Heaven Is A Playground

VHS, R, 104 minutes, COLUMBIA / TRI STAR

On Chicago's South Side, too many kids get their one shot in life at the wrong end of a gun. But Byron Harper (Michael Warren of "Hill Street Blues") is determined to change all that with a dream-called basketball. His hottest player, Truth (Victor Love) 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 (D.B. Sweeney), a promising young attorney who has given up his smalltown 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. But in this part of town, playing the game means survival- and winning doesn't only happen on the court. Jammed with sensational, hard-driving basketball action, "Heaven Is A Playground" is an inspiring fast break story.