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Rooftops is a 1989 American crime and dance musical drama film directed by Robert Wise, which follows the misadventures of two homeless teenagers in Manhattan. Rooftops was the last theatrical motion picture directed by Wise and the second of his films about poor young New Yorkers, the first being the famous West Side Story .
Mar 17, 1989 · Rooftops: Directed by Robert Wise. With Jason Gedrick, Troy Byer, Eddie Velez, Tisha Campbell. A skilled young street fighter battles criminals across the rooftops of New York City.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Robert Wise
- 1989-03-17
A dance-driven drama with two left feet, Rooftops sees director Robert Wise returning to musical territory with surprisingly clumsy results. A roof-dwelling combat dancer (Jason Gedrick) loves a...
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- Robert Wise
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- Jason Gedrick
Rooftops (1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A group of teenagers in New York's Lower East Side take up residence on the rooftop of an abandoned building.
- Robert Wise
- Allen Payne
Overview. 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.
"Rooftops" was directed by Robert Wise, one of the great names in Hollywood history, and of his many films, "West Side Story" is the one that comes to mind. That was also a love story set against a slum war, with dance and music.
