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Overview

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Director:
Sidney Poitier
Writers:
Timothy March (story)
Richard Wesley (writer)
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Release Date:
15 February 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Musical more
Tagline:
WHEN YOU'VE GOT ONE SHOT AT THE TOP YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE.
Plot:
Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Better than Breakin', Classic Dance Movie! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Scott Clough ... Matt Sherman

Don Franklin ... Michael Stafford

Tamara Mark ... June Wolsky
Tracy Silver ... Meryl Stanton
Cindy McGee ... Francine Hackett
Gretchen Palmer ... Valerie Thompson (as Gretchen F. Palmer)
Monique Cintron ... Rita Diaz
Debra Varnado ... Debbie Hughes
Noel Conlon ... Mr. Stanton
Karen Kopins ... Susan Granger
Irene Worth ... Ida Sabol
Sam McMurray ... Clem Friedkin

Michael DeLorenzo ... Caesar Lopez
Doris Belack ... Mrs. Gilroy
David White ... Mr. Sabol
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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Matt Sherman: Foamin' on the lips is a lifetime on the hips. more
Soundtrack:
SURVIVE more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Better than Breakin', Classic Dance Movie!, 13 January 2007
Author: carrarts from United States

When this movie was released in theaters in the 80s, they gave free passes to area dance schools. My entire class went to see it. I was about 7 years old, but we thought it was the coolest movie we'd ever seen. I started wearing a bandanna headband in my curly hair along with snug fitting jeans and sneakers to emulate one of the characters. Between trips to the theater and watching the movie on VHS, I probably spent 40 - 50 hours of my childhood watching this movie! The dancing in this movie is great, especially the prerequisite "dance off" between the Sandusky kids and the tough New Yorkers. The New York dancers in this movie could have danced circles around the guys in Breakin'.

I found my VHS tape a couple of years ago and watched this movie again. I still love it. Cheesy, yes-- but all dance movies are. Fast Forward is one of the best. When will they release it on DVD!?

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