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Heaven Is a Playground (1991)

Directed by Randall Fried

Overview

On Chicago’s South Side, too many kids get their one shot in life at the wrong end of a gun. But Byron Harper is determined to change all that with a dream called basketball. His hottest player, Truth, has a chance to turn pro, but first Harper has to tackle two major obstacles: Truth’s drug problem and his ambitious, crooked sports agent. Enter Zack Telander, a promising young attorney who has given up his small-town law practice. He’s spending a summer in the city playing pick-up basketball games and re-thinking his future. Harper asks for his help, but first Zack has to prove himself at hoops.

Rated R | Length 106 minutes

Actors

Nigel Miguel | Victor Love | Bo Kimble | D. B. Sweeney | Michael Warren | Richard Jordan | Janet Julian