Step Up (2006)

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Writers (WGA):

Duane Adler (screenplay) and
Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Every second chance begins with a first step.

Plot:

Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.

Plot Keywords:

School | Dance | Dancer | Student | Dance Partner

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Channing Tatum	...	Tyler Gage
Jenna Dewan-Tatum	...	Nora Clark (as Jenna Dewan)
Damaine Radcliff	...	Mac Carter
De'Shawn Washington	...	Skinny Carter
Mario	...	Miles Darby
Drew Sidora	...	Lucy Avila
Rachel Griffiths	...	Director Gordon
Josh Henderson	...	Brett Dolan
Tim Lacatena	...	Andrew
Alyson Stoner	...	Camille
Heavy D	...	Omar
Deirdre Lovejoy	...	Nora's Mom / Katherine Clark
Jane Beard	...	Lena Freeman
Richard Pelzman	...	Bill Freeman
Carlyncia S. Peck	...	Mac's Mother (as Carlyncia Peck)
Ryan Sands	...	History Teacher
DeLon Howell	...	PJ
Dominique Boyd	...	Omar Party Girl Yvette
Angelica Huesca	...	Omar Party Pretty Girl
Frank Ferrara	...	Security Guard
Frank Herzog	...	Judge Milton
Anne Fletcher	...	Ms. Stephanie
Natalie Steinberg	...	Little Girl Ballerina
John Leslie Wolfe	...	Scout #2
Jamie Scott	...	Colin
Isaiah Washington	...	Malcolm
Jiehae Park	...	Stagehand
Sheila Cutchlow	...	Scout #1
Tony Devon	...	Defense Attorney
Karim Fawzy	...	Omar Partier
Shiloh Monaco	...	Piano Player / Finale Orchestra
Jeanne	...	Girl Singer #1 / Lucy Back Up Singer #1
Robyn Norris	...	Girl Singer #2 / Lucy Back Up Singer #2
Jeannie Ortega	...	Girl Singer #3
Damien Escobar	...	Violinist #1
Tourie Escobar	...	Violinist #2
Jeremiah Griffin	...	Lucy Backup Singer #3
Caitlin Kinney	...	Ballerina / Dance Class Dancer
Kevin Eugene Green	...	Basketball Player #1
Javes Wiggins	...	Basketball Player #2
Steve E. Carter	...	Basketball Player #3
Donald Rheubottom	...	Court Room Sheriff
Donald Waugh	...	Fruit Vendor
Michael Seresin	...	Custodian
Larissa Rotnitskaya	...	Accompanist
Spencer Longmore	...	Omar's Chop Shop Guy
Leigh Bender	...	Finale Orchestra
Rachel Dickey	...	Finale Orchestra
Brett Frankel	...	Finale Orchestra
Mehran Haq	...	Finale Orchestra
Rachel Halden	...	Finale Orchestra
Erik Heckert	...	Finale Orchestra
Caleb Jones	...	Finale Orchestra
Veronica Keszthelyi	...	Finale Orchestra
Chris Liu	...	Finale Orchestra
Sean Mik'ael Butler	...	Finale Orchestra (as Sean Mikel)
Wes Wise	...	Finale Orchestra
Eli Worth	...	Finale Orchestra
Oscar Campisi	...	Ballet Dancer
Adrienne Canterna	...	Ballet Dancer
Tara Ghassemieh	...	Ballet Dancer
Nikkia Parish	...	Ballet Dancer
Ryan Rankine	...	Ballet Dancer / Dance Class Dancer
Casey Lee Ross	...	Ballet Dancer
Emily Bicks	...	Dance Class Dancer
Whitney Brown	...	Dance Class Dancer / Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Ashley Canterna	...	Dance Class Dancer
Sara Cato	...	Dance Class Dancer
Caitlin Gold	...	Dance Class Dancer
Shalyce Hemby	...	Dance Class Dancer
Stephanie Jingle	...	Dance Class Dancer
Rebecca Mejia	...	Dance Class Dancer
Michael Uriarte	...	Dance Class Dancer / Nora's 'Finale' Dancer / Dancer
Joshua Schulteis	...	Dance Class Dancer
Anthony Carr	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Laura Edwards	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer / Nightclub Dancer
Samantha Frampton	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Adam Gericke	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Antonio Hudnell	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Julie Nelson	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer / Dancer
Samantha Zweben	...	Nora's 'Finale' Dancer
