Step Up (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Writers (WGA):

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

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14

2:00 PM

TNT

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)
Ryan Sands	...	History Teacher
DeLon Howell	...	PJ
Dominique Boyd	...	Omar Party Girl Yvette
Reina Poindexter	...	Omar Party Girl #2 (as Rana Poindexter)
Angelica Huesca	...	Omar Party Pretty Girl
Frank Ferrara	...	Security Guard
Frank Herzog	...	Judge Milton
Anne Fletcher	...	Ms. Stephanie
Natalie Steinberg	...	Little Girl Ballerina
John Leslie Wolfe	...	Scout #2
Jamie Scott	...	Colin
Isaiah Washington	...	Malcolm
Jiehae Park	...	Stagehand
Sheila Cutchlow	...	Scout #1
Karim Fawzy	...	Omar Partier
Shiloh Monaco	...	Piano Player / Finale Orchestra
Jeanne	...	Girl Singer #1 / Lucy Back Up Singer #1
Robyn Norris	...	Girl Singer #2 / Lucy Back Up Singer #2
Jeannie Ortega	...	Girl Singer #3
Damien Escobar	...	Violinist #1
Tourie Escobar	...	Violinist #2
Jeremiah Griffin	...	Lucy Backup Singer #3
Caitlin Kinney	...	Ballerina / Dance Class Dancer
Kevin Eugene Green	...	Basketball Player #1
Javes Wiggins	...	Basketball Player #2
Steve E. Carter	...	Basketball Player #3
Donald Rheubottom	...	Court Room Sheriff
Donald Waugh	...	Fruit Vendor
Michael Seresin	...	Custodian
Larissa Rotnitskaya	...	Accompanist
Spencer Longmore	...	Omar's Chop Shop Guy
Leigh Bender	...	Finale Orchestra
Rachel Dickey	...	Finale Orchestra
Brett Frankel	...	Finale Orchestra
Mehran Haq	...	Finale Orchestra
Rachel Halden	...	Finale Orchestra
Erik Heckert	...	Finale Orchestra
Caleb Jones	...	Finale Orchestra
Veronica Keszthulyi	...	Finale Orchestra
Chris Liu	...	Finale Orchestra
Sean Mik'ael	...	Finale Orchestra (as Sean Mikel)
Wes Wise	...	Finale Orchestra
Eli Worth	...	Finale Orchestra
Oscar Campisi	...	Ballet Dancer
Adrienne Canterna	...	Ballet Dancer
Tara Ghassemieh	...	Ballet Dancer
Nikkia Parish	...	Ballet Dancer
Ryan Rankine	...	Ballet Dancer / Dance Class Dancer
Casey Lee Ross	...	Ballet Dancer
Emily Bicks	...	Dance Class Dancer
Whitney Brown	...	Dance Class Dancer / Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Ashley Canterna	...	Dance Class Dancer
Sara Cato	...	Dance Class Dancer
Caitlin Gold	...	Dance Class Dancer
Shalyce Hemby	...	Dance Class Dancer
Stephanie Jingle	...	Dance Class Dancer
Rebecca Mejia	...	Dance Class Dancer
Michael Uriarte	...	Dance Class Dancer / Nora's 'Finale' Dancer / Dancer
Joshua Schulteis	...	Dance Class Dancer
Anthony Carr	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Laura Edwards	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer / Nightclub Dancer
Samantha Frampton	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Adam Gericke	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Antonio Hudnell	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Julie Nelson	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer / Dancer
Samantha Zweben	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Mitch Cohn	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Jonathan Finlayfon	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Daniel Jones	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Corey King	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Jermaine Parrish	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Steve Rodriguez	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
William Dontay Spence	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Clarence Ward	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Derek Brown	...	Nightclub Dancer
Shawn Michelle Cosby	...	Nightclub Dancer (as Shawn Cosby)
Melissa Emrico	...	Nightclub Dancer
Sabrina Furr	...	Nightclub Dancer
Charles Hawkins	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
George Hubela	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
Joseph Nontanovan	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
Jameson Perry	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
Ashley Phipps	...	Nightclub Dancer
Denise Piane	...	Nightclub Dancer
Sarah Satow	...	Nightclub Dancer
Jamal Sims	...	Nightclub Dancer
Adam Shankman	...	Nightclub Dancer
Taylor Walker	...	Nightclub Dancer
Zachary Woodlee	...	Nightclub Dancer
John Alix	...	Audition Dancer
Mark Fangmeyer	...	Audition Dancer
Andrew Johnson	...	Audition Dancer
Kellie Corbett	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Sherray Gibson	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Lance Guillermo	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer
Christin Jennings	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer
Kirk Jennings	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Monica Warr	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer
Roddy Carter	...	Omar Party Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joanna Becker	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ted Borodaeff	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jeremy Bustin	...	Dance Student (uncredited)
Jen Carden	...	Costumer (uncredited)
Eddy Challita	...	Club Patron dancing (uncredited)
Devraj Dasgupta	...	Art Student (uncredited)
Bruce Allen Dawson	...	Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Tony Devon	...	Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer	...	Receptionist (uncredited)
Alan Gates	...	Bartender 1 (uncredited)
Thomas M. Hagen	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Matt Hartman	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Katherine Hoskins Mackey	...	Talent scout (uncredited)
Melvin Jackson Jr.	...	PJ's Boy (uncredited)
Kawan Kean	...	Music Student (uncredited)
Nicole Catrice Keller	...	MSA Student / Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Chris K. Layman	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
James P. Morrow	...	Parent (uncredited)
Sandra Lynn O'Brien	...	Parent (uncredited)
Chris O'Brocki	...	Music Student (uncredited)
Mina Pahlevan	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Jennifer Rouse	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Natasha Sattler	...	Concert Usher (uncredited)
Noah Schaftel	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Leo Christopher Sheridan	...	Dance Student (uncredited)
Thomas W. Stewart	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
JB Tadena	...	MSA Student (uncredited)
Towanda Underdue	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer (uncredited)
Shaunte Usual	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Anne Fletcher

