Roll Bounce (2005)

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writer:

Norman Vance Jr.

Stars:

Shad Moss, Nick Cannon, Meagan Good

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shad Moss	...	Xavier 'X' Smith (as Bow Wow)
Chi McBride	...	Curtis Smith
Meagan Good	...	Naomi Phillips
Wesley Jonathan	...	Sweetness
Marcus T. Paulk	...	Boo
Rick Gonzalez	...	Naps
Jurnee Smollett-Bell	...	Tori (as Jurnee Smollett)
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Junior
Khleo Thomas	...	Mixed Mike
Kellita Smith	...	Vivian
Mike Epps	...	Byron
Charlie Murphy	...	Victor
Nick Cannon	...	Bernard
Paul Wesley	...	Troy
Daniel Yabut	...	Roy

Storyline

1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming-of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. Heading over to the Sweetwater Roller Rink, they find their modest talents are, at first, no competition for their trick skaters and pretty girls who follow their every move.

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Plot Keywords:

tube sock | competition | roller skates | 1970s | boy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Febre dos Patins

Filming Locations:

1223 East 85th Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,570,366, 25 September 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$17,378,977, 1 January 2006

Company Credits

Production Co:

State Street Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ten percent of the movie's opening weekend gross was donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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Goofs

When the boys are on the bus, headed home from the skating rink, a modern SUV, car, and police car are visible out of the bus windows.

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Quotes

Tori: Sweetness, you so fine!
Junior: Yes, you are!
Boo: Junior!
Junior: Shh! I'm talking to Tootsie!

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob Movie (2012)

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Soundtracks

Boogie Fever
Written by Freddie Perren (as Frederick Perren) and Kenny St. Lewis
Performed by The Sylvers
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Exactly as Advertised!

We saw Roll Bounce this afternoon. It was exactly what I expected it to be. A predictable, exaggerated, silly, corny, inauthentic 70's nostalgia-fest.

We loved it! Seriously, it's probably in our top five for the year thus far. It was so much fun. Even the dramatic, serious moments were good and not laughable. My husband said afterwards he was thinking how funny it was that an emotional scene in an otherwise fluffy, insubstantial feel-good movie could evoke more feeling in him than all two hours of The Constant Gardener, for example.

Anyhow, we've both been a good mood ever since, we just had a great time at the movies. It was nice to see a good, clean, wholesome family movie that doesn't suck.