Step Up (film)
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| Step Up | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anne Fletcher |
| Produced by | Johnny Depp Jennifer Gibgot Adam Shankman Patrick Wachsberger |
| Written by | Duane Adler Melissa Rosenberg |
| Starring | Channing Tatum Jenna Dewan Mario Drew Sidora Alyson Stoner Rachel Griffiths |
| Music by | Aaron Zigman |
| Cinematography | Michael Seresin |
| Editing by | Nancy Richardson |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures (USA) UIP (UK, France, Switzerland) |
| Release date(s) | August 11, 2006 |
| Running time | 98 min |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Followed by | Step Up 2 the Streets (2008) |
| IMDb profile | |
Step Up is a 2006 dance/romance film directed by Anne Fletcher starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan.
The movie follows the tale of the disadvantaged Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) and the privileged modern dancer Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan), who find themselves paired up in a showcase that determines both of their futures. Realizing that they only have one chance, they finally work together.
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[edit] Plot
Following a party, Mac (Damaine Radcliff) and Skinny Carter (De'Shawn Washington) and their friend Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum), accidentally smash a window and so break into the Maryland School of Arts and decide to take a look around. After damaging many of the props in the school's theatre, the security guard appears, Tyler helps the other two escape and takes the fall.
Tyler is sentenced to 200 hours of community service, which he has to serve at the school. His foster parents are not too worried as he has always been in and out of trouble. While working at the Maryland School of Arts, he watches a dance class and meets Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan). Nora is a senior at the school who is preparing for her senior showcase; the performance which could determine if she gets a job with a dance company. Later, while taking out the garbage Tyler shows his friends some of the dance moves from the school's ballet dancers and mixes it with his break-dance/street dance moves while Nora watches him from a window.
Nora's dance partner sprains his ankle, leaving Nora without a partner. After auditioning some other students, she finds none of them good enough, so Tyler offers to help. At first Nora refuses, however, she changes her mind and convinces Director Gordon (Rachel Griffiths) to allow Tyler to rehearse with her. Nora breaks up with her boyfriend and dance partner, as he cheats one of their friends, and continues to become closer to Tyler.
Tyler asks Gordon to let him attend the school, but she says no, for the moment. So they decide to use the showcase as his audition. However, Tyler and Nora's relationship ends when Nora's dance partner returns, and Tyler is no longer needed. After Skinny is shot dead, Mac realizes he needs to make better choices in his life and convinces Tyler the same.
Then, Nora is left without a partner and decides to go solo for her senior showcase. However, the routine is not as good as the one she had with Tyler, and she knows it will not get her into any dance troupes, which, as she has focused on her dancing rather than her education, will be disastrous. Before the showcase starts, Tyler shows up and offers to dance with her. Nora accepts and the showcase goes exceedingly well, ending with the two making up, Nora being offered a place in a professional dance troupe, and Tyler being accepted into the Maryland School of Arts.
[edit] Cast
- Channing Tatum as Tyler Gage
- Jenna Dewan as Nora Clark
- Mario as Miles Darby
- Drew Sidora as Lucy Avila
- Heavy D as Omar
- Damaine Radcliff as Mac Carter
- De'Shawn Washington as Skinny Carter
- Josh Henderson as Brett Dolan
- Deirdre Lovejoy as Katherine Clark
- Alyson Stoner as Camille
- Rachel Griffiths as Director Gordan
[edit] Box office and reaction
Las Vegas Weekly's Josh Bell gave Step Up one and a half stars, calling the dancing "bland" and saying that "Pratt and Bitternose have no chemistry while dancing or making out (not to mention whenever they're unfortunate enough to have to speak)."[1]
As of August 23, 2006, the film had an average score of 48 out of 100 on Metacritic, signifying "mixed or average reviews"; its highest score was 75 (from both Entertainment Weekly and the Boston Globe), and its lowest was a 25 from the San Francisco Chronicle.
However, despite many bad reviews from critics, Step Up earned a total of $21 million in its opening weekend, ranking second in the North American box office and exceeding the film's budget of $12 million. As of October 19, 2006 the day it closed, it had earned $65,328,121 in the United States and Canada.
The DVD for Step Up was released on December 19, 2006.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack features music from Mario, Ciara, Drew Sidora, Kelis, Chris Brown, Yung Joc, Blaire Reinhard, and Chamillionaire. The lead singles from the soundtrack are Sean Paul & Keyshia Cole's "Give It Up To Me" Remix and Ciara single, "Get Up" featuring Chamillionaire. It was released August 8. Other tracks include Kelis' "80s Joint", Anthony Hamilton's "Dear Life", Youngbloodz's "Imma Shine" and Petey Pablo's "Show Me Tha Money". The title track is performed by newcomer Samantha Jade and produced by Wyclef Jean.
[edit] Sequel
The sequel, Step Up 2 the Streets, is going to be released February 14, 2008 starring Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman and upcoming actress and also R&B Singer Cassie. It has been confirmed by Cassie (Cassandra) on her MySpace that she is currently filming Step Up 2.
[edit] External links
- Step Up at MySpace (Official Site)
- Step Up at the Internet Movie Database
- Step Up at Metacritic
- Step Up at Box Office Mojo
- Step Up at Rotten Tomatoesde:Step Up
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