Kickin It Old Skool (2007)

A young breakdancer hits his head during a talent show and slips into a coma for twenty years. Waking up in 2006, he looks to revive his and his team's career with the help of his girlfriend and his parents.

Director:

Harvey Glazer

Writers:

Trace Slobotkin, Josh Siegal,

Stars:

Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Kennedy	...	Justin Schumacher
Maria Menounos	...	Jennifer
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Darnell
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Kip
Christopher McDonald	...	Marty Schumacher
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Sylvia Schumacher
Bobby Lee	...	Aki
Aris Alvarado	...	Hector
Alan Ruck	...	Dr. Fry
Jesse Brown	...	Cole (as Jesse 'Casper' Brown)
Stuart Stone	...	DJ Tanner
Vivica A. Fox	...	Roxanne
David Hasselhoff	...	David Hasselhoff
Emmanuel Lewis	...	Emmanuel Lewis
Alexander Calvert	...	Young Justin

Storyline

A young breakdancer hits his head during a talent show and slips into a coma for twenty years. Waking up in 2006, he looks to revive his and his team's career with the help of his girlfriend and his parents.

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Plot Keywords:

coma | talent show | dance show | friend | dance floor | 

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Taglines:

Breakdancing isn't dead. It's been in a coma.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Accros du rétro

Filming Locations:

Tsawwassen, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,541,419 (USA) (27 April 2007)

Gross:

$4,500,147 (USA) (6 July 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jizzy Entertainment, Hi-Def Entertainment, Bob Yari Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's translation in Russia is "Show me the Old School".

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Goofs

One of the Transformers (Optimus Prime) in the hospital room is not the American/ Hasbro version.

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Quotes

Darnell Jackson: They're shooting a TV show, I heard of this. It's like American Idol for dancing.
Justin Schumacher: America what?
Darnell Jackson: Star Search, it's like Star Search for dancing.

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Connections

References Ghostbusters II (1989)

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Soundtracks

"The Life"
Written by Anderson Pittboss Johnson Jr. (as A. "Pittboss" Johnson Jr.), Aulsondro Novelist Hamilton (as Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton) and Eric Borders (as Eric "E" Borders)
Performed by KansasCali
Courtesy of The Superb Group

User Reviews

That 4/10 rating is about right

I generally like Jamie Kennedy and thought Malibu's Most Wanted was pretty funny. But holy crap, this movie was a pile of ****.

They had a great premise to build on and they blew it. Could have had cameos all over the place, Turbo and Ozone from Breakin', Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Flash, etc etc.

Instead, they put in a bunch of Busch league dancers who were flat out annoying, and jokes written with zero creativity. It reminds me of another turd that came out recently, Drillbit Taylor.. Annoying characters, a script that wouldn't pass a 5th grade Creative Writing paper, with a few people that *could* have been funny (and are in other movies).

At minimum it should have been funny and it should have had some ridiculously good breakers and it failed miserably on both counts.

I'm being kind by giving it 4/10.