Mitch Cohn	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Jonathan Finlayfon	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Daniel Jones	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Corey King	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Jermaine Parrish	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Steve Rodriguez	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
William Dontay Spence	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Clarence Ward	...	Colin / Lucy's Band
Derek Brown	...	Nightclub Dancer
Shawn Michelle Cosby	...	Nightclub Dancer (as Shawn Cosby)
Melissa Emrico	...	Nightclub Dancer
Sabrina Furr	...	Nightclub Dancer
Charles Hawkins	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
George Hubela	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
Joseph Nontanovan	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
Jameson Perry	...	Nightclub Dancer / Hip Hop Dancer
Ashley Phipps	...	Nightclub Dancer
Denise Piane	...	Nightclub Dancer
Sarah Satow	...	Nightclub Dancer
Jamal Sims	...	Nightclub Dancer
Adam Shankman	...	Nightclub Dancer
Taylor Walker	...	Nightclub Dancer
Zachary Woodlee	...	Nightclub Dancer
John Alix	...	Audition Dancer
Mark Fangmeyer	...	Audition Dancer
Andrew Johnson	...	Audition Dancer
Kellie Corbett	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Sherray Gibson	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Lance Guillermo	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer
Christin Henderson	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer (as Christin Jennings)
Kirk Jennings	...	Hip Hop Dancer
Monica Warr	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer
Roddy Carter	...	Omar Party Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reina Poindexter	...	Omar Party Girl #2 (as Rana Poindexter)
Joanna Becker	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ted Borodaeff	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jeremy Bustin	...	Dance Student (uncredited)
Jen Carden	...	Costumer (uncredited)
Eddy Challita	...	Club Patron Dancing (uncredited)
Jordan Michael Coulson	...	Student (uncredited)
Devraj Dasgupta	...	Art Student (uncredited)
Bruce Allen Dawson	...	Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer	...	Receptionist (uncredited)
Alan Gates	...	Bartender 1 (uncredited)
Alan Gates	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Stephanie Ray Glass	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Thomas M. Hagen	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Matt Hartman	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Katherine Hoskins Mackey	...	Talent Scout (uncredited)
Melvin Jackson Jr.	...	PJ's Boy (uncredited)
Kawan Kean	...	Music Student (uncredited)
Nicole Catrice Keller	...	MSA Student / Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Jonathan Langley	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Chris K. Layman	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
James P. Morrow	...	Parent (uncredited)
Sandra Lynn O'Brien	...	Parent (uncredited)
Chris O'Brocki	...	Music Student (uncredited)
Mina Pahlevan	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Emily Peachey	...	Student (uncredited)
Jennifer Rouse	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Natasha Sattler	...	Concert Usher (uncredited)
Noah Schaftel	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Leo Christopher Sheridan	...	Dance Student (uncredited)
Kacie Smith	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Thomas W. Stewart	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
JB Tadena	...	MSA Student (uncredited)
Towanda Underdue	...	Hip Hop Dancer / Omar Party Dancer (uncredited)
Shaunte Usual	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Torell Vinson	...	Band Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Anne Fletcher

