Roll Bounce (2005)

1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming-of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. Heading over to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writer:

Norman Vance Jr.

Stars:

Bow Wow, Chi McBride, Meagan Good

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bow Wow	...	Xavier 'X' Smith
Chi McBride	...	Curtis Smith
Meagan Good	...	Naomi Phillips
Wesley Jonathan	...	Sweetness
Marcus T. Paulk	...	Boo
Rick Gonzalez	...	Naps
Jurnee Smollett-Bell	...	Tori (as Jurnee Smollett)
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Junior
Khleo Thomas	...	Mixed Mike
Kellita Smith	...	Vivian
Mike Epps	...	Byron
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Victor (as Charlie Murphy)
Nick Cannon	...	Bernard
Paul Wesley	...	Troy
Daniel Yabut	...	Roy

Storyline

1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming-of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. Heading over to the Sweetwater Roller Rink, they find their modest talents are, at first, no competition for their trick skaters and pretty girls who follow their every move.

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Plot Keywords:

competition | roller skates | 1970s | rollerskating rink | disco music | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Febre dos Patins

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,570,366 (USA) (23 September 2005)

Gross:

$17,378,977 (USA) (30 December 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

State Street Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ten percent of the movie's opening weekend gross was donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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Goofs

Atari Asteroids and Centipede video games can be seen in Sweetwater's arcade. Neither had been released in 1978. The Atari 2600 Asteroids game played at X's house was also not available in 1978.

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Quotes

Sweetness: What you scared? Scared that you don't belong over here? That you are beneath us?
Xavier 'X': No, see I'm just trying to help you save face! Cuz I would hate to see you get spanked in front of all your fans!
Sweetness: Young blood, you couldn't spank me if your hands were glued to my ass!
Xavier 'X': My hands glued to your ass? I don't know, that sounds a little sweet to me sweetness!

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Connections

References Platoon (1986)

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Soundtracks

"Kung Fu Fighting"
Written and Performed by Carl Douglas
Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group

User Reviews

fun rolling with Bow Wow

My favorite Bow Wow movie next to Like Mike. This movie takes place in the summer of 1978, 16 year old Xavier(Bow Wow) enjoys skating and spending time with his friends, but this year has its set backs, his mother died a few months earlier, his favorite skating ring is closing down, and his father has been cold and distance from him. But one day Xavier and his friends go to another skating ring, but they are mocked by an awesome skater named sweetness and his gang. Xavier and his friends decide to enter an skate off contest to show them they're just as good. This movie had great skating scenes, and it also had great 70's music. I really enjoyed watching this movie, I loved Bow Wow's performance, I think he's growing as an actor. I can't wait to own this on DVD.