Heaven Is a Playground

Release Date: 1991-10-04

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.

Rating: 5.7 / 10

Cast

Nigel Miguel

as Casey Caldwell

Victor Love

as Truth Harrison

Bo Kimble

as Matthew Lockhart

D. B. Sweeney

as Zack Telander

Michael Warren

as Byron Harper