Writing credits (WGA)
Duane Adler		(screenplay) and
Melissa Rosenberg		(screenplay)
Duane Adler		(story)

Produced by
Erik Feig	....	producer
David Garrett	....	executive producer
Jennifer Gibgot	....	producer
Bob Hayward	....	executive producer
Andrew Matosich	....	associate producer
Meredith Milton	....	co-producer
Adam Shankman	....	producer
John H. Starke	....	executive producer
Mimi Tseng	....	associate producer
Patrick Wachsberger	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Michael Seresin

Film Editing by
Nancy Richardson

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Richard Mento

Production Design by
Shepherd Frankel

Art Direction by
Laura Ballinger

Set Decoration by
Susan Kessel

Costume Design by
Alix Hester

Makeup Department
Gina W. Bateman	....	key makeup artist (as Gina Wilgis Bateman)
Joseph A. Campayno	....	second makeup artist (as Joseph Campayno)
Ardis Cohen	....	key hair stylist (as Ardis F. Cohen)
Charmaine Henninger	....	third hair stylist
Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion	....	additional makeup artist (as Cheryl Kinion)
Barbara Lacy	....	makeup artist
Leah Watson	....	second hair stylist
Sherri Zebeck	....	additional makeup artist (as Sherri Rybczynski)
Sherri Bramlett	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Annabelle MacNeal	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Brett Botula	....	assistant unit production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Blockburger	....	second assistant director (additional photography)
Bill Hardy	....	second second assistant director
Blake Perkinson	....	additional second assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Jack Steinberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
I. Javier Ameijeiras	....	production illustrator
Bryan Badman	....	construction gang boss
Jamie Bishop	....	on-set dresser
William Catania	....	tool man
Joseph Crockett	....	pre-visualization artist
F. Dale Davis	....	propmaker
Jen Day	....	set production assistant: reshoots
Lisa Dietrich	....	props
Dandro Fralinger	....	construction gang boss
April Freeman	....	scenic artist
Kim Garman	....	art department coordinator
Susanna Glattly	....	scenic charge
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon	....	leadman
Ruth Grizzard	....	painter
Ruth Grizzard	....	scenic artist
Leslie Heins	....	painter
Trent Hevener	....	propmaker
Edward Hohman	....	carpenter
Erica Huffman	....	art department coordinator: reshoot
Brinton Jaecks	....	pre-visualization artist
Billy 'Jilly Bones' Jones	....	scenic artist
Kristine Kennedy	....	scenic artist
Christina Eunji Kim	....	set designer
Calla Klessig	....	art department production assistant
Ted Lubonovich II	....	construction coordinator
Nikie Monteleone	....	art department production assistant
Scott T. Pina	....	general foreman
Alli Robbins	....	painter
Timothy Wicks	....	carpenter
Manon Wilkes	....	carpenter
Chad E. Williams	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Karen Baker Landers	....	supervising sound editor (as Karen M. Baker)
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
Roberto Cappannelli	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialog editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Xavier Horan	....	sound editor
Chris Jargo	....	adr supervisor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Kimaree Long	....	dialogue editor
John D. McCormick	....	sound mixer
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete	....	assistant sound editor
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Lars Bjerre	....	dialogue denoising (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael H. Clark	....	special effects technician
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects coordinator
Eric A. Martin	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Danny Albano	....	digital compositor
Anthony Davis	....	digital compositor
David Scheper	....	prop maker
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Alba Albanese	....	stunts
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt coordinator
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: Channing Tatum

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bloor	....	gaffer
Kevin Boyd	....	digital video assist operator
Alfred J. Caragay	....	video assist
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Doug Cordonier	....	electrician
Austin Cross	....	best boy electric
Andrew Degnan	....	second assistant camera
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
James Dombey	....	electrician
David Shane Guild	....	rigging electrician
John Hamilton	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Tim Hennessy	....	camera loader
Chris Henry	....	electrician
Edward Hohman	....	rigging grip
Nicholas Huynh	....	camera production assistant
Jay Kemp	....	rigging gaffer
Tim Kossa	....	electrician
Thomas Loizeaux	....	camera operator
Eric A. Martin	....	electrician
Peter McCaffrey	....	camera operator
Kenneth Morton	....	grip
Les Percy	....	key grip
Jason Petty	....	rigging electrician
Xavier Ramirez	....	camera operator
James A. Ray	....	rigging electrician
Dan Rogers	....	grip
Todd SanSone	....	video utility
Christopher A. Schenck	....	first assistant camera
S. Benny Smyth	....	electrician
Robert Spencer	....	rigging best boy electric
Julian Sternthal	....	grip
Hektor Stockton	....	electrician
Mark Walpole	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Tom Weston	....	camera operator
Tim Wicks	....	grip
Mike Wilson	....	electrician
Franz Wise	....	electrician
Jason Younger	....	grip
Jeff Zook	....	key dimmer board operator
Ian Axilrod	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Johnny Wong	....	animator

Casting Department
Lilian Tan Burch	....	casting associate
Kim Burns	....	extras casting assistant
Carlyn Davis	....	casting: Baltimore
Suzanne Kang	....	casting assistant
Candace Leake	....	casting assistant
Betsy Royall	....	background casting
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Moore	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ricardo Richard Alvarez	....	costumer
Linda M. Boyland	....	key set costumer
Deb Dalton	....	set costumer
Bebe Ferro	....	costumer
Christine Hawes	....	costumer
Jill Kliber	....	assistant costume designer
Joan M. Lynch	....	set costumer
Roseann Milano	....	wardrobe supervisor
Carlous Palmer	....	wardrobe assistant
Derek Sullivan	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Adam Brailsford	....	assistant editor
Jeff Chaves	....	colorist (digital color correction)
Jason Fabbro	....	digital intermediate colorist: inserts
Mike Mertens	....	color timer
Pablo Prietto	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Buck Damon	....	music supervisor
Josh Evans	....	assistant score engineer
John Finklea	....	music editor
Kory Kruckenberg	....	scoring assistant engineer
Mateo Laboriel	....	orchestrator: additional music
Mateo Laboriel	....	programmer
Ernest Lee	....	music recording engineer
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer
Jesse Voccia	....	composer: electronic music

