You Got Served (2004)

Director:

Chris Stokes

Writer:

Chris Stokes (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Sport

Tagline:

If you want respect, you've got to take it

Plot:

In order to achieve their dream of opening a recording studio, two friends (Omarion, Houston) must first win their city's dance contest -- a fierce competition that pits them against a group of tough street dancers.

Plot Keywords:

Dance Contest | Für Elise | Break Dance | Teamwork | Hip Hop

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Omarion Grandberry	...	David (as Omari Grandberry)
Marques Houston	...	Elgin
Jennifer Freeman	...	Liyah
J-Boog	...	Rico (as Jarell Houston)
Lil' Fizz	...	Rashann (as Dreux Frederic)
Raz B	...	Vick (as DeMario Thornton)
Marty Dew	...	Marty
Jerome Jones	...	Sonny
Tanee McCall	...	Toya (as Tuere 'Tanee' McCall)
Malcolm David Kelley	...	Lil Saint
Meagan Good	...	Beautifull
Steve Harvey	...	Mr. Rad
Christopher Jones	...	Wade
Robert Hoffman	...	Max (as Robert James Hoffman III)
Michael Taliferro	...	Emerald (as Michael 'Bear' Taliferro)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and sexual references.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18PL | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

It took the dancers two weeks to learn the opening dance sequence.

Goofs:

Continuity: Marty's beanie falls off when he flips at the Big Bounce, but it's still on his head when he lands.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mr. Rad: Time. Yeah. Now that's what I'm talking about. Yeah! I like it like this. These two crews right here is what I call bad. I'm talking bad as in utter bad. But it's up to you to decide which crew walks away with this here $600 in the hat.
[crowd cheers]
Mr. Rad: Okay, let's settle down. Let's settle down, now. Now, by round of applause, you decide who the baddest crew is tonight. Let's hear it for Vick's crew.
[cheers, applause]
Mr. Rad: All right, let's hear it for David and Elgin's crew.
[louder cheers]
Mr. Rad: Well, well, well. Seems to me like the money in the hat goes to David and Elgin.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Nutcracker Sweet (#1.2)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Heaven

Momentous bomb

Let me place "You Got Served" into retrospect: In order to watch it, I had to wipe it off of my shoe. This movie follows the same old idiocy that every other inner-city "drama" (haha) follows. They have that stupid inner city struggle and we're supposed to feel sorry for them. Boo hoo. You Got Served is almost unwatchable, but you will be laughing hysterically: I promise you that. Then again, I would not recommend wasting your cable bill on such excrement.

Save yourselves! When You Got Served came out in 2004, a dark shadow was cast across the land. People pointed and ran for their lives. Some few brave souls attempted to make themselves believe that this flick was watchable through their own delusions, but all of them cracked under the pressure. You Got Served would turn Luke Skywalker to the dark side. You Got Served would cause Jack Bauer to build nuclear weapons for terrorists and set them off himself.

Do not, for any reason, attempt to watch You Got Served. It may destroy itself. Then again, I doubt anybody sells this movie anymore. They may steal it, on the other hand, and be faced with a punishment far worse than prison.

2/10 Good dancing! I danced too when it made me run away.