Heaven Is a Playground (1991)

  • R
  • 10/04/1991 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 46m

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.

Randall Fried

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Nigel Miguel's headshot

Nigel Miguel

Casey Caldwell
Victor Love's headshot

Victor Love

Truth Harrison
Bo Kimble's headshot

Bo Kimble

Matthew Lockhart
D. B. Sweeney's headshot

D. B. Sweeney

Zack Telander
Michael Warren's headshot

Michael Warren

Byron Harper
Richard Jordan's headshot

Richard Jordan

David Racine
Janet Julian's headshot

Janet Julian

Dalton Ellis

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