Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

Director:

Jon M. Chu

Writers (WGA):

Toni Ann Johnson (written by) and
Karen Barna (written by) ...
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Release Date:

14 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

It's not where you're from. It's where you're at.

Plot:

Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Student | No Opening Credits | High School Student | Rain

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Briana Evigan	...	Andie
Robert Hoffman	...	Chase
Adam G. Sevani	...	Moose
Cassie Ventura	...	Sophie
Danielle Polanco	...	Missy
Christopher Scott	...	Hair
Mari Koda	...	Jenny Kido
Janelle Cambridge	...	Fly
Luis Rosado	...	Monster
Harry Shum Jr.	...	Cable
LaJon Dantzler	...	Smiles
Telisha Shaw	...	Felicia
Black Thomas	...	Tuck
Kmel Howell	...	K-Mel (as Kejamel 'K-Mel' Howell)
Jeff 'Rapid' Ogle	...	Rapid
Donnie 'Crumbs' Counts	...	Crumbs
Ebone Johnson	...	EBZ
Rynan 'Rainen' Paguio	...	Kid Rainen
James 'Cricket' Colter	...	Cricket
Alison Faulk	...	Alstar
Alex 'Shorty' Welch	...	Shorty (as Shorty Welch)
Troy Kirby	...	Troy
Jeffrey 'Machine' McCann	...	Machine (as Jeffery 'Machine' McCann)
Will Kemp	...	Blake Collins
Channing Tatum	...	Tyler
Sonja Sohn	...	Sarah
J-Boog	...	DJ Sand (as Boogie)
Amarr M. Wooten	...	Charlie (as Amarr Merritt)
Daisha Graf	...	Blake's Class Dancer
Jimmie Jelani Manners	...	Blake's Class Dancer (as Jimmie Manners)
Shane Rutkowski	...	Blake's Class Dancer
Laura Edwards	...	Blake's Class Dancer
Samantha Zweben	...	Blake's Class Dancer
Patrick Brennan	...	Blake's Class Dancer
Marian Licha	...	Mrs. Serrano
Sarah Rivera-Scott	...	Aunt Maria
Luis Salgado	...	Alejandro
Katie Corrado	...	Assistant
E. Dawn Samuel	...	Admissions Panel
Ava Lenet	...	Admissions Panel
Nick Cordileone	...	Admissions Panel
Amanda Cieri	...	MSA Auditionee
Hi-Hat	...	Businesswoman on Subway (as Hi Hat)
Herbert Matz	...	Older Man on Subway
Howard Chu	...	Subway Family
Ruth Chu	...	Subway Family
Lawrence Chu	...	Subway Family
Jess Braden Cruz	...	Subway Family
Gavin Danger Russell	...	Subway Baby
Delia Goncalves	...	News Reporter
Jamal Sims	...	Bartender
Katie Berenson	...	Goth Crew
Olivia Cipolla	...	Goth Crew
Megan Kain	...	Goth Crew
Kelly Lafarga	...	Goth Crew
Carly Lang	...	Goth Crew
Michaela Sprague	...	Goth Crew
Jerry 'Flo' Randolph	...	West Coast Rider (as Flo Master)
Chuck Maldonado	...	West Coast Rider
Dondraico Johnson	...	West Coast Rider
Rhapsody James	...	West Coast Rider
Sharya Howell	...	West Coast Rider (as Sharaya Howell)
Brandy Lamkin	...	West Coast Rider
Binkie	...	West Coast Rider
Gary Kendell	...	Jabbawockeez Crew
Chris Gatdula	...	Jabbawockeez Crew
Jeff Nguyen	...	Jabbawockeez Crew
Philippe Tayag	...	Jabbawockeez Crew
Kate Lacey	...	Administrator
BettyAnn Leeseberg-Lange	...	Vocal Coach
Dave Scott	...	Car Stereo Guy
Julie 'Jules' Urich	...	B Girl (as Jules Urich)
Nancy Thornton	...	Ensemble Dancer
Chase Benz	...	Club Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joanna Becker	...	Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Courtney Bell	...	Cello Girl (uncredited)
Boogie	...	Dj Sand (uncredited)
Laura Bryce	...	MSA Student (uncredited)
Natalie Christina	...	Salsa Party Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Cohen	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Fahrenkopf	...	Restaurant Patron / Pedestrian (uncredited)
Thomas M. Hagen	...	Rave Dancer (uncredited)
Rae Haskins	...	MSA Student (uncredited)
Austin Honaker	...	That Guy Not Dancing in the Rain (uncredited)
JabbaWockeez	...	Jabbawockeez (uncredited)
Nicole Catrice Keller	...	Street Dancer / Hip hop (uncredited)
T. Alloy Langenfeld	...	Father with Baby on Metro (uncredited)
Suzanne M. Lee	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)
Michael James Levy	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Marili Mejias	...	Missy's Friend (uncredited)
Brian Mercer	...	MSA Student (uncredited)
Lauren Minite	...	Dragon Club Girl (uncredited)
Adrian Nanney	...	Dragon Club Patron (uncredited)
Chris O'Brocki	...	Dragon Club Thug (uncredited)
Chelsea O'Toole	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Manny Oliverez	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Norman Outlaw	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Mark J. Parker	...	Dragon Club Dancer (uncredited)
Natasha Parnian	...	Tara (uncredited)
Tom Pruitt	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Roger Sands	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Danielle Souza	...	Street Dancer (uncredited)
Jake Stormoen	...	Dan (uncredited)
Patrick Michael Strange	...	MSA Student (uncredited)
April Tyler	...	Club Goer (uncredited)
Torell Vinson	...	Dragon Club Dancer (uncredited)
Sarah Wainio	...	Dragon Club Patron (uncredited)
Kelley Welte	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Steven James Williams	...	Club dancer (uncredited)
Sahrah Zarei	...	Club Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Jon M. Chu

