Kickin It Old Skool (2007)

Director:

Harvey Glazer

Writers (WGA):

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

Dance Show | Friendship | 80s | Dance Floor | Coma

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
Alexia Fast	...	Young Jennifer
Taylor Beaumont	...	Young Kip
J.R. Messado	...	Young Darnell
Anthony Grant	...	Young Hector
Hanson Ng	...	Young Aki
Alvin Sanders	...	School Principal
Burkely Duffield	...	George Michael Kid
Ryan Schilke	...	Andrew Ridgeley Kid
Harvey Glazer	...	Chimichanga (as Harv Glazer)
Keith Dallas	...	Security Guard
Regan Oey	...	Kid in Toy Store
David Pearson	...	Bank Manager (as David Allan Pearson)
Michael Hanus	...	Gay Dude (as Michael Miguel Hanus)
Kira Clavell	...	Yun
Sean Amsing	...	Falafel Vendor
Frank C. Turner	...	Crazy Homeless Man
Richard O'Sullivan	...	Krumping Guy
Shannon Vaisler	...	Bar Girl
Anna Dillman	...	Gina
Emily Scorse	...	Girl #1 at Dance School
Brooklyn Chang	...	Girl #2 at Dance School
Lakota Huffman	...	Six-Year-Old Girl
Leah Cairns	...	Woman at Table
Bill Mondy	...	TV Bigwig
Terri Anne Welyki	...	Female Bartender (as Terri-Anne Welyki)
Sevrin Boyd	...	Dancer
Adrienne Chan	...	Dancer
Sara Fenton	...	Dancer
Menina Fortunato	...	Dancer
D.J. Goertzen	...	Dancer
Jhaymee Hizon	...	Dancer
Jheric Hizon	...	Dancer
Andrea Kelly Konno	...	Dancer (as Kelly Konno)
Simon Marlow	...	Dancer (as Simon 'Young' Marlow)
Jaayda McClanahan	...	Dancer
Meisha Lee	...	Dancer
Jennifer Oleksiuk	...	Dancer (as Jennifer Olesiuk)
Laurin Elizabeth Padolina	...	Dancer (as Laurin Padolina)
Alex Pesusich	...	Dancer
Joanne Pesusich	...	Dancer
Luca 'Lazylegs' Patuelli	...	Dancer
Harj Rai	...	Dancer
Kim Sato	...	Dancer
Matt Ward	...	Dancer
Michael Ward	...	Dancer
Jonathan 'Havoc' Woods	...	Dancer
Reza Zadeh	...	Dancer

Directed by
Harvey Glazer

Writing credits (WGA)
Trace Slobotkin		(written by) and
Josh Siegal		(written by) &
Dylan Morgan		(written by)

Produced by
Jeff Cooper	....	executive producer
Josh H. Etting	....	executive producer (as Josh Etting)
Phillip Glasser	....	producer
John J. Hermansen	....	producer (as John Hermansen)
Jamie Kennedy	....	producer
Raymond Massey	....	line producer
Paul C. Rogers	....	executive producer (as Paul Rogers)
Scott G. Stone	....	executive producer
Stuart Stone	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	producer

