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Overview

User Rating:
4.2/10   12,995 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Adetuyi (screenplay)
Gregory Ramon Anderson (earlier screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 January 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Beyond the pride. Beyond the rivalry. Beyond the tradition. more
Plot:
After the death of his brother, An expert street dancer goes to Georgia to attend Truth University.... more | full synopsis
Awards:
9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(89 articles)
First Look: Two Images from ‘The Losers’
 (From newsinfilm. 26 November 2009, 11:01 PM, PST)

First Official Photos of The Losers
 (From HeyUGuys. 25 November 2009, 6:00 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Now Everybody...Stomp more (156 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Steppin' (USA) (working title)
Stompin' (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sexual material and language.
Runtime:
USA:115 min | USA:109 min | Argentina:109 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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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
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The scene in which Duron tags a billboard to read "The future is ours" is a reference to a scene in the 1995 French film "La Haine." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Mu Gamma Xi first confronts Theta Nu Theta in the yard, a banner declares the Wolves as 2006 champions. Later, when DJ joins the pythons, his pledge jacket says "Spring 06." If the Wolves had already won the 2006 championship, the semester in which the movie takes place could be no earlier than Spring 2007. more
Quotes:
Theta Nu Theta Fraternity: We rep'n thetas, thetas, thetas. We rep'n thetas, thetas thetas. We rep'n ooo ooo ooo BOOM! more
Movie Connections:
References La haine (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Dirty Mind more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Now Everybody...Stomp, 19 May 2007
8/10
Author: leorican from United States

Stomp The yard is a tale of a semi troubled L.A. youth named DJ who battles alongside his younger brother at street dances and after some tragic consequences, and a run in with the law, ends up having go and live with his aunt and uncle in Atlanta. While there he goes to college and has to work partime cutting grass and gardening for the school. Later after showcasing his dancing abilities at a club he is courted by two high profile sororities lead by hotties Brian White and Laz Alonso who want him to join there respected fraternities and aid in an upcoming "Stomp" competition. Things get complicated when DJ played by the sexy and cool Columbus Short begins to pursue a pretty coed played by the beautiful Meagan Good who happens to be the girlfriend of one of the frat boys played by the equally sexy Darren Henson of the TV version of "Soul Food". Then after pledging to one of the Fraternities DJ must learn to be a team player and not just think of himself if he hopes to help them win the upcoming competition. Throw in a backstory which later unravels regarding DJ's aunt and uncle and Meagan Good's characters father which has repercussions with DJ's future and and you have a story which has a familiar formula but to which I say....So What....The director's vision is fresh and the camera work is on point especially during the dance sequences. A high energy and uplifting story that kept me entertained. It also helped that Columbus and Meagan had unmistakable chemistry and played well off each other. His courtship of her is sweet, charming and downright sexy. Many women and for that matter some men will wish they were Meagan in the scene where she and Columbus share a sweet slow dance to the incredibly sexy tune of Maxwell's "This Woman's Work" and will need a few buckets of cold water to cool off after the scene where DJ is cutting the grass shirtless and almost runs into Meagan's character. Did I mention the incredibly sexy scene of DJ and his fraternity brothers running shirtless down the countryside...I guess I just did. Rent and enjoy.

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