Make It Happen (2008)

Director:

Darren Grant

Writers (WGA):

Duane Adler (screenplay) and
Nicole Avril (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

8 August 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery. |

Plot Keywords:

Legs | Burlesque

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Lauryn
Tessa Thompson	...	Dana
Riley Smith	...	Russ
John Reardon	...	Joel
Julissa Bermudez	...	Carmen
Ashley Roberts	...	Brooke
Karen LeBlanc	...	Brenda
Matt Kippen	...	Wayne
Erik Fjeldsted	...	Marty - Mechanic
Aaron Merke	...	Clay - Mechanic
Leigh Enns	...	Flirtatious Customer
Christina Grace	...	Female Dancer - Auditions (as Christina Grace SY)
Debbie Patterson	...	Audition Receptionist
Sofia Costantini	...	Choreographer's Assistant
Jeremy Koz	...	Cool Looking Guy

Also Known As:

Untitled Bille Woodruff Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of sensuality.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Ireland:12A | USA:PG-13 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Czech Republic:U | South Africa:10M | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Australia:PG | Malaysia:U (PG-13) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Mayhem Project, The

Trivia:

The umbrella dance was originally planned with water dropping down like rain, with the girls dancing in water, splashing it around with their dance moves. However, the idea was scraped due to the fact that it would be too easy for the girls to fall while shooting the scene.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene were Lauren dances onstage at Ruby's for the first time, as she goes into her starting pose, she realizes that she is too fair to the left (viewer's left, her right) of the stage and adjusts herself so her silhouette (outline) is right in the middle of the sliding stage door (at the line where the doors meet). However, in the very next shot her silhouette is now to the right (viewer's right) of the middle/door split.

Quotes:

Carmen: Maybe he was upset cos you were so bad.
Brooke: Ease off Carmen, she was killing it.

Movie Connections:

References Flashdance (1983)

Soundtrack:

Bottoms Up

Why is it not possible to show two consecutive dance moves in one shot?

This film is trash. Pure and simple. Zombie Strippers has better dance sequences and for that matter much better editing as well.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead does not convince and her rhythm and grace are truly suspect. I think that might be one of the reasons she pulls a hoodie over her face so the double can step in.

There is nothing better than seeing beautifully performed dance on camera. Bob Fosse and Michael Jackson come to mind. They at least had the confidence to show dance moves in entirety without the use of earthquake-cam and rapid cutting.

There is no substitute for talent and there is none on show here.