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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 .
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.
- (705)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Robert Wise
- 1989-03-17
A skilled young street fighter battles criminals across the rooftops of New York City. Starring Jason Gedrick, Troy Beyer and Eddie Velez.
- 95 min
- 43.9K
- YouTube Movies
A group of teenagers in New York's Lower East Side take up residence on the rooftop of an abandoned building.
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Rooftops. 95 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1989. Roger Ebert. March 17, 1989. 3 min read. I never believed the characters, their crowd or even their neighborhood really existed, but most of all I didn’t believe the three heavies who portrayed the drug dealers.
A chase ensues through the streets of New York City, through abandoned buildings and on rooftops. Squeak is finally cornered before his best friend and the film's main hero, T, comes to his rescue. The rest of the film focuses on T and his group of friends, among them a reformed prostitute, a young woman, and a deaf basketball player.
