Dance Flick (2009)

Street dancer Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as the enter in the mother of all dance battles.

Director:

Damien Dante Wayans

Writers:

Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans,

Stars:

Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans Jr., Shawn Wayans

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shoshana Bush	...	Megan
Damon Wayans Jr.	...	Thomas
Essence Atkins	...	Charity
Affion Crockett	...	A-Con
Chris Elliott	...	Ron
Christina Murphy	...	Nora
David Alan Grier	...	Sugar Bear
Amy Sedaris	...	Ms. Cameltoé
Kim Wayans	...	Ms. Dontwannabebothered
Lauren Bowles	...	Glynn
Brennan Hillard	...	Jack
George Gore II	...	Ray
Chelsea Makela	...	Tracy Transfat
Ross Thomas	...	Tyler
Shawn Wayans	...	Baby Daddy

Storyline

Street dancer Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as the enter in the mother of all dance battles.

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Plot Keywords:

dance | wardrobe malfunction | rap | hip hop | african american | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Snowflake

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£462,825 (UK) (21 August 2009)

Gross:

£1,098,075 (UK) (28 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Wayans Bros. Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 88 min (unrated DVD)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the back-up dancers in Uncle Tom's crew is Christopher Scott, who played "Hair" in Step Up 2: The Streets. He is wearing the same outfit in both movies.

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Goofs

Charity's baby is played by at least 4 different babies.

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Quotes

Megan: I'm scared, Thomas.
Thomas: Don't worry, just do the dance you did at the club.
Megan: [Megan sits on the chair and taps her legs together in the air]
Thomas: [Surprised] Not that club.

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Connections

Spoofs High School Musical (2006)

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Soundtracks

"U Know What's Up"
Written by Edward Ferrell, Anthony Hamilton, Balewa Muhammad (as Balewa M. Muhammad),
Clifton Lighty, Darren Lighty and Veronica McKenzie
Performed by Donell Jones
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

They used all the funny clips in the trailer

(Synopsis) Megan (Shoshanna Bush) has a dream of going to Juilliard and becoming a dancer. While she is performing at her dance audition, her mother is tragically killed in an auto accident. Megan must move to another city to her destitute father's apartment which is located in a condemned building. She enrolls in Musical High School, an inner city high school. Since her mother's death, Megan has given up dancing. Megan meets some new friends at the school like Tracy (Chelsea Makela), Charity (Essence Atkins), and Thomas (Damon Wayans Jr.) who dance in a street dance gang. Thomas and Megan connect, and they must face their impossible dance dream together. They try to bring the ultimate dance crew together to win $5,000 at the local dance contest.

(My Comment) The funny and inventive Wayans Brothers made this spoof movie, yet it was not as funny as the TV movie trailers would imply. This is one of those movies that used all the funny clips in the trailer. If you go in thinking it will be a funny movie, it will disappoint you. There are so many problems with the acting, script, editing, and direction. Unfortunately, Dance Flick did not meet my expectations. I did laugh at many of the scenes, but the few laughs that I did have, weren't enough. At least the movie was short. I would not recommend this movie to anyone, so save your money and see something else. (Paramount Pictures, Run Time 1:23, Rated PG-13)(2/10)