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5 August 2005 (Canada)
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Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture. full summary | add synopsis
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Rize will lift your mind and move your spirit
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Larry Berry | ... | Himself |
| Tommy the Clown | ... | Himself |
| Dragon | ... | Himself |
| La Niña | ... | Herself |
| Miss Prissy | ... | Herself |
 | Kevin Scott Richardson | ... | Music producer |
| Christopher Toler | ... | Lil C |
| Ceasare Willis | ... | Tight Eyez |
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Rated PG-13 for suggestive content, drug references, language and brief nudity.
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86 min | Argentina:86 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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Australia:M |
Ireland:12A |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #41728) |
Argentina:13 |
Germany:6 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG
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Dedicated to the memory of Quinesha "Lil Dimples" Dunford.
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Miss Prissy:
[on people saying South Central L.A. is dangerous] It's not dangerous, it's life.
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Referenced in Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006) (V)
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Fix Up, Look Sharp
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Tonight I ended up unexpectedly seeing the advance screening of "Rize" today.
My suggestion: When this movie opens on June 24, stop everything and see it at your first opportunity. It is an eye-popping, total delight.
David LaChappel has accomplished a cinematic triumph in filming the true story of the rise of a phenomenal new dance style. The movie is not what you would typically expect. The main characters let you know right away that they have no intention of succumbing to the exploitive commercialization of hip hop with it's guns, violence and persistent misogyny. The filmmaker avoided that tired approach too.
Instead, these amazing young people have invented a way to transform their grief, anger and fears into a vibrant new art form that will make your spirit thump to the beat. They are over-comers who have decided to move beyond surviving to brilliantly thriving against the dire odds of South Central LA.
You will love this story. You will respect these people. You will rave over David LaChappel's stunning, original and immensely entertaining film.
But hey, don't take my word for it. Go and see Rize for yourself. You'll see why Rolling Stone calls this movie "a visual miracle," and why the Sundance crowd was so taken with this movie.