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
Roderick Thomas	...	Paul
Christopher Toler	...	Theta 1 (as Christopher 'Lil C' Toler)
Pedro Coiscou	...	Theta 2
April Clark	...	Maya
Sean Riggs	...	Mu Gamma 1
Black Thomas	...	Mu Gamma 2 (as Alfred 'Black' Thomas)
Debra Nelson	...	Assistant
Tony Vaughn	...	Dr. Wilson
DJ Drama	...	Himself
Roxzane T. Mims	...	Secretary (as Roxzane Mims)
Ayesha Ngaujah	...	Girl in Line (as Ayesha T. Ngaujah)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Khalid Freeman	...	Stomp Dancer / Artist
Gordie Bernard Holt	...	Mu Gamma Stepper 9
Christine Horn	...	Woman
Alvester Martin	...	Mu Gamma Stepper #13
Jonathan 'Legacy' Perez	...	Sphere's Crew Dancer
Harry Shum Jr.	...	Other Crew Dancer
Sway	...	Himself
Ivan 'Flipz' Velez	...	Dj's Crew Dancer
Wanita 'D. Woods' Woodgette	...	Female Student
Tony Aaron II	...	College Student (uncredited)
Haji Abdullah	...	TNT fan (uncredited)
Rodney Banks	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ricky Brown	...	Mu Gamma Fan (uncredited)
Jon 'Do Knock' Cruz	...	Background Dancer (uncredited)
Leslie Drake	...	Female College Student (uncredited)
Roslyn D. Evans	...	Student (uncredited)
Michael Franklin	...	Mu Gamma Stepper 6 (uncredited)
Hajji Golightly	...	Mu Gamma 10 (uncredited)
Shelby D. Henderson	...	Mu Gamma Fan (uncredited)
Daisy Jade	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Kanya Maree	...	TNT Stepper girlfriend (uncredited)
Cory Shaun McGinnis	...	Mu Gamma member (uncredited)
Lynette McKinney	...	Student Patron (uncredited)
Kelly Natividade	...	Punk Girl (uncredited)
Brandon Phillips	...	Mu Gamma Stepper #12 (uncredited)
Bertrand Roberson Jr.	...	Stepper (uncredited)
Stephanie Leigh Schlund	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Tiffany Sims	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Anthony Singleton	...	Step Show Judge (uncredited)

Directed by
Sylvain White

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Adetuyi		(screenplay)
Gregory Ramon Anderson		(earlier screenplay) (as Gregory Anderson)

Produced by
Carl Clifford	....	line producer
Rob Hardy	....	executive producer
William Packer	....	producer
Porter Versfelt III	....	producer: EPK

Original Music by
Tim Boland
Sam Retzer

Cinematography by
Scott Kevan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Checel

Casting by
Twinkie Byrd

Production Design by
Jonathan A. Carlson

Set Decoration by
Joseph Litsch

Costume Design by
Keith G. Lewis

Makeup Department
Andrea C. Brotherton	....	hair stylist
Char Coats	....	makeup artist
T.A. Henderson	....	hair stylist
Wanda Patterson	....	makeup artist
Kellie Robinson	....	makeup artist
Toby Sells	....	special makeup effects artist
Linda Thompson	....	hair department head
Denise Tunnell	....	makeup department head
Janice Tunnell	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Carl Clifford	....	unit production manager
Katie Willard Troebs	....	production manager
Bill Wohlken	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Ballentine	....	second second assistant director
Danny Green	....	second assistant director
Mark Anthony Little	....	assistant director

Art Department
Cheryl Adams	....	set dressing buyer
Ted Boonthanakit	....	storyboard artist
Karen A. Felix	....	property master
Megan Graham	....	assistant property master
Roland Heart	....	key set dresser
Sammy Ray Hill	....	on-set dresser
Chris Hunter	....	graphic designer
Alba Leone	....	lead person
David H. Nash	....	gang boss