Writing credits (WGA)
Duane Adler		(screenplay) and
Melissa Rosenberg		(screenplay)
Duane Adler		(story)

Produced by
Erik Feig	....	producer
David Garrett	....	executive producer
Jennifer Gibgot	....	producer
Bob Hayward	....	executive producer
Andrew Matosich	....	associate producer
Meredith Milton	....	co-producer
Adam Shankman	....	producer
John H. Starke	....	executive producer
Mimi Tseng	....	associate producer
Patrick Wachsberger	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Michael Seresin

Film Editing by
Nancy Richardson

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Richard Mento

Production Design by
Shepherd Frankel

Art Direction by
Laura Ballinger

Set Decoration by
Susan Kessel

Costume Design by
Alix Hester

Makeup Department
Gina W. Bateman	....	key makeup artist (as Gina Wilgis Bateman)
Joseph A. Campayno	....	second makeup artist (as Joseph Campayno)
Ardis Cohen	....	key hair stylist (as Ardis F. Cohen)
Charmaine Henninger	....	third hair stylist
Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion	....	additional makeup artist (as Cheryl Kinion)
Barbara Lacy	....	makeup artist
Leah Watson	....	second hair stylist
Sherri Zebeck	....	additional makeup artist (as Sherri Rybczynski)
Sherri Bramlett	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Brett Botula	....	assistant unit production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Blockburger	....	second assistant director (additional photography)
Bill Hardy	....	second second assistant director
Blake Perkinson	....	additional second assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Jack Steinberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
I. Javier Ameijeiras	....	production illustrator
Jamie Bishop	....	on-set dresser
William Catania	....	tool man
Joseph Crockett	....	pre-visualization artist
F. Dale Davis	....	propmaker
Jen Day	....	set production assistant: reshoots
Lisa Dietrich	....	props
Kim Garman	....	art department coordinator
Susanna Glattly	....	scenic charge
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon	....	leadman
Ruth Grizzard	....	painter
Ruth Grizzard	....	scenic artist
Leslie Heins	....	painter
Trent Hevener	....	propmaker
Edward Hohman	....	carpenter
Erica Huffman	....	art department coordinator: reshoot
Brinton Jaecks	....	pre-visualization artist
Billy 'Jilly Bones' Jones	....	scenic artist
Kristine Kennedy	....	scenic artist
Christina Eunji Kim	....	set designer
Calla Klessig	....	art department production assistant
Ted Lubonovich II	....	construction coordinator
Nikie Monteleone	....	art department production assistant
Scott T. Pina	....	general foreman
Alli Robbins	....	painter
Timothy Wicks	....	carpenter
Chad E. Williams	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Karen M. Baker	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
Roberto Cappannelli	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialog editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Chris Jargo	....	adr supervisor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Kimaree Long	....	dialogue editor
John D. McCormick	....	sound mixer
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete	....	assistant sound editor
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Michael H. Clark	....	special effects technician
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects coordinator
Eric A. Martin	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Danny Albano	....	digital compositor
Anthony Davis	....	digital compositor
David Scheper	....	prop maker
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Alba Albanese	....	stunts
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt coordinator
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: Channing Tatum

