Kickin It Old Skool (2007)

Director:

Harvey Glazer

Writers (WGA):

Trace Slobotkin (written by) and
Josh Siegal (written by) ...

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Breakdancing isn't dead. It's been in a coma.

Plot:

A young breakdancer hits his head during a talent show and slips into a coma for twenty years. Waking up in 2006, he looks to revive his and his team's career with the help of his girlfriend and his parents. |

Plot Keywords:

Coma | Talent Show | Dance Show | Friend | Dance Floor

Cast

Jamie Kennedy	...	Justin Schumacher
Maria Menounos	...	Jennifer
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Darnell
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Kip
Christopher McDonald	...	Marty Schumacher
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Sylvia Schumacher
Bobby Lee	...	Aki
Aris Alvarado	...	Hector
Alan Ruck	...	Dr. Fry
Jesse Brown	...	Cole (as Jesse 'Casper' Brown)
Stuart Stone	...	DJ Tanner
Vivica A. Fox	...	Roxanne
David Hasselhoff	...	Himself
Emmanuel Lewis	...	Himself
Alexander Calvert	...	Young Justin

Also Known As:

Kicking It Old School (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content and language. (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

USA:107 min | USA:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42992) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Tsawwassen, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Jizzy Entertainment

Trivia:

At the beginning of the dance competition, Stuart Stone's character is introduced as DJ Tanner, the name of the oldest daughter (played by 'Candace Cameron') on the TV series "Full House" (1987). In 2006, Stone and 'Jamie Kennedy' released a rap album titled "Blowin' Up" to correspond with their reality series. The album featured a song about Bob Saget who played DJ's father on "Full House".

Goofs:

Plot holes: The contest bracket is set up for 8 teams, but there are 9 teams show: 1) Funky Fresh Boys, 2) Iced Cole Crew, 3) Krump Kings, 4) Pink Sushi, 5) Wack Attack, 6) Mizfits, 7) unnamed team in blue/yellow with 'luchadore' style masks, 8) unnamed team in red/grey jogging suits and hats (Run DMC style), 9) unnamed team seen dancing solo in the middle of the stage (no real conformity to their clothing style).

Quotes:

Jennifer: Try not to hate me.
Justin Schumacher: I hate you more than Garfield hates Mondays.
Jennifer: I thought Garfield hated lasagna.
Justin Schumacher: Garfield loves lasagna!

Movie Connections:

References The Blue Lagoon (1980)

Soundtrack:

Kyoto Koto

That 4/10 rating is about right

I generally like Jamie Kennedy and thought Malibu's Most Wanted was pretty funny. But holy crap, this movie was a pile of ****.

They had a great premise to build on and they blew it. Could have had cameos all over the place, Turbo and Ozone from Breakin', Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Flash, etc etc.

Instead, they put in a bunch of Busch league dancers who were flat out annoying, and jokes written with zero creativity. It reminds me of another turd that came out recently, Drillbit Taylor.. Annoying characters, a script that wouldn't pass a 5th grade Creative Writing paper, with a few people that *could* have been funny (and are in other movies).

At minimum it should have been funny and it should have had some ridiculously good breakers and it failed miserably on both counts.

I'm being kind by giving it 4/10.