When his brother is murdered, a street dancer moves to Georgia to work his way through college. He joins a fraternity's step dancing team for a competition. Will he also get an education and... Read allWhen his brother is murdered, a street dancer moves to Georgia to work his way through college. He joins a fraternity's step dancing team for a competition. Will he also get an education and the girl?When his brother is murdered, a street dancer moves to Georgia to work his way through college. He joins a fraternity's step dancing team for a competition. Will he also get an education and the girl?
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- 9 nominations
- Grant
- (as Darrin Henson)
- Mark
- (as Richmond Duain Martyn)
- Theta 1
- (as Christopher 'Lil C' Toler)
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- TriviaIn the step tournament there was 2000 extras used as the crowd, but they didn't know that this was a movie so they were really cheering and booing the steppers
- GoofsWhen Sylvester wants DJ to lead the step at nationals, DJ tells Sylvester that he has waited for four years to beat Gamma Mu. In earlier scenes we can see that DJ has on a pledge jacket that says Spring 06 and Sylvester has one that says Spring 04. If Sylvester waited four years then his pledge jacket should have said Spring 02.
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April: Hi.
DJ: What's up? What's wrong?
April: Nothing.
DJ: Hey you know, if you wanna talk, I'm here.
April: Thanks.
DJ: All right.
April: [notices DJ jacket] Congratulations. Why didn't you tell me you pledged?
DJ: Maybe I wanted to surprise you.
April: As if I didn't already know. What?
DJ: I like your earrings. They're nice. They're new, right?
April: Yeah. You noticed them?
DJ: I notice everything about you.
April: Oh yeah?
DJ: Yeah
April: So, what's my favorite color?
DJ: Well... You always wear green eye shadow. Your favorite ring has green in it. And I'm gonna bet your car is green. Right?
April: We should probably get started.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007)
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Written by William Whedbee II, Bone Crusher (as Wayne Hardnett), Jerelle Anderson,
Vida Brinson
Performed by Bone Crusher (as Bonecrusher) featuring Onslaught
Published by Cereal and Milk Music (ASCAP), Bonecrusher Music/BMG Music Publishing (ASCAP),
Tadahead Publishing (ASCAP), Publishing Designee
Courtesy of Vainglorious Records
The story is minimal and hackneyed and serves basically as an outline for the dance performances. DJ (the enormously talented dancer/actor Columbus Short) is sent from Los Angeles to Atlanta's Truth University after his conviction for street brawling, a fight in which his brother (Chris Brown) was killed. Once on campus DJ is works for his uncle as a gardener and is soon courted for his step dance skills by two rival fraternities. One fraternity gains DJ's attention and he pledges. Of course there is the requisite love conflict (the beautiful Meagan Good as April), who just happens to be the girlfriend of the rival fraternity step leader (Darrin Henson), and the usual undercurrent of familial dichotomies between DJ's humble background and April's influential father bring the tension to the front: the result is DJ's triumphant performance in the annual stepping competition between the two fraternities. The ending is predictable but sensitive and with a message.
The real star of the film is the magnificently choreographed and executed dancing, performed by the actual cast members. Director Sylvain White and his choreographers center their attention on the big sequences and the result is very fine entertainment. In addition to the gifted Columbus Short and Darrin Henson the cast includes such fine actor/dancers as Brian J. White, Ne-Yo, Laz Alonzo, Oliver Ryan Best, Richmond Duain Martyn, Justin Hires, and many others. It is difficult to resist the excitement of the commitment of this fine cast to the introduction of step dancing to the public at large. So much talent! Grady Harp
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $61,356,221
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,833,312
- Jan 14, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $75,511,123
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1