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Rize

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 1h 26m
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Rize (2005)
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Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.

  • Director
    • David LaChapelle
  • Stars
    • Tommy the Clown
    • Larry Berry
    • Dragon
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    • Director
      • David LaChapelle
    • Stars
      • Tommy the Clown
      • Larry Berry
      • Dragon
    • 46User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Tommy the Clown
    Tommy the Clown
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    Larry Berry
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    Dragon
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    Jassy Marie
    • Lil Mama Dancer
    La Niña
    • Self
    Miss Prissy
    • Self
    Kevin Scott Richardson
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    • Music producer
    Christopher Toler
    Christopher Toler
    • Lil C
    Ceasare Willis
    • Tight Eyez
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      • David LaChapelle
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    • Trivia
      David LaChapelle was introduced to krump dancing on the set of Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" video, which he also directed.
    • Quotes

      Tight Eyez: We're not gonna be clones of the commercial hip-hop world... because that's been seen for so many years.Somebody's waitin'on something different... another generation of kids with morals and values... that they won't need... what's being commercialized or tailor-made for them... custom-made, because I feel that we're custom-made. And we're of more value than any piece of jewelry... or any car or any big house that anybody could buy.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Bewitched/Yes/Land of the Dead/Herbie: Fully Loaded/Rize/March of the Penguins (2005)
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    User reviews46

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    10/10
    Truly a wonder of nature, this urban predator, Tommy the Clown and many a story to tell. But it was a rare occasion, such as this, that he did
    Primus fans, admittedly not exactly the target audience for this film, will immediately recognize the lyrics above and hopefully get a little kick out of it. People who don't know Primus, probably most of the people who would watch this documentary and read about it, will most likely send me angry e-mails.

    I am not the biggest fan of hip-hop, rap, r&b, etc., but I decided to check out this documentary because I recently moved to LA and I appreciate seeing people who take difficult life situations and turn them into something positive, and that is exactly what happens in this movie. All of these kids living in the so called dangerous parts of Los Angeles take their frustration and their fear and channel it into a unique style of dancing, which is often quite a spectacle to behold.

    It starts with a man who calls himself Tommy the Clown, who entertains at children's parties much like most other types of clowns, except that he specializes in an amazing dance performance rather than magic tricks and balloon animals, and before long other dancing clown groups are popping up all over the place, mostly staffed by kids and teenagers who otherwise would more than likely get involved in a life of crime.

    This is an amazing look into the reality of the lives that these people live, right down to individual dance parties, some of the unwritten social rules of the people who dance together (the styles change so quickly that they can tell who has missed even a single day of dancing), and tragic events that take place in their everyday lives. Even if this is not your style of music or dancing, this documentary is definitely worth a look to see how some people take something so difficult and so bad in their lives and turn it into something good. Truly inspiring.
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    • Release date
      • June 24, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Подъём!
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • David LaChapelle Studios
      • HSI Productions
      • Darkfibre Entertainment Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,336,391
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,574,787
      • Jun 26, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,646,889
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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