Heaven Is a Playground (1991)

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 is small town law practice. He's spending a summer in the city playing pick-up basketball and re-thinking his future. Harper asks for his help but first Zack has to prove himself at the hoops. That won't be easy going up against real-life NBA stars Bo Kimble and Hakeem Olajuwon. HEAVEN IS A PLAYGROUND is an inspiring fast break story.System Requirements:Running Time: 106 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 043396060111 Manufacturer No: 06011 Product Description

Do yourself a favor and read the book

A bad movie based on the best basketball book of all time. The basketball scenes are not realistic or interesting, I just couldn't get over this fact. Its a basketball movie with a lot of time spent on the court. It should at least be fun to watch them play. Its not. The Bo Kimble cameo is the only thing that mildly interested me about this movie. It tries to throw in several playground legends and stories and real-life experiences, but ends up coming off as a non-believable, overdone movie. August 19, 2005

the best basketball movie of its time

This movie is what got me hooked on the game of basketball at an early age. It has everything from action to drama. I am so glad that this movie is comming out on DVD. July 1, 2004

Real Movie-Hits home

The story of a young white lawyer who goes to play ball in Chicago's inner city Cabrini Green. With a lively cast of characters who play true to life people and a bumpin' soundtrack, it's a great movie. Michael Warren and D.B. Sweeney play two men who form a unique friendship to overcome the hardships of inner-city life, breaking many of the steriotypical molds applied to people of the home of some of the greatest basketball stars the world can ever know. As a white kid playing ball on the crest of the city, this movie is my untold story. October 14, 2000

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