Step Up (2006)

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Writers (WGA):

Duane Adler (screenplay) and
Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Every second chance begins with a first step.

Plot:

In Baltimore, the troublemaker and street dancer Tyler Gage lives with his foster parents in an Afro-American lower class neighborhood...

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | School | Dancing | Ballet | Community Service

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Channing Tatum	...	Tyler Gage
Jenna Dewan	...	Nora Clark
Damaine Radcliff	...	Mac Carter
De'Shawn Washington	...	Skinny Carter
Mario	...	Miles Darby
Drew Sidora	...	Lucy Avila
Rachel Griffiths	...	Director Gordon
Josh Henderson	...	Brett Dolan
Tim Lacatena	...	Andrew
Alyson Stoner	...	Camille
Heavy D	...	Omar
Deirdre Lovejoy	...	Nora's Mom / Katherine Clark
Jane Beard	...	Lena Freeman
Richard Pelzman	...	Bill Freeman
Carlyncia S. Peck	...	Mac's Mother (as Carlyncia Peck)

Also Known As:

Bailando por una pasión (Venezuela) [es]
Ela Dança, Eu Danço (Brazil) [pt]
Sexy Dance (France) [fr]
Step Up (Spain) [es]
Step up - Camino a la fama (Argentina) [es]
Step up - Sta vimata tou pathous (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief violence and innuendo.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42658) | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-7 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Eketahuna LLC

Trivia:

The original title of this film was going to be "Music High".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mac discovers Tyler is dancing at the school for the first time and they go outside, Mac's shirt is buttoned on the lowest button. It then switches to being buttoned on the second lowest button, and then back to the lowest button.

Quotes:

Lucy Avila: Woo! I love a man in a uniform!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Dance Flick (2009)

Soundtrack:

Pushin'

following in others footsteps

Step Up is a fair dance film about some kids that get their big performance break. The film is average in every way with little more for the viewer. A jock fights external prejudices to become a dancer with an accomplished partner and a teach who sees something special. The acting was fine, but the dialog and directing had little to add to overcoming a predictable story. None the less you still feel quite good about the outcome of the film. There were some dark scenes and some typical generalizations about dancers that went a little overboard. This is a class B+ film with moderate continuity errors and dialog mishaps. The scenery was good and the characters held true to life. It is worth the watch if you like that kind of film.