Kickin It Old Skool (2007)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Harvey Glazer

Writers (WGA):

Trace Slobotkin (written by) and
Josh Siegal (written by) ...

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Coma | Talent Show | Dance Show | Friend | Dance Floor

Cast

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	...	Himself
Emmanuel Lewis	...	Himself
Alexander Calvert	...	Young Justin

Also Known As:

Kicking It Old School (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content and language. (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

USA:107 min | USA:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42992) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Tsawwassen, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Jizzy Entertainment

Trivia:

Alan Ruck plays a character named Dr. Fry. In Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Alan Ruck played a character named Cameron Frye. Dr. Fry also mentions that he is still paying off the Ferrari!

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Darnell Jackson: Uh, what percentage in chance does my friend, Aki, have of sleeping with you?
Yun: Zero percent.
Darnell Jackson: One more question, please. What if he's a professional break-dancer?
Yun: Two percent.
Aki: Mathematically that's an infinity percent increase.
Justin Schumacher: Yeah! That's my Aki! Homeboy's forever?
Aki: Homeboy's forever.
Darnell Jackson: Homeboy's forever.
Hector: Homeboy's forever.
Darnell Jackson, Aki, Justin Schumacher, Hector: Funky Fresh Boyz!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Blue Lagoon (1980)

Soundtrack:

The Life

Retro Fun

Knightrider, Garbage Pail Kids, Plastic Smurfs, Flashdance, Rubiks Cube, Different Strokes and the list goes on..........Its the 80's. This film pays homage to all the good and not so good memories of the 80's, i actually sat in my seat squirming remembering it all. Its was a strange thing because i had forgotten about the craze for Garbage Pail Kids cards and Plastic toy Smurfs but i never and i will repeat never wore a white string vest.

The film itself had myself laughing with hysteria at all these memories that i had long forgotten, there were a few parts over the top and lost the humour it was supposed to represent. The mini cameo from The Hoff would not have been as good if it were not for his T-shirt "Dont Hassle the Hoff"......Priceless.

Please do not expect much from this movie, just remember the nostalgia of the 80's and we all used to dress like that, yes even you did if you are in your late 20's/30's. The cast just played along with the script as best they could as it has little in substance it rely's totally on the humour. The Dance off finale has some funny moments but don't let me spoil it for you. Its certainly not the best comedy around but watch it and enjoy yourself for 90 minutes.