Writing credits (WGA)
Toni Ann Johnson		(written by) and
Karen Barna		(written by)
Duane Adler		(characters)

Produced by
Erik Feig	....	producer
Anne Fletcher	....	executive producer
Jennifer Gibgot	....	producer
Bob Hayward	....	executive producer
Meredith Milton	....	executive producer
Matthew Mizel	....	co-producer
David Nicksay	....	executive producer
Adam Shankman	....	producer
Daniel Silverberg	....	associate producer
Patrick Wachsberger	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Max Malkin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nicholas Erasmus
Andrew Marcus

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Richard Mento
Terri Taylor

Production Design by
Devorah Herbert

Art Direction by
Paul D. Kelly

Set Decoration by
Jennifer M. Gentile

Costume Design by
Luca Mosca

Makeup Department
Lydia Bensimmon	....	hair stylist (as Lydia Bensimon Benaim)
Ardis Cohen	....	key hair stylist (as Ardis F. Cohen)
Charmaine Henninger	....	hair stylist
Janice Kinigopoulos	....	hair stylist
Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion	....	makeup artist
Sandra Linn Koepper	....	key makeup artist
Annabelle MacNeal	....	makeup artist
Ngozi Olandu	....	second makeup artist (as Ngozika Olandu)
Janice Tunnell	....	makeup artist
Sherri Bramlett	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
David Nicksay	....	unit production manager
Mel Robertson	....	second production manager
Yvonne Yaconelli	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alison C. Rosa	....	second assistant director
Daniel Silverberg	....	first assistant director
Amaranda Soria	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
I. Javier Ameijeiras	....	concept illustrator
Bryan Badman	....	construction foreman
Jamie Bishop	....	on-set dresser
Erik Boring	....	lead man
Michael Davis	....	construction coordinator
Susanna Glattly	....	scenic charge
Ruth Grizzard	....	scenic artist
Leslie Heins	....	painter
Healy Howard	....	art department assistant
Billy 'Jilly Bones' Jones	....	scenic gang boss
Kristine Kennedy	....	painter
Kristina Kilpe	....	assistant property master
Beth Morris	....	art department coordinator
Ted Nolan	....	construction shop foreman
Mike Raybould	....	greens foreman
Jennie Hill Robinson	....	key greens
Keith Sale	....	leadman
David Scheper	....	propmaker
Arthur Shippee	....	property master
Murray Steele	....	painter
Mamie Stein	....	props
Tiffany Zappulla	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
G.W. Brown	....	supervising adr & dialogue editor
Jeanette Browning	....	adr recordist
Julie Feiner	....	sound editor
Erik Flockoi	....	sound recordist
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	sound effects editor
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Rob Nokes	....	sound effects recordist
Judy Nord	....	sound recordist
Jason Oliver	....	sound recordist
Jason Petty	....	cable utility
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
James A. Ray	....	sound utility
Charles W. Ritter	....	sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	dialogue editor
Jim Stuebe	....	production sound mixer
John Sweeney	....	boom operator
Ann L. Thornberg	....	assistant sound editor
Todd Toon	....	supervising sound editor
Mark A. Tracy	....	first assistant sound editor
Richard Van Dyke	....	production sound mixer
Aaron Zeller	....	ProTools operator

