Rooftops (1989)

Film details

Featuring

Jason Gedrick Troy Beyer Eddie Vélez
Director

Robert Wise
Country

USA
Year

1989
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Zooms in on life atop Manhattan's drug overrun ghetto, Alphabet City, where the kids live like pigeons, venturing streetside mostly to engage in a literal combat dance to vent their frustrations.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - T
    
    Jason Gedrick
  - Elena Sanjos
    
    Troy Beyer
  - Santiago, 'Lobo'
    
    Eddie Vélez
  - Amber
    
    Tisha Campbell
  - Squeak
    
    Alexis Cruz
  - Kadim
    
    Payne, Allen
  - Jackie Sky
    
    Steve Love
  - Raphael
    
    Rafael Baez
  - Officer Rivera
    
    Jaime Tirelli
  - Martinez
    
    Luis Guzmán
  - Squeak's Mom
    
    Millie Tirelli
  - Blade
    
    Robert Lasardo
  - Willie
    
    Jay Boryea
  - Carlos
    
    Rockets Redglare
  - Angelo Sanjos
    
    Edouard Desoto
  - junkie cop
    
    John Canada Terrell
  - Bones
    
    Smolanoff, Bruce "Loose Bruce"
  - Lois
    
    Edythe Jason
  - Jimmy
    
    Paul Herman
  - Audry
    
    Lauren Tom
  - wino
    
    Stuart Rudin
  - hotel clerk
    
    Robert Weil
  - Lester
    
    Coley Wallace
  - young cook
    
    José Yñoa
  - rookie narc
    
    Danny O'Shea
  - Jorge, capoeirista
    
    Herb Kerr Iii
  - Zit
    
    Kurt Lott
  - Burn
    
    Peter Lopez
  - X
    
    Jed James
  - yard foreman
    
    Woodrow Asai
  - cop at dance
    
    Angelo Florio
  - older sister
    
    Imani Parks
  - capoeirista
    
    Herb Kerr Iii
  - capoeirista
    
    Erivaldo B. Silva Silva
  - capoeirista
    
    Michael Goldstein
  - capoeirista
    
    Rogerio Medeiros
  - capoeirista
    
    Henry Young
  - capoeirista
    
    Itabora Ferreira
  - capoeirista
    
    Loremil Machado
  - capoeirista
    
    Edgard Melo
  - capoeirista
    
    Edna Lima
  - capoeirista
    
    Marcelo Da Cunha
  - capoeirista
    
    José C. Andrade
  - dancer
    
    Cynthia Marotti
  - dancer
    
    Julio Santiago
  - dancer
    
    Robert Barry Fleming
  - dancer
    
    Angela Ali
  - dancer
    
    Cleo
  - dancer
    
    Duran Gordon
  - dancer
    
    Robin Gehrman
  - dancer
    
    Catherine Oppenheimer
  - dancer
    
    Hans Christian Tessman
  - dancer
    
    Paul Trapani
  - dancer
    
    Sevy Phalangus
  - dancer
    
    Peach
  - dancer
    
    Mike Martinez
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Robert Wise
  - Assistant Director
    
    Alex Hapsas
  - Assistant Director
    
    Joseph Ray
  - Assistant Director
    
    Eugene Iemola
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    New Visions Pictures
  - Production Company
    
