Kicks (2016)

Brandon is a 15 year old whose dream is a pair of fresh Air Jordans. Soon after he gets his hands on them, they're stolen by a local hood, causing Brandon and his two friends to go on a dangerous mission through Oakland to retrieve them.

Director:

Justin Tipping

Writers:

Joshua Beirne-Golden, Justin Tipping

Stars:

Jahking Guillory, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Christopher Meyer

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jahking Guillory	...	Brandon
Christopher Jordan Wallace	...	Albert
Christopher Meyer	...	Rico
Kofi Siriboe	...	Flaco
Mahershala Ali	...	Marlon
Rxchie	...	Basketball Player
Molly Shaiken	...	The Astronaut
Koran Streets	...	Trev
Dante Clark	...	Gabe
Donté Clark	...	Ryan
Mistah F.