T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.
Direction
Robert Wise's 40-year career ends with... this. Respect the chaos.
Production
Genuine NYC rooftop sets before CGI killed practical magic.
Director
Robert Wise
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Robert Wise's final film—the man who edited Citizen Kane and directed The Sound of Music ended his career with breakdance-fighting.
The 'combat' sport was invented for the film, blending capoeira's no-touch rules with 80s dance culture—pure speculative fiction dressed as urban realism.
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