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Rooftops
Directed by
Robert Wise
R
1989
1h 35m
Drama
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Action
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4.7
10%
36%
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A skilled young street fighter battles criminals across the rooftops of New York City.
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Cast of Rooftops
Jason Gedrick
T
Troy Byer
Elana
Eddie Velez
Lobo
Tisha Campbell
Amber
Alexis Cruz
Squeak
Allen Payne
Kadim
Steve Love
Jackie-Sky
Rafael Báez
Raphael
Jamie Tirelli
Officer Rivera
Luis Guzmán
Martinez
Millie Tirelli
Squeak's Mom
Robert LaSardo
Blade
Jay Boryea
Willie
Rockets Redglare
Carlos
Edouard DeSoto
Angelo
John Canada Terrell
Junkie Cop
Bruce Smolanoff
Bones
Edythe Jason
Lois
Paul Herman
Jimmy
Lauren Tom
Audry
Stuart Rudin
Wino
Robert Weil
Hotel Clerk
Coley Wallace
Lester
Jose Ynoa
Young Cook
Daniel O'Shea
Rookie Narc
Herb Kerr III
Jorge
Kurt D. Lott
Zit
Peter Lopez
Burn
Jed James
X
Woodrow W. Asai
Yard Foreman
Angelo Florio
Cop at Dance
Diane Lozada
Older Sister
Imani Parks
Young Sister
Cynthia Elane
Dancer (uncredited)
George Gerard
Man in Street (uncredited)
Rooftops Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
If the movie had gone ahead and declared itself as a musical fantasy, that would have taken the curse off the cliches. But it hedges its bets; it pretends to be a straight narrative, and then hopes to sneak in the dance stuff.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
This romantic musical drama about homeless Manhattan teens living on rooftops doesn't reach any heights.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Michael Pellecchia
The biggest letdown is the paucity of dance sequences that could have vaulted Rooftops into memorability.
Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
"Rooftops" is a film you think you know soon after it begins, and you're right.
Miami Herald
Juan Carlos Coto
It's B-grade teen saga stuff, but in the hands of an old pro like Wise, Rooftops is fairly watchable.
San Francisco Examiner
Barbara Shulgasser
Wise ought to be ashamed. But chances are that if he were capable of directing the vulgar and badly made "Rooftops," shame is beyond him by now.
Baltimore Sun
Stephen Hunter
It's tempting to write that Gedrick is no Richard Beymer, but strictly speaking, that's not true -- Gedrick has about as much charisma as Beymer, which is no charisma at all.
Philadelphia Daily News
Kathleen Shea
The thing is, none of this is very interesting or exciting. The music is the sort of annoying, undistinguished, monotonous drumbeat you can hear out of any passing boombox. The dance sequences are perfunctorily shot.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
It's cliche-ridden, poorly acted and, worst of all, indifferently danced.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Wise's youthful, great-looking cast exudes talent and energy.
Call and Post (Cleveland)
Nathan Paige
It's one of those films you forget a week after you've seen it.
Washington Post
Hal Hinson
The main question that pops up here is what Robert Wise thought he might bring to this hip-hop update of his earlier film.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
The relentless wall-to-wall disco music, fancy dance sequences and other contrivances often make this come across as phony, despite the appealing performers.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Chris Hicks
The biggest problem with "Rooftops" is that it can't decide whether to be a light dance fantasy or a heavy-handed thriller.
Hartford Courant
Malcolm Johnson
It's never possible to enjoy any part of "Rooftops"...
New York Times
Richard Bernstein
There ought to be a message deeper than the one contained here, which is that the good kids in the ghetto would find happiness and fulfillment jiving to the beat if only the crack dealers would leave them in peace.
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