Drumline (2002)

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118 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 13 December 2002 (USA)

5.3

Ratings: 5.3/10 from 20,678 users Metascore: 63/100
Reviews: 177 user | 63 critic | 28 from Metacritic.com

A band director recruits a Harlem street drummer to play at a Southern university.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Nick Cannon	...	Devon Miles
	Zoe Saldana	...	Laila (as Zoë Saldana)
	Orlando Jones	...	Dr. Lee
	Leonard Roberts	...	Sean Taylor
	GQ	...	Jayson
	Jason Weaver	...	Ernest
	Earl Poitier	...	Charles (as Earl C. Poitier)
	Candace Carey	...	Diedre
	Shay Roundtree	...	Big Rob
	Miguel A. Gaetan	...	Trey
	J. Anthony Brown	...	Mr. Wade
	Afemo Omilami	...	President Wagner
	Angela Elayne Gibbs	...	Dorothy Miles (as Angela E. Gibbs)
	Tyreese Burnett	...	Henry
	Brandon Hirsch	...	Buck Wild

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A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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Half time is game time

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Music

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for innuendo and language See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 2002 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Dobszóló See more »

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,604,705 (USA) (15 December 2002) (1836 Screens)

Gross:

$56,398,162 (USA) (27 April 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Wendy Finerman Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Leonard Roberts, who plays Sean, was actually very sick when the last scenes of the "BET southern classic" were filmed, which is why he is so sweaty and looks slightly weak at the end of the film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the scene with Ernest stuffing his face in a hurry, the amount of soda in his cup and the direction of the straw shifts between shots. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Lee: Okay, the radio is off now. Time for the real music.
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Crazy Credits

During the beginning of the ending credits, there are performances from
Atlanta A&T as well as Morris Brown College that weren't shown in the
original movie. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Robot Chicken Christmas Special (#1.21)" (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Believe I Can Fly"
Written by R. Kelly (as Robert Kelly) See more »

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