Above The Rim Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 96 mins
- Year produced:
- 1994
- Director:
- Jeff Pollack
- Cast:
- Duane Martin
- Tupac Shakur
- Leon
Shot on location in Harlem, New York, Above the Rim follows Kyle, a promising young basketball player hoping to get a sports scholarship to university. He's seduced by the dubious glamour of the local team, run by the drug dealer Birdie (played by hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur), despite the objections of his mum and her friend Shep – an ex-pro basketball player now reduced to working as a security guard. Kyle must make his choices carefully to fulfil his full potential, in this thoughtful and engaging drama.
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Fascinating facts
Actor Leon (who stars as Shep in Above The Rim) appeared as Jesus in the controversial video for Madonna's 1989 single Like A Prayer.