Original Music by
James L. Venable

Cinematography by
Robert M. Stevens

Film Editing by
Sandy S. Solowitz

Casting by
Roe Baker
Susan Taylor Brouse
Lynne Carrow

Production Design by
Tink

Art Direction by
Chelsea Yusep

Set Decoration by
David Manske

Costume Design by
Maria Livingstone

Makeup Department
Natalie Cosco	....	makeup artist: Michael Rosenbaum
Richard Kohlen	....	key hair stylist
Debi Lelievre	....	key makeup artist (as Debbie Lelievre)
Tana Lynn Moldovanos	....	first assistant makeup artist
Marnie Wong	....	first assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Buddy Enright	....	executive in charge of production
Jill Greenblatt	....	post-production manager
Gilles LaPlante	....	unit production manager
Daniel Mikolay	....	post-production supervisor
Adam Park	....	executive in charge of post-production
Louise Runge	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Banz	....	second assistant director
Ashley Bell	....	third assistant director
Carol Fleming	....	trainee assistant director
Blair Roth	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Karie Adkens	....	property master
Sean Carvajal	....	graphic designer: props
Ken Gammer	....	set dresser
Michi Hayashi	....	assistant set decorator
Dylan Patti	....	buyer
Lisa Phelan	....	set dresser
Mark Price	....	lead dresser
Jason Redman	....	set dresser
Jerry Sohr	....	props
Steven Zacharias	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
John Boyle	....	sound mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Jason Gaya	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Hughes	....	assistant sound editor
Cody King	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Kitting	....	sound recordist
Andrew Morgado	....	adr foley mixer
Gabriel Yorston	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Richard Cummins	....	special effects assistant: Techt advisor (segment "K.I.T.T. Knight Rider")
Brant McIlroy	....	special effects coordinator
Dale Persch	....	special effects assistant: tech advisor (segment "K.I.T.T. Knight Rider")

Visual Effects by
Andrew Bardusk	....	digital compositor
Erick Geisler	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Dan Redford	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Bennett	....	grip
John Brown	....	lamp operator
Filip Dobosz	....	assistant camera
Mark Gordon	....	assistant camera
Simon Hall	....	video playback operator
James Kantola	....	best boy grip
Darryl Lavelle	....	lamp operator
Todd Micolas	....	best boy
Marty Naucler	....	assistant camera
Tracy Nixon	....	lamp operator
Jessie Regembalt	....	dolly grip
Dave Saklofsky	....	grip
Scott Schroeder	....	grip
Jeff Seeger	....	generator operator
Christian Stevens	....	camera trainee
Gordon Verheul	....	camera operator
Katie Yu	....	still photographer
Calen Zantolas	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Lesleyanne Hilts	....	extras casting
Christina Kam	....	assistant to extras casting
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting associate
Lynette Therrien	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Anshelm	....	extras costumer
Petra Bergholz	....	assistant wardrobe designer
Mandy Hayes	....	costumer
Zohra Shahalimi	....	set extra costumer
Audrey Wong	....	set wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Stephen Birdsong	....	assistant colorist
Andrew Drapkin	....	digital intermediate colorist
Erick Geisler	....	digital intermediate producer
Jennifer Godin	....	post-production coordinator
Bart Rachmil	....	assistant editor
Brian Schultz	....	digital imaging technician
Royce Smith	....	color timer

Music Department
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Jennifer Kes Remington	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Glen Braid	....	driver: cast
Grant Davis	....	driver: star trailer
Rob Glen	....	driver: honeywagon
Ron Horne	....	cable truck driver
Blair MacDonald	....	transportation co-captain
Rick 'Hollywood' Mackray	....	transportation captain
Brian McRay	....	driver: cast
Peter Road	....	driver: electrics
Ray Waechter	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Merideth Ahern	....	assistant: Maria Menounos
Aden Bahadori	....	dance editor
Chera Bailey	....	stand-in
Elizabeth A. Bell	....	vice president of business and legal affairs
Genevieve Bridges	....	production coordinator
Ken Brooker	....	prep assistant location manager
Laura Carriker	....	clearance
Leona Cassin	....	production assistant
Todd Daulby	....	stand-in
Lindsay-Elizabeth Donovan	....	assistant to producers: British Columbia (as Lindsay Elizabeth Donovan)
Michael Farias	....	assistant location manager
Tara Fuhr	....	craft service
Tara Fuhr	....	first aid
Anya Gadison	....	extras wrangler
Laura Garcia	....	assistant: Harv Glazer
Thanasis Hajdioannou	....	security coordinator
Andrea Hanson	....	assistant: Bob Yari
Damion Harper	....	production security
Alan Homma	....	assistant accountant
William J. Immerman	....	head of business and legal affairs
Jedrzej Kowalski	....	location manager
Jendrick Kowalski	....	location manager
Dave Lee	....	chef
Paul Lougheed	....	location manager
Tom Marchand	....	electronic press kit
Jaayda McClanahan	....	assistant to choreographer
Linda L. Miller	....	production executive
Shirley Mrus	....	craft services: extras
Shirley Mrus	....	first aid: extras
Malee Nerenhausen	....	production executive
Mike Niland	....	assistant: John Hermansen
Adolfo Quinones	....	choreographer
Nin Rai	....	assistant chef
Michelle Reed	....	assistant: William J. Immerman
Zeta Reid	....	clerk
Lisa Rerrie	....	script supervisor
Sergio Jose Rico	....	production assistant
Chris Roletter	....	assistant: Jamie Kennedy
Darryl Ross	....	key production assistant
Jarin Rossiter	....	assistant: Elizabeth Bell
Kimberly Stoner	....	assistant: Bob Yari
Jack Veldhuis	....	assistant location manager
Debbie Walker	....	unit publicist
Laurie Watt	....	production accountant
Annie Wilkinson	....	set tutor
Catherine Zappa	....	production executive
Christena Zatylny	....	assistant coordinator

