Make It Happen (2008)

Director:

Darren Grant

Writers (WGA):

Duane Adler (screenplay) and
Nicole Avril (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery. |

Plot Keywords:

Legs | Burlesque

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Lauryn
Tessa Thompson	...	Dana
Riley Smith	...	Russ
John Reardon	...	Joel
Julissa Bermudez	...	Carmen
Ashley Roberts	...	Brooke
Karen LeBlanc	...	Brenda
Matt Kippen	...	Wayne
Erik Fjeldsted	...	Marty - Mechanic
Aaron Merke	...	Clay - Mechanic
Leigh Enns	...	Flirtatious Customer
Christina Grace	...	Female Dancer - Auditions (as Christina Grace SY)
Debbie Patterson	...	Audition Receptionist
Sofia Costantini	...	Choreographer's Assistant
Jeremy Koz	...	Cool Looking Guy

Also Known As:

Untitled Bille Woodruff Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of sensuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Ireland:12A | USA:PG-13 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Czech Republic:U | South Africa:10M | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Australia:PG | Malaysia:U (PG-13) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Mayhem Project, The

Trivia:

The umbrella dance was originally planned with water dropping down like rain, with the girls dancing in water, splashing it around with their dance moves. However, the idea was scraped due to the fact that it would be too easy for the girls to fall while shooting the scene.

Quotes:

Carmen: Maybe he was upset cos you were so bad.
Brooke: Ease off Carmen, she was killing it.

Movie Connections:

References Flashdance (1983)

Soundtrack:

Bottoms Up

mixed feelings about this one

I have to be honest, I watched this movie for 2 reasons One: a small portion of the movie was taped in my local city. I wanted to check out how the landmarks where used in the movie (the mechanical shop, the bridge and the club where some landmarks that I recognized), which I should add was done really well. Second: In the past I have enjoyed dance movies. This movie is way to similar to "Save the last Dance" basically because I have seen "Save the last Dance" I knew basically what was going to happen in this movie. Besides being a copycat movie I would say Make it happen is an entertaining family movie but not as entertaining as Darren Grants other movies I have seen. I will recommend this movie to my teen aged nieces as the target age would be 21 and under.