Drumline (2002)

Director:

Charles Stone III

Writers (WGA):

Shawn Schepps (story)
Tina Gordon Chism (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Music

Tagline:

Half time is game time

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

University | Drummer | Fish Out Of Water | Marching Band | Dancing

Awards:

10 nominations

Cast

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
Omar J. Dorsey	...	James (as O'Mar J. Dorsey)
Al Wiggins	...	Principal
Nicholas B. Thomas	...	Pooh Bear
Petey Pablo	...	Himself
Stuart Scott	...	Fox Sports Commentator
Courtney James Stewart	...	Student #1 (as Courtney Stewart)
Von Coulter	...	Devon Miles Sr.
Jason Sims-Prewitt	...	Trumpet Section Leader
George A. Peters II	...	Sax Section Leader
Gary Yates	...	Coach Ellison
Rob Cleveland	...	Music Professor
Enoch King	...	Tuba Section Leader
A.J.	...	BET Announcer #1
Free	...	BET Announcer #2
Reggie Gay	...	Morris Brown Announcer
Ryan Cameron	...	A&T Announcer
Blu Cantrell	...	National Anthem Singer
Erin Brantley	...	Dancer
Kiara Nicole Ely	...	Dancer
Stacey A. Fann	...	Dancer
Christy Gamble	...	Dancer
Brianne Landry	...	Dancer
Pauline S. Lewis	...	Dancer
Glenda Morton	...	Dancer
Shamea Morton	...	Dancer
Jenear Wimbley	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tracie Wright	...	Homecoming Queen
Emmy Collins	...	Football Fanatic (uncredited)
Aimee Davis	...	News Reporter (uncredited)
Jayson Frederick	...	TV News Reporter (uncredited)
Gerrit Hamilton	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Grant Blanks Kristol	...	Hispanic Subway women (uncredited)
Joe Pierce	...	Newsreporter (uncredited)
Alexis Rousseau	...	Alumni (uncredited)
Nickie Thomas	...	Student Fan (uncredited)
Steve Warren	...	Press Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by
Charles Stone III

Writing credits (WGA)
Shawn Schepps		(story)
Tina Gordon Chism		(screenplay) and
Shawn Schepps		(screenplay)

Produced by
Dallas Austin	....	executive producer
Timothy M. Bourne	....	producer
Wendy Finerman	....	producer
Jody Gerson	....	producer
Greg Mooradian	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Powell

Cinematography by
Shane Hurlbut

Film Editing by
Patricia Bowers
Bill Pankow

Casting by
Aleta Chappelle

Production Design by
Charles C. Bennett

Art Direction by
Nicholas Scott

Set Decoration by
Amy McGary
Lisa 'Pike' Rincon		(as Pike Rincon)

Costume Design by
Salvador Pérez Jr.		(as Salvador Perez)

Makeup Department
Patrice Coleman	....	key makeup artist
T.A. Henderson	....	hair stylist
Dionne Pitsikoulis	....	makeup artist
Charles Gregory Ross	....	hair department head
Laini Thompson	....	makeup department head
Linda Thompson	....	key hair stylist (as Linda Clark-Thompson)

Production Management
Tom Luse	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karen Davis	....	second assistant director
James J.D. Taylor	....	second second assistant director: day player
Doug Torres	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Franklin T. Bennett	....	scenic charge
Matthew Butler	....	greens supervisor
Steve Dirkes	....	art department coordinator
Sammy Ray Hill	....	set dresser
Ellen L. Kerr	....	set dresser
Greg Waddle	....	set dresser
Chris Hunter	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley artist
Ajae Clearway	....	assistant sound editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Dan Fulton	....	apprentice sound editor (as Dan Diego Fulton)
Jim Hawkins	....	production sound mixer
Douglas L. Hill	....	boom operator
Mike Howells	....	audio post coordinator
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	foley editor
Brian Langman	....	sound effects editor
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	apprentice sound editor
Carol Mintz	....	audio post coordinator
Mike Poppleton	....	first assistant sound editor
Jacob Ribicoff	....	foley editor
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Lynn Sable	....	assistant adr editor
Paul P. Soucek	....	supervising sound editor
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Globerman	....	ProTools operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects coordinator
Lisa Reynolds	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Victor DiMichina	....	visual effects coordinator
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	titles
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Alfredo Ramirez	....	digital composite artist: Pixel Magic
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	visual effects (as Juan Vargas)