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bloor	....	gaffer
Kevin Boyd	....	digital video assist operator
Alfred J. Caragay	....	video assist operator
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Doug Cordonier	....	electrician
Andrew Degnan	....	second assistant camera
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
James Dombey	....	electrician
David Shane Guild	....	rigging electrician
Tim Hennessy	....	camera loader
Chris Henry	....	electrician
Edward Hohman	....	rigging grip
Nicholas Huynh	....	camera production assistant
Tim Kossa	....	electrician
Thomas Loizeaux	....	camera operator
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician
Eric A. Martin	....	electrician
Peter McCaffrey	....	camera operator
Kenneth Morton	....	grip
Les Percy	....	key grip
Xavier Ramirez	....	camera operator
James A. Ray	....	rigging electrician
Todd SanSone	....	video assist technician
Christopher A. Schenck	....	first assistant camera
S. Benny Smyth	....	electrician
Robert Spencer	....	rigging best boy electric
Julian Sternthal	....	grip
Hektor Stockton	....	electrician
Mark Walpole	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Tom Weston	....	camera operator
Mike Wilson	....	electrician
Franz Wise	....	electrician
Jason Younger	....	grip
Jeff Zook	....	key dimmer board operator
Ian Axilrod	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Johnny Wong	....	animator

Casting Department
Lilian Tan Burch	....	casting associate
Kim Burns	....	extras casting assistant
Carlyn Davis	....	casting: Baltimore
Suzanne Kang	....	casting assistant
Candace Leake	....	casting assistant
Betsy Royall	....	background casting
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Moore	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ricardo Richard Alvarez	....	costumer
Linda M. Boyland	....	key set costumer
Deb Dalton	....	set costumer
Bebe Ferro	....	costumer
Christine Hawes	....	costumer
Jill Kliber	....	assistant costume designer
Joan M. Lynch	....	set costumer
Roseann Milano	....	wardrobe supervisor
Derek Sullivan	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Adam Brailsford	....	assistant editor
Jason Fabbro	....	digital intermediate colorist: inserts
Mike Mertens	....	color timer
Pablo Prietto	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Buck Damon	....	music supervisor
Josh Evans	....	assistant score engineer
John Finklea	....	music editor
Kory Kruckenberg	....	scoring assistant engineer
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer
Jesse Voccia	....	composer: electronic music