Special Effects by
William Catania	....	special effects coordinator
Matt Mehring	....	special effects technician
Doug Scaramuzzo	....	special effects assistant
Patrick Tantalo	....	special effects technician
Kathleen Tonkin	....	special effects technician
Robert Vazquez	....	special effects supervisor
Manon Wilkes	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Akemi Abe	....	rotoscoping artist
Elika Burns	....	roto/paint supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Gayle Busby	....	visual effects producer
Shane Cook	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
James P. Noon	....	tracking
Kenneth Pelletier	....	title designer: end title sequence
Prateep Siamwalla	....	tracking
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Xye	....	tracking
Craig Crawford	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Lucas Hull	....	broadcast designer (uncredited)

Stunts
Cort Hessler	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Axilrod	....	second assistant camera
Karen Ballard	....	still photographer
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer
John Bratlien	....	set lighting technician
Ray Brown	....	key grip
Dean Citroni	....	dolly grip
Doug Cordonier	....	grip
Austin Cross	....	lighting technician
Jason Dunn	....	grip
Phaedra Eason	....	grip
Danny Eckler	....	grip
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
David Shane Guild	....	rigging electrician
John Hamilton	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Henry	....	lighting technician
Nicholas Huynh	....	loader
Jay Kemp	....	rigging gaffer
Charles Laughon	....	video assist operator
Eric Leach	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Dennis A. Livesey	....	camera operator: second camera
Dominic Mainl	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Eric Metcalf	....	grip
Christopher Moats	....	electrician
Kenneth Morton	....	dolly grip
Jason Parks	....	electrician
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	camera operator
Jeffery M. Renlie	....	chief lighting technician
Bradley A. Rochlitzer	....	assistant camera
Rodolfo Salas III	....	assistant camera
Paul Schultz	....	grip
S. Benny Smyth	....	rigging electrician
Ted Spiegler	....	best boy grip
Julian Sternthal	....	key rigging grip
Hektor Stockton	....	rigging electrician
Taj J. Teffaha	....	additional camera operator
Christopher A. Thompson	....	electrician
Wade Tyree	....	lighting technician
Tim Wicks	....	grip
Franz Wise	....	additional electrician