Stunts
Gerard G. Williams	....	stunt coordinator (as Guss Gerard Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Bennett	....	company grip (as William Bennett Jr.)
George Billinger III	....	Steadicam operator
Robert C. Carlson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Rick Crank	....	electrician
Jeff Dillon	....	rigging electrician
David J. Duren	....	best boy rigging electric
Rusty Edmonson	....	lighting technician
David Ellis	....	electrician
Eddie Evans	....	key grip
Tom Fendley	....	electrician
David Galbraith	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Daniel R. Haizlip	....	best boy grip
Jos'h Hancher	....	film loader
Andre Hines	....	electrician
Brian Kronenberg	....	grip
Eric Leftridge	....	additional camera assistant
Tully McCulloch	....	key rigging gaffer
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video operator
Myron Parran	....	second assistant camera
Karen Parsons	....	dimmer board operator
Kelly Price	....	company grip
Bruce Robinson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Chad Schroeder	....	electrician
Billy Sherrill	....	key grip
John E. Stephens	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Mike Torino	....	camera loader
Mike Tyson	....	rigging electrician
Grady Upchurch	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Keith Washington	....	company grip
Gary Hatfield	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Lori Maloney	....	extras casting
Arvell Poe	....	extras casting: background players
Edwanna Tabb	....	extras casting assistant
Jessica S. Williams	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tyra Hughes Brisco	....	seamstress
Artemio Carpio	....	costumer
K. Drew Fuller	....	set costumer
Demetricus Holloway	....	set costumer
Nan McCulloch	....	set costumer
Janet Melody	....	costumer
Linda N. Robinson	....	set costumer
Carol Sadler	....	wardrobe supervisor
Joulles Wright	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Erin Crackel	....	apprentice editor
Tom Foligno	....	first assistant editor
Adam Geiger	....	assistant editor
Gershon Hinkson	....	assistant editor: avid
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer
Byron Wong	....	assistant editor
Marc Wielage	....	digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Dallas Austin	....	executive music producer
J.C. Chasez	....	composer: song "Blowin' Me Up"
Barry Cole	....	music consultant
Christopher Covert	....	music consultant
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
James McKee Smith	....	additional band orchestrator
Nicholas Meyers	....	music editor
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	orchestrator
Joel J. Richard	....	music assistant
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
Lee Scott	....	music editor
Lee Scott	....	production music supervisor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Sally Swisher	....	source music editor

Transportation Department
Rick Kamen	....	picture vehicles
Norman P. Martin	....	picture vehicles
Rick Parkinson	....	driver
Oranz Walker	....	transportation captain (as Oranz L. Walker)
Windi Robinson	....	driver: cast trailer (uncredited)

Other crew
Chris Browne	....	craft service assistant
Craig Cannold	....	production accountant
Reuben Cannon	....	production assistant
Angela Carroll	....	assistant: Mr. Bourne (as Angela T. Carroll)
Gina Cascino	....	location manager
Taryn Chilivis	....	second assistant accountant
Elizabeth Cline	....	set production assistant: day player )
Jennifer Fasano	....	assistant: Ms. Gerson
Benjamin Fretheim	....	production assistant
Jamar Hawkins	....	production assistant
Michael Hendrickson	....	production executive: Fox
Jalyn Henton	....	office production assistant
Mark D. Houston	....	assistant post-production accountant
Dana Landry	....	production assistant
Trina Love	....	assistant: Mr. Stone
Ernie Malik	....	unit publicist
Lindsay Moore	....	production assistant
Brian Niemczyk	....	key set production assistant
Day Permuy	....	assistant production coordinator
Jackie Short	....	second assistant accountant
Katie Willard Troebs	....	production coordinator
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Lisa Zupan	....	assistant: Ms. Finerman
Chris Burns	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Terry Gingles Jr.	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Joel J. Richard	....	additional programmer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Wendy Finerman Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (Germany)
• FS Film Oy (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• Fox 2000 Pictures
• SubTV (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects (optical effects)
• Pixel Magic (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Jive Records  soundtrack
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Urban Marketing Corporation of America (UMCA)  field publicity
• yU+Co.  main title design

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for innuendo and language.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #39207) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | Philippines:G | Spain:T | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

One of the bands performing at the "BET southern classic" is Clark Atlanta University, whose campus is used as the setting for Atlanta A&T University in the movie.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Jayson is challenge the first time, Sean silences the drumline and puts his sticks behind his back. But in the next view, he has his sticks in front of him, like the rest of the line.

Quotes:

Diedre: Hey Devon, ya know, if you keep messing up, Ernest actually might get a chest.
Ernest: And Diedre might get strong enough to pick up a hot comb.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Easter Basket (#2.3)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Raise Up and I Told Y'All

A fairly decent movie

One of the few times where black youths aren't portrayed as hoods, this movie proved it moved to the beat of a different drum (yes I know, bad pun). Anyway, I was pretty surprised by how well made the film was, considering there were no well known actors in the film besides Orlando Jones. This movie isn't just for band kids, it encompasses a broad spectrum of life that is actually interesting to watch. Sure, some might have considered this movie corny, but the band sequences saved any misgivings this film might have had. Watch this movie for the heck of it, because you might actually be surprised.