    Koch Company
  - Production Company
    
    Mark/Jett Productions
  - Executive Producer
    
    Taylor Hackford
  - Executive Producer
    
    Stuart Benjamin
  - Producer
    
    Howard W. Koch Jr
  - Co-producer
    
    Tony Mark
  - Co-producer
    
    Sue Jett
  - Co-producer
    
    Allan Goldstein
  - Unit Production Manager
    
    Atkins, Edwin `Itsi'
  - Production Assistant
    
    Rio Hackford
  - Production Assistant
    
    Levinson, Josh
  - Production Assistant
    
    H.H. Cooper
  - Production Assistant
    
    Cecilia Mamby
  - Production Assistant
    
    Carolyn Couch
  - Production Assistant
    
    Leslie Dunbar
  - Production Assistant
    
    Carl Bruce Frye
  - Production Assistant
    
    Mark Hartman
  - Production Assistant
    
    André Michalski
  - Production Assistant
    
    Daniel Finn
  - Production Assistant
    
    William Koch
  - Production Assistant
    
    Ivan Saperstein
  - Production Assistant
    
    Ernest Robinson
  - Production Assistant
    
    Richard Spector
  - Production Assistant
    
    Craig Erwich
  - Production Assistant
    
    Conor McCourt
  - Production Assistant
    
    Justin Vogel
  - Production Assistant
    
    David Leener
  - Production Assistant
    
    Tim Reid
  - Production Assistant
    
    Meg Pennington
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Terence Brennan
  - Based on a story by
    
    Allan Goldstein
  - Based on a story by
    
    Tony Mark
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Theo Van de Sande
  - Camera Operator
    
    John Sosenko
  Special Effects:
  - Special Effects Co-ordinator
    
    Candy Flanagin
  - Special Effects Co-ordinator
    
    Steve Kirshoff
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Reynolds, William
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Jeannine C. Oppewall
  - Art Director
    
    John Wright Stevens
  - Set Decorator
    
    Gretchen Rau
  - Key Set Dresser
    
    Robin Koenig
  - Set Dresser
    
    Leather, Michael
  - Squawk's Murals Design
    
    David Cooney
  - Draughtsman
    
    George Karshner
  - Production Illustrator
    
    Brick Mason
  - Master Scenic Artist
    
    Richard A. Ventre
  - Scenic Artist
    
    Douglas Lebrecht
  - Standby Scenic Artist
    
    William Sohmer
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Kathleen Detoro
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Hause, Barbara J.
  Make-up:
  - Key Make-up Artist
    
    Anne Pattison
  Titles:
  - Title Design
    
    Pacific Title
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Michael Kamen
  - Music
    
    David A. Stewart
  - Music Supervisor
    
    New Visions Music Group
  - Music Co-ordinator
    
    Tony Quinn
  - Executive Music Producer
    
    Joel Sill
  - Master Recordings Producer
    
    David A. Stewart
  - Supervising Music Editor
    
    Curt Sobel
  - Playback Music Editor
    
    Joseph Debeasi
  Choreography:
  - Choreography
    
    John Carrafa
  - Capoeira Choreography
    
    Jelom Vieira
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    Tom Nelson
  - Sound Recording
    
    Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Richard Portman
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Mark Smith
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Steve Pederson
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Gordon Ecker
  - Sound Editor
    
    Richard E. Yawn
  - Sound Editor
    
    John Leveque
  - Sound Editor
    
    Gika, Hector C.
  - Sound Effects Co-ordinator
    
    John Michael Fanaris
  - Sound Effects Recordist
    
    Gary Blufer
  - Supervising ADR Editor
    
    Doreen A. Dixon
  - ADR Editor
    
    Don Warner
  - Foley Artist
    
    Hecker, Gary 'Wrecker'
  - Foley Artist
    
    Alicia Stevenson
  - Foley Mixer
    
    Dean Drabin
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Gary Baxley
  - Stunts
    
    Peter Bucossi
  - Stunts
    
    Norman Douglass
  - Stunts
    
    Joy Hooper
  - Stunts
    
    Janet Paparazzo
  - Stunts
    
    Gary Tacon
  - Stunts
    
    Jay C. Currin
  - Stunts
    
    Roy Farfel
  - Stunts
    
    Steve Mack
  - Stunts
    
    Rocca, Peter
  Consultant:
  - Sign Language Consultant
    
    Jenny Psaki

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Rooftops (1989)

Film details

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

Cast

Credits

Direction:

Production:

Writing:

Photography:

Special Effects:

Editing:

Design:

Costumes:

Make-up:

Titles:

Music:

Choreography:

Sound:

Stunts:

Consultant:

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