Casting Department
Nadia Aleyd	....	casting executive
Jesse Lucy Allen	....	casting assistant
Michael Cohen	....	casting intern: local
Terri Douglas	....	adr group voice casting
Meagan Lewis	....	location casting associate
John McAlary	....	casting assistant
Pat Moran	....	casting director: local
Mandy Sprinkel	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kairo Courts	....	costumer
Katie Howard	....	set costumer
Amanda Sroka	....	key costumer
Constance Harris	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Michael Simon	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Derek Sullivan	....	additional costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jeff Chaves	....	colorist (digital color correction)
George Chavez	....	color timer
Jason Fabbro	....	video colorist
Conor Guy	....	first assistant editor
Scott Hatcher	....	assistant editor
Trent Johnson	....	digital film colorist
Carl S.G. Moore	....	digital intermediate producer
Richie Roefaro	....	colorist assistant
Matt Sweat	....	post-production assistant
Frances P. Valliere	....	post-production coordinator
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Buck Damon	....	music supervisor
George Doering	....	musician
Jerry Hey	....	orchestrator
Scott Hosfeld	....	musician
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Ernest Lee	....	music recording engineer
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Barbara McDermott	....	assistant music editor
Melissa Muik	....	music editor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer
Jesse Voccia	....	composer: electronic music
Brad Warnaar	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Michael Bortner	....	transportation
Duane Kelly	....	transportation captain
Michael Luckeroth	....	transportation coordinator
Lisa Slattery	....	transportation office coordinator
Oranz Walker	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Case Aiken	....	production assistant
Jimmy Badstibner	....	assistant: Mr. Shankman
Liat Baruch	....	assistant: Mr. Chu
Abby Becker	....	production assistant
Beth Boyd	....	assistant production coordinator (as Beth A. Boyd)
Allyn Camp	....	production assistant
Larry Caudle	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Chambers	....	production coordinator (as Elizabeth L. Chambers)
Ann Christman	....	assistant production coordinator (as Ann S. Christman)
Melissa Stanley Cohen	....	production coordinator
Alex Collins	....	assistant: Mr. Chu
Jeanie Daniels	....	post-production accountant
Sonia Y. Dawson	....	second assistant accountant
Katie Diesinger	....	assistant: Mr. Nicksay (as Katie 'M.K.' Diesinger)
Maboud Ebrahimzadeh	....	production assistant
Caprice Ericson	....	assistant location manager
Halston Ericson-Bohager	....	production assistant
Evelyn S. Farkas	....	set medic
Robert L. Fiks	....	production assistant
Robb Foglia	....	script supervisor
Evan Guilfoyle	....	location scout
Barbara Gutman	....	production accountant
Hi-Hat	....	choreographer (as Nadine 'Hi Hat' Ruffin)
Bryan Kalfus	....	assistant: Ms. Gibgot
Sunja Knapp	....	assistant: adam shankman
Tom Kuljurgis	....	assistant to Ms. Gibgot
John Latenser V	....	location manager
Tania Levin	....	payroll accountant
Greg Lubin	....	production assistant
Kramer Lucas	....	production coordinator
Todd Y. Murata	....	creative executive
Walter E. Myal	....	set production assistant
Alonzo Nevarez	....	first assistant accountant
Matthew Dillon Noonan	....	assistant location manager
Kathy Orloff	....	unit publicist
Deborah Ortega	....	assistant: Mr. Wachsberger
Arian Simone Reed	....	publicity consultant (as Arian Reed)
Brandy Rivers	....	assistant: Mr. Feig
Marvin Ruffin	....	location assistant
Jason Russell	....	assistant: Mr. Chu
Dave Scott	....	choreographer
Michael Simkin	....	assistant: Mr. Mizel
Jamal Sims	....	choreographer
Michelle Skaneski	....	production assistant
Rachael Stewart	....	additional accounting clerk (as Charley Stewart)
May Tam	....	additional production assistant
Robert Trela	....	production assistant
David Vogel	....	production assistant
Amy Willis	....	production assistant: editorial
David Brauns	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Sheila Cutchlow	....	stand-in: Telisha Shaw (uncredited)
Christina Hwang	....	title producer (uncredited)
Angela S. Lee	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Michyl-Shannon Quilty	....	production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Nellie Thompson	....	office production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Indigo Wilmann	....	assistant: Mr. Hayward (uncredited)

Thanks
Charles Brickbauer	....	the producers wish to thank
Melissa Stanley Cohen	....	in memory of (as Melissa 'Stanley' Cohen)
Jack Gerbes	....	the producers wish to thank
Ralign T. Wells	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

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

Distributors

• Acme Film (2008) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• CK Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2010) (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)
• Touchstone Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Wonder Works Films (2009) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Absolute Rentals  post-production rentals
• Atlantic Records  soundtrack
• BridgeStreet Worldwide  production housing
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Hollywood Rentals Productions Services  grip and lighting equipment (as Hollywood Rentals)
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  honeywagon: transportation equipment
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• MySpace  special thanks
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage  music recorded at (as Sony Scoring Stage)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  release printing
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Walt Disney Studios  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

"Step Up 2: The Street" - Japan (English title) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, some suggestive material and brief violence

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44125) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-7 | Sweden:7 | Taiwan:PG-12 | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Finalists from MTV's "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" (2008), the JabbaWockeez, appear in the movie briefly wearing their signature white masks.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Andie gets kicked out of 410 and is talking to Chase, she takes her hat off and puts it on the table to the left. The shot turns to Chase and back and the hat is on the right, then in the next shot you can still see the table but it is no longer on the right. Once the shot goes back to the table, it is on the left again.

Quotes:

Moose:Yeah, we're her crew! We're getting ready to battle at the streets.
Felicia:What street? Sesame Street?

Movie Connections:

References Glitter (2001)

Soundtrack:

Ain't No Stressin'

See it for the dancing!!

The story lacks substance, but I did not see the movie for story... I saw it for the dancing and the dancing was great. I love all dance movies though. This was definitely the movie with the best dancing, but not necessarily the best storyline. Take the Lead was a better story, but the dancing could not compare. The new characters were cool too. They had pretty good chemistry. The movie kept me totally entertained the whole time even though it was totally predictable. Like I said the dancing was what I wanted to see and I was not at all disappointed. The last 15 minutes of the movie made it definitely worth an hour and a half of my time. If you like dancing you'll love it... if you don't then you won't!