Stomp the Yard (2007)

Director:

Sylvain White

Writers (WGA):

Robert Adetuyi (screenplay)
Gregory Ramon Anderson (earlier screenplay)

Release Date:

12 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Beyond the pride. Beyond the rivalry. Beyond the tradition.

Plot:

After the death of his brother, An expert street dancer goes to Georgia to attend Truth University....

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Death | Fraternity | Competition | Step Dancing

Awards:

9 nominations

Cast

Columbus Short	...	DJ
Meagan Good	...	April
Ne-Yo	...	Rich Brown
Darrin Dewitt Henson	...	Grant (as Darrin Henson)
Brian J. White	...	Sylvester (as Brian White)
Laz Alonso	...	Zeke
Valarie Pettiford	...	Jackie
Jermaine Williams	...	Noel
Allan Louis	...	Dr. Palmer
Harry Lennix	...	Nate
Chris Brown	...	Duron
Oliver Ryan Best	...	Easy
Richmond Duain Martyn	...	Mark
Justin Hires	...	Byron
Sahr Ngaujah	...	Harold

Also Known As:

Steppin' (USA) (working title)
Stompin' (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sexual material and language.

Runtime:

USA:115 min | USA:109 min | Argentina:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12A (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Sweden:7 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42761) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Rainforest Films

Trivia:

Singer Chris Brown’s film debut.

Goofs:

Continuity: During April and DJ's first dinner date together, just as the slow song starts to play a couple in the background sits at a table, but in the next shot they are walking by again.

Quotes:

Duron: It's not just about you. It's about us, we're a team.
DJ: Well then this team' bout to double up on their asses!

Movie Connections:

References "MTV News" (1981)

Soundtrack:

Wade in the Water

Yes, it really is a bad movie.

The only reason I saw this movie is because I was at a sleepover birthday party, everyone else wanted to watch it, and I was in the minority. I expected it to be bad, and it was. First of all, whoever wrote the script has absolutely no talent. It's almost as if the screenwriter took every cliché he or she could think of and put them into a movie: it has a young man from the inner city trying to prove himself to rich people, it has a pivotal murder of a close family member (in the inner city, of course), a Romeo-and-Juliet-type romance between the inner city guy and a (gasp!) rich girl...all of these have been in numerous movies, and I'm sick of seeing them again and again. Also, not surprisingly, I COULD SEE ALMOST EVERY MOMENT OF THE MOVIE COMING. I think it's safe to say that there are few movies out there more predictable than this one. The dialogue was also yet another clichéd aspect of the movie. I mean, seriously, how many times have we heard words to the effect of "We're a team!" "I have to live my own life, Daddy!"? Lots, I'm sure. And lastly, the movie resorts to cheap tricks, like putting the main character's love interest in lots of unnecessarily revealing clothing, hoping to distract you from the fact that everything else is fairly uninteresting.

What stops me from giving this movie a 1 is the cinematography and the dancing, the only likable parts of the movie, as far as I'm concerned. But trust me, there are much, much better dance movies out there.