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Overview

User Rating:
4.2/10   12,955 votes
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Director:

Sylvain White

Writers (WGA):

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

Contact:

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Release Date:

12 January 2007 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance more

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:
(85 articles)

Rejoice! 'Stomp the Yard 2' is Shooting Right Now!
 (From Cinematical. 15 November 2009, 11:03 AM, PST)

The Other Paul Anderson Now Directing 'Castlevania'?
 (From Get The Big Picture. 15 November 2009, 1:06 AM, PST)

User Comments:

a really solid film ... but it's a real shame 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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

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 more


Fun Stuff

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 more

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. more

Quotes:

DJ: Gamma who? One word: Bitches. more

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Go Hard or Go Home more


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80 out of 103 people found the following comment useful.
a really solid film ... but it's a real shame, 3 June 2007
Author: ReelReal from United States

The real shame is that someone might come to IMDb, see that this film is rated 2.6, think it's a legitimate rating, and not see this film. This is truly a solid film.

Yes, the film is predictable, and at times cliché. Most of these inspirational films aimed at young people are. But this film rises above most others. It hits it's notes very well, and the direction and choreography are on point. The performances - acting and dancing - were very good.

It's a shame that so many people have such hatred in their hearts that they won't expand their own minds by learning of cultures outside of their own. It's a shame that so many people who have obviously never seen this film used their time and energy to rate this film a 1. How pathetic is that? I'm glad that this film was a financial success, despite the "haters". I just feel sorry for the kinds of people who would make spreading hatred a part of their lives.

You can see by some of the comments made by some of the IMDb commentators, so to speak, that they never saw this film. It's also obvious that they know nothing of the subject of this film, stepping. These are the people who might want to see this film and learn of something new.

I, for one, am not big fan of "Greek" organizations. Still, I thought that the messages in, the performances in, and the overall execution of this film was better than any in this recent group of college age/friendship genre films.

I enjoy films of all types, and I can honestly say that this is a solid film for this genre. Also, it's new in subject matter, which makes it different from it's peer films.

If you're on the fence about seeing this film. You should see it. It's pretty much what you think it is from the trailers, but it's a very well made version.

I'd give the film a strong 7/10. For it's genre, however, it's as good as there is.

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