Thanks
Erik Estrada	....	very special thanks
Roddy Piper	....	very special thanks
John Ratzenberger	....	very special thanks
Michelle Trachtenberg	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Jizzy Entertainment
• Hi-Def Entertainment
• Bob Yari Productions

Distributors

• Yari Film Group Releasing (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Kios Productions
• Pyramid (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Illuminate (opticals)

Other Companies

• Basetwo Media  electronic press kit
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Fat Dot  publicity
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

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:108 min | USA:107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42992)

Filming Locations:

Tsawwassen, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Jizzy Entertainment

Trivia:

Alan Ruck plays a character named Dr. Fry. In Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Alan Ruck played a character named Cameron Frye. Dr. Fry also mentions that he is still paying off the Ferrari!

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Justin is trying to grow up, tossing his toys in a bag and bids good-bye to "Micro-machines by Galoob", but Galoob did not come out with them until 1987 and he went into a coma in 1986.

Quotes:

Aki: [Darnell's invention of the Jewbix 's cube, a Jewish version of the Rubik's cube. Aki is reading off the pictures on the cube] A Jewish star, a money sign, a menorah, and a d... Dude you put a dick on the Jewbix's cube?
[Hector and Aki laugh]
Darnell Jackson: [mad at Aki and Hector for laughing] It's a circumcised penis. The only other real Jewish thing I could think of...

Movie Connections:

References The Golden Child (1986)

Soundtrack:

Instrumental

What Should Be a Waste of Time Mysteriously Holds My Attention

Justin was a break-dancing child of the 1980s. At least, until he flipped off the stage and sent himself into a coma. Waking up twenty years later, he's a child trapped in a man's body and still has the urge to break dance. So what does he do? What anyone would do -- form the team together again to win the local break dancing contest and pay his parents back for all his medical bills.

This film comes from first-time director Harvey Glazer. For most people, this gives hi ma clean slate. For me, I look at his past endeavors as a producer and cringe. From 2006 through 2007, he produced a variety of awful straight-to-video horror films, which I've actually seen simply because Anchor Bay sends me copies for free. "The Mad", "Ultimate Killing Machine" and "Bottom Feeder" are not films you should necessarily be proud to have on your resume. This one, however, is an exception.

I was at a party, and a Blockbuster employee named Jared brought it over, more or less as a joke to have something playing in the background. And I was like "Jamie Kennedy? Straight to video? Oh no!" But before long, I found myself distracted from my Pabst Blue Ribbon and game of cards and actively watching this one. The 1980s references were cleverly woven in, and the style of humor was low-brow without being tasteless. It was right up my alley.

I'm not sure who this film is catering to, besides me. I suppose people in their mid-20s to mid-30s. The bulk of the humor relies on understanding a lot of the references and quotations used, which the younger crowd might not get. Some of them are very subtle. The rest of the humor might turn off the older crowd, because it has a youth focus. Urination, juvenile behavior and the like. Hey, I liked it... but would my mom? Probably not.

So if you're in your twenties and want a flashback, this might be something for you. Rubik's cubes, DJ Tanner, He-Man and Rockem Sockem robots are the name of the game here. If this sounds like something you'll appreciate, dig in. And, if that doesn't sell you: there's a special appearance by David Hasselhoff and KITT. What more do you want?