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User Rating:
5.0/10   1,086 votes
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Director:
Darren Grant
Writers (WGA):
Duane Adler (screenplay) and
Nicole Avril (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
8 August 2008 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
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. | full synopsis
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User Comments:
mixed feelings about this one more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Bille Woodruff Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of sensuality.
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Carmen: Maybe he was upset cos you were so bad.
Brooke: Ease off Carmen, she was killing it.
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Movie Connections:
References Flashdance (1983) more
Soundtrack:
Love Ya more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
mixed feelings about this one, 4 January 2009
4/10
Author: from Canada

I have to be honest, I watched this movie for 2 reasons One: a small portion of the movie was taped in my local city. I wanted to check out how the landmarks where used in the movie (the mechanical shop, the bridge and the club where some landmarks that I recognized), which I should add was done really well. Second: In the past I have enjoyed dance movies. This movie is way to similar to "Save the last Dance" basically because I have seen "Save the last Dance" I knew basically what was going to happen in this movie. Besides being a copycat movie I would say Make it happen is an entertaining family movie but not as entertaining as Darren Grants other movies I have seen. I will recommend this movie to my teen aged nieces as the target age would be 21 and under.

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