Transportation Department
Michael Luckeroth	....	driver: re-shoot
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator
Gerald Titus	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jimmy Badstibner	....	assistant: Mr. Shankman
Richard Baker	....	production assistant
Gillian Bohrer	....	assistant: Mr. Feig
Sue Bokobza	....	production accountant
Shawn Boyachek	....	location manager
Patrick Burn	....	assistant location manager
Manny Chavez	....	production safety supervisor
Jeffrey Coleman	....	stand-in: Channing Tatum
Sandra L. Dixon	....	assistant accountant
Chizoba Ezeh	....	assistant: Mr. Hayward
Carter Fisk	....	assistant: Ms. Gibgot
Anne Fletcher	....	choreographer
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Karen Gehres	....	epk producer
Julie Hansen	....	post-production accountant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Rachel Griffiths, post-production
Erica Huffman	....	assistant production office coordinator: reshoot
Octavius Lee Johnson	....	location scout
Richard Lilly	....	location assistant
Tricia McCauley	....	stand-in: Jenna Dewan
Jackie McCormack	....	studio teacher
Jennifer McCormick	....	stand-in
Rosero McCoy	....	choreographer
Clement McIntosh	....	production assistant
Gil McKinney	....	production assistant
Kerry Meushaw	....	stand-in: Frank Ferrara
Kory O'Donnell	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathy Orloff	....	publicist
Deborah Ortega	....	assistant: Mr. Wachsberger
Denise Piane	....	assistant: Ms Fletcher
Stephanie Puckett	....	production assistant
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production counsel
Ilka Rivard	....	production coordinator
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
Tara A. Senior	....	production counsel
Martha Shane	....	assistant to producers
Frederick Shear	....	second assistant accountant (as Fred Shear)
Mike Sime	....	video playback engineer
Jamal Sims	....	choreographer
Molly Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Starke
Sherrill Smith	....	assistant location manager
Michael Snow	....	production assistant
Eric J. Spiegelman	....	production counsel
Megan Taylor	....	production assistant
John Thiero	....	stand-in: Damaine Radcliff
Erin Toole Williams	....	accounting clerk
David Vogel	....	production assistant
Joe Wehmeyer	....	set production assistant
Cristina Weigmann	....	script supervisor
Robert S. Wilhelm Jr.	....	additional key set production assistant
Linda E. Williams	....	stand-in
Ryan Williams	....	location assistant: re-shoots
Johnny Wong	....	title designer: main titles
Zachary Woodlee	....	assistant choreographer
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Kimberley Barnhart	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Brian Dragonuk	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Halston Ericson-Bohager	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Eketahuna LLC
• Summit Entertainment
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Monolith (2006) (Poland) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2006) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Avex Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Studio 2.0 (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2006) (Romania) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)

Other Companies

• Cinema Catering  catering
• Clearance Domain  clearances
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins
• Jive Records  soundtrack
• Joe Dunton & Company  cameras and anamorphic lenses
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Reder & Feig  production legal services
• Technicolor  dailies (as Technicolor New York)
• Technicolor  prints
• Walt Disney Studios Costume Department, The  thanks (as Disney Costume Department)
• yU+Co.  main and end titles designed by

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:

All of the artwork displayed in the school comes from Carver Center for the Arts and Technology, a high school in Baltimore County. The artwork is from students in the visual arts prime.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they are standing looking over the bay, we can see the port on the other side. There is a large ship which is being loaded. After there is a close up of the two talking and they are about to begin dancing we see the cranes are up and the ship has vanished.

Quotes:

Tyler Gage: I'll do it.
Nora: Do what?
Tyler Gage: I don't know, whatever y'all trying to do out here...
Nora: You wanna lift me? Are you kidding?
Tyler Gage: Does it look like I'm kidding?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Step Up BET Music Special (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Lovely

A Wonderful and Delightful Surprise

In Baltimore, the troublemaker and street dancer Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) lives with his foster parents in an Afro-American lower class neighborhood. His best friends are Mac Carter (Damaine Radcliff) and his little brother Skinny Carter (De'Shawn Washington) and they use to hang around together, going to parties and stealing cars. After being expelled of a party, the trio breaks in the Maryland School of Arts and commits vandalism, destroying the stage. Tyler is arrested and sentenced to 200 hours of community service in the school and Director Gordon (Rachel Griffiths) assigns him to help the janitor cleaning the place. One afternoon, the ballet dancer Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan) sees Tyler dancing in the parking area and when her partner Andrew (Tim Lacatena) has a strain and Tyler offers to help her in the choreography, she accepts the offer; they rehearsal and become close to each other while Tyler becomes friend of the students Miles Darby (Mario) and Lucy Avila (Drew Sidora). When Andrew returns, Tyler that is known for quitting everything he starts gives up dancing and leaves Nora alone. After an incident, Tyler has to decide to follow his dream or return to his life of rebel loser.

"Step Up" was a wonderful and delightful surprise for me. The heartwarming romantic story shows a perfect chemistry between Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, supported by a magnificent cast and awesome songs and choreographies of dance. There are also drama and tragedy, funny moments and I recalled Alan Parker's "Fame" and "Center Stage" with the students following their dreams in an art school. The characters are nice, the actors and actresses are excellent and I have really loved this movie. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Ela Dança, Eu Danço" ("She Dances, I Dance")