Sound Department
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kami Asgar	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Best	....	sound editor
Beau Borders	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph R. Branca	....	sound apprentice
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
Dorian Cheah	....	sound designer
Benjamin L. Cook	....	sound editor
Michael Dressel	....	foley editor
Scott G.G. Haller	....	dialogue editor
Eric Harwood	....	sound re-recordist
Douglas L. Hill	....	boom operator
Amy Kane	....	foley artist
Tateum Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colt Logan	....	sound utility
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Larry Mann	....	supervising sound editor
Herwig Maurer	....	sound editor
Sean McCormack	....	supervsing adr editor
Eryne Prine	....	foley editor
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist
Jacob Riehle	....	assistant sound editor
Jacob Riehle	....	sound editor
Tim Tuchrello	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Lisa Reynolds	....	special effects director
Toby Sells	....	special effects makeup
Randy Southerland	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Danny Albano	....	digital compositor
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Cari Chadwick	....	digital compositor
Anthony Davis	....	digital compositor
Chris Hopkins	....	digital artist
Wolfgang Maschin	....	digital compositor
Elad Offer	....	visual effects supervisor
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Will Robbins	....	visual effects
Robert P. Schneider	....	digital intermediate editor
Andy Simonson	....	visual effects producer
Craig Veytia	....	visual effects

Stunts
Carlos Guity	....	stunt double
Curtis Lyons	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Reid Andrews	....	electrician
Chris Antignane	....	electrician
Rick Crank	....	electrician
Stephen Crocker	....	assistant camera: "e" camera
Alfeo Dixon	....	still photographer
Marc Dobiecki	....	camera operator
Courtney Drewes-Jones	....	additional second assistant camera
Eddie Evans	....	key grip
Brian Gunter	....	gaffer
Scott Ippolito	....	second assistant camera
Chris Jones	....	camera operator
Nathaniel Kendrick Jr.	....	rigging gaffer
Eric Leftridge	....	assistant camera
Jim McKinney	....	additional camera operator
Christopher Mills	....	epk camera operator
Denny Mooradian	....	rigging gaffer
Connor O'Malley	....	rigging electrician
Ross Sebek	....	second assistant camera
Randy Tharpe	....	grip
Joseph Thomas	....	assistant camera
Trey Twitty	....	camera loader
Porter Versfelt III	....	director of photography: epk

Casting Department
Janella Bersabal	....	extras casting
Kate Carlin	....	adr voice casting
Shay Griffin	....	local casting
Patrick Ingram	....	extras casting
Jeff Lam	....	casting assistant
April Rich	....	extras casting assistant
Nathan Wright	....	extras casting
'JZ' Jihad Ziyad	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sylvia Akuchie	....	costumer
Jason Bland	....	set costumer
Sekinah Brown	....	assistant costume designer
Katherine Dover	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Katherine Dover	....	key costumer
Zandra Harding	....	cutter/fitter
Lorie Shew	....	costumer
Monique Woods	....	costumer
Joulles Wright	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Trent Johnson	....	digital film colorist
Teressa Longo	....	assistant editor
Julia Nessling-Douglas	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Todd Bozung	....	music editor
Brad Haehnel	....	score mixer
William Levine	....	orchestrator
Pilar McCurry	....	soundtrack producer
Yvonne McDonald	....	soundtrack music producer
Akinah Rahmaan	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Keith N. Collis	....	transportation captain
Windi Robinson	....	art driver
Deidre Walker	....	driver
Oranz Walker	....	transportation coordinator
David Carlton White	....	grip: truck driver
Sharon Williams	....	driver

Other crew
Kat Allen	....	production assistant
Dwight O. Campbell	....	production assistant
Derrick Doose	....	on-set production assistant
Jon E. Edwards	....	production assistant
Evans Griffin	....	production assistant
Patrick Ingram	....	crowd promotion coordinator
Paul Lowe	....	medic
Chuck Maldonado	....	associate choreographer
Christopher Mills	....	epk producer
Senia Phillips	....	animal coordinator
George Pierre	....	production assistant
Erik Proveaux	....	head chef: reshoots
Arian Reed	....	publicist
Mahrie Reid	....	assistant to director
Mike Riley	....	location manager
Crystle Roberson	....	production assistant
Jill Rosenblatt	....	production accountant
Sia Sapoundjieva	....	production assistant
Dave Scott	....	choreographer
Melinda Taksen	....	script supervisor
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	key craft service
Courtney Nordessa Ward	....	production assistant
Seth Zimmerman	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Rainforest Films

Distributors

• Screen Gems (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• CEG Media (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Liquid Soul Media  marketing and promotion
• 424 Post  sound post-production
• Artists' Addiction Records  soundtrack
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• NPI Production Services  payroll services - post production sound editors

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:

In the step tournament there was 2000 extras used as the crowd, but they didn't know that this was a movie so they were really cheering and booing the steppers

Goofs:

Continuity: When you see the flashback with DJ and his brother walking along the railroad there are two different angles shown. In one of them the sun has almost set, in the other one the sun is still clearly over the horizon.

Quotes:

DJ: Gamma who? One word: Bitches.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: American Duos (#2.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Go Hard or Go Home

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.