Just released from prison, Max Washington must decide which of his previous professions to return to burglar or tap dancer.
Executive producer Dave Erickson tells IMDb what fans can learn from the new Season 1 Special Edition DVD commentary and serves up some key tidbits about Season 2.
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Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. (Tap dancer club). His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is happy to see him, because he has plans for a show involving Max. In addition, Max's old partners in crime have another job they want him to do. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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Country:
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10 February 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tap, la danza de dos vidas See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
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Stop-time piano played by Henry LeTang
Danced by (in order) Arthur Duncan, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Steve Condos,
Harold Nicholas, Howard 'Sandman' Sims, Sammy Davis Jr., and Gregory Hines
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Harold Nicholas and his older brother, Fayard, were The Nicholas Brothers. They can still be seen in old musicals dancing their amazing acrobatic tap. See more »Goofs
When Jimmy Slyde finishes his set during the challenge dance, he winds up on the opposite side of the room from Little Mo and stays there. But when Little Mo reacts to the set-up of Harold Nicholas' jump, Slyde is standing next to him again. See more »Crazy Credits
Improvography by Gregory Hines. See more »Soundtracks
ChallengeStop-time piano played by Henry LeTang
Danced by (in order) Arthur Duncan, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Steve Condos,
Harold Nicholas, Howard 'Sandman' Sims, Sammy Davis Jr., and Gregory Hines
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While the story isn't up to par, as many have said, it's really just a sort of excuse to allow these great, great dancers to get up and do their thing on screen. And, let's be honest. You've got a lot of just awesome talent up there. Jimmy Slyde, Sammy Davis Jr., Sandman Sims, Steve Condos (very little of him, however), Gregory Hines, Diana Ross, Gregory Hines, and in his very first film role, Savion Glover.
It's so strange to see him as a kid, now, though. I'm used to seeing the thirty-some odd year old with the long dreads and scraggly beard, not the kid with short hair and nary a whisker 'bout his face. But, even at this stage, he's just awesome.
I'll admit, I've stolen a couple of steps from the people up there in this movie, from time to time. I know I don't do them half as well as they do, but I don't have as much experience as they do.
I keep thinking that they're going to remake this movie one day with Glover in the Hines' role. That'd be just awesome. But then, almost all the other hoofers in the film like Sims and Slyde, are much to old to be doing film roles any more. That's not meant to be an insult, but they're in their eighties, at least.
All in all, a good film. Hines, you will be missed.