

98 mins | Crime, Action | March 17, 1989

Rooftops
T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.
IMDb rating 4.7
Producers New Visions Pictures, Koch Company, Mark/Jett Productions
Original title Rooftops
Directors Robert Wise
Writers Terence Brennan, Tony Mark, Allan A. Goldstein

Cast

Troy Byer

as Elana

Eddie Velez

as Lobo

Alexis Cruz

as Squeak

Allen Payne

as Kadim

Steve Love

as Jackie-Sky

Rafael Báez

as Raphael

Jaime Tirelli

as Officer Rivera

Luis Guzmán

as Martinez

Millie Tirelli

as Squeak's Mom

Robert LaSardo

as Blade

Jay Boryea

as Willie

Rockets Redglare

as Carlos

Edouard DeSoto

as Angelo

John Canada Terrell

as Junkie Cop

Bruce Smolanoff

as Bones

Edythe Jason

as Lois

Paul Herman

as Jimmy

Lauren Tom

as Audry

Stuart Rudin

as Wino

Robert Weil

as Hotel Clerk

Coley Wallace

as Lester

Jose Ynoa

as Young Cook

Daniel O'Shea

as Rookie Narc

Herb Kerr III

as Jorge

Kurt D. Lott

as Zit

Peter Lopez

as Burn

Jed James

as X

Woodrow W. Asai

as Yard Foreman

Angelo Florio

as Cop at Dance

Diane Lozada

as Older Sister

Imani Parks

as Young Sister

Cynthia Elane

as Dancer (uncredited)

George Gerard

as Man in Street (uncredited)