Stick It (2006)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Jessica Bendinger

Writer (WGA):

Jessica Bendinger (written by)

Release Date:

28 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Defy and Conquer.

Plot:

After a run-in with the law, Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is forced to return to the world from which she fled some years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges), Haley's rebellious attitude gives way to something that just might be called team spirit.

Plot Keywords:

Gymnastics | Houston Texas | Coach | Texas | Satire

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Burt Vickerman
Missy Peregrym	...	Haley Graham
Vanessa Lengies	...	Joanne Charis
Nikki SooHoo	...	Wei Wei Yong
Maddy Curley	...	Mina Hoyt
Kellan Lutz	...	Frank
John Patrick Amedori	...	Poot
Mio Dzakula	...	Ivan
Svetlana Efremova	...	Dorrie
Jon Gries	...	Brice Graham
Gia Carides	...	Alice Graham
Tarah Paige	...	Tricia Skilken
Polly Holliday	...	Judge Westreich
Julie Warner	...	Mrs. Charis
Annie Corley	...	Officer Ferguson

Also Known As:

Rebell in Turnschuhen (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some crude remarks.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Germany:o.Al. | UK:PG (cut) | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Fairfield, California, USA

Company:

Kaltenbach Pictures

Trivia:

One of the gymnasts asks "Who died and named you Nadia?" This is a reference to gymnast Nadia Comaneci.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the coach is telling Haley how proud he is of her, Haley's hair flips from behind her shoulder to the front several times in that scene, from the different camera angles.

Quotes:

Joanne: Deja jealous Haley?
Haley Graham: Yes, I'm so jealous of Joanne that I've already memorized her preschool beam routine.
Dorrie: Hey, easy. I choreographed that routine.
Haley Graham: [in a russian accent] Your secret is safe with me!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

Soundtrack:

Outta My Way

Pretty good for a teen movie

I went to see this with high hopes, as the trailer was very cute. It was a very good movie, although a little underdeveloped. The characters aren't explained very well, and you had to kind of guess in some parts. The reason she walked at Worlds' isn't revealed until the middle/end of the movie, so that was a bit annoying. Some of the jokes the jerky girl makes were too stupid to even make sense, and kind of left me puzzled. Some lines were hard to understand, but then again, there were annoying little 10 year olds talking right in front of me. It's sad to say, but most of the good parts were in the preview. Hope there's a sequel to explain a little more about it. All the gymnasts and extras/stunt doubles have SICK bodies. I have sooo much more respect for people that do gymnastics after seeing this movie. I recommend it, but maybe wait to see it in the cheap theaters or until it's out on video.