Transportation Department
Michael Luckeroth	....	driver: re-shoot
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator
Byron Roland	....	driver: camera truck (as Byron C. Roland)
Gerald Titus	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Noor Ahmed	....	production legal
Jimmy Badstibner	....	assistant: Mr. Shankman
Richard Baker	....	production assistant
Gillian Bohrer	....	assistant: Mr. Feig
Sue Bokobza	....	production accountant
Shawn Boyachek	....	location manager
Patrick Burn	....	assistant location manager
Manny Chavez	....	production safety supervisor
Jeffrey Coleman	....	stand-in: Channing Tatum
Sandra L. Dixon	....	second assistant accountant
Chizoba Ezeh	....	assistant: Mr. Hayward
Carter Fisk	....	assistant: Ms. Gibgot
Anne Fletcher	....	choreographer
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Karen Gehres	....	epk producer
Julie Hansen	....	post-production accountant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Rachel Griffiths, post-production
Erica Huffman	....	assistant production office coordinator: reshoot
Octavius Lee Johnson	....	location scout
Richard Lilly	....	location assistant
Tricia McCauley	....	stand-in: Jenna Dewan
Jackie McCormack	....	studio teacher
Jennifer McCormick	....	stand-in
Rosero McCoy	....	choreographer
Clem McIntosh	....	production assistant (as Clement McIntosh)
Gil McKinney	....	production assistant
Kerry Meushaw	....	stand-in: Frank Ferrara
Kory O'Donnell	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathy Orloff	....	publicist
Deborah Ortega	....	assistant: Mr. Wachsberger
Denise Piane	....	assistant: Ms Fletcher
Stephanie Puckett	....	production assistant
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production counsel
Ilka Rivard	....	production coordinator
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
Tara A. Senior	....	production counsel
Martha Shane	....	assistant to producers
Frederick Shear	....	second assistant accountant (as Fred Shear)
Mike Sime	....	video playback engineer
Jamal Sims	....	choreographer
Molly Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Starke
Sherrill Smith	....	assistant location manager
Michael Snow	....	production assistant
Eric J. Spiegelman	....	production counsel
Megan Taylor	....	production assistant
John Thiero	....	stand-in: Damaine Radcliff
Erin Toole Williams	....	accounting clerk
David Vogel	....	production assistant
Joe Wehmeyer	....	set production assistant
Cristina Weigmann	....	script supervisor
Robert S. Wilhelm Jr.	....	additional key set production assistant
Linda E. Williams	....	stand-in
Ryan Williams	....	location assistant: re-shoots
Johnny Wong	....	title designer: main titles
Zachary Woodlee	....	assistant choreographer
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Kim Barnhart Posly	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Leonard Butler	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Philip Byron	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Dragonuk	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Halston Ericson-Bohager	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Summit Entertainment (presents) (producer)
• Offspring Entertainment (in association with)
• Eketahuna LLC

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Monolith (2006) (Poland) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2006) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Acme Film (2006) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Avex Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Studio 2.0 (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2006) (Romania) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)

Other Companies

• Cinema Catering  catering
• Clearance Domain  clearances
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins
• Jive Records  soundtrack
• Joe Dunton & Company  cameras and anamorphic lenses
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Reder & Feig  production legal services
• Technicolor  dailies (as Technicolor New York)
• Technicolor  prints
• Walt Disney Studios Costume Department, The  thanks (as Disney Costume Department)
• yU+Co.  main and end titles designed by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief violence and innuendo

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42658) | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-7 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

At least three cast members - Deirdre Lovejoy, Melvin Jackson Jr. and Shaunte Usual have all appeared in "The Wire" (2002)

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tyler is dancing at the club/party, he pops his collar. They go to a close up, and his collar is down, but when they pull back out, his collar is popped again.

Quotes:

Mac Carter:[after Tyler gets in a fight at a party] You feel like because you're a white boy you gotta overcompensate or something?
Tyler Gage:Wow, like wow, you got me figured out, Montel
Mac Carter:Yeah, well you're the one going Jerry Springer all the time
Skinny Carter:Hey, if you're Montel and you're Jerry, then I'm like...
Mac Carter:Jenny Jones
Tyler Gage:No, like Ellen
Mac Carter:Except Ellen gets more chicks than he does!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 12 August 2006" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Toma

STEP UP to a magical film of dance, diversity, rhythm and blues

What a wonderful surprise to find such a terrific film of dance and music in STEP UP and the actors/dancers were out of this world. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are magic on the screen and the music is sensational. My friend, Alia, from UCLA, had raved about this film and wanted me to see it, and I am so glad that I did. I found not only the music and dancing, but the story set in the jungle of a big city of young black men and a young white man struggling to survive and come up with fulfilling lives, to be a journey that is true to the lives of so many young men and women today in metropolitan cities in the USA.

Duane Adler and Melissa Rosenberg have created a film in STEP UP that just hits your heart and soul with the character development created through the actors music and dance, and the sets and costumes which fit each character. I didn't want this film to end, but the last scene is just the one you wanted to see and feel. With STEP UP, you have a strong story, incredible music, wonderful young actors in a diverse world, and the hope that now their young lives can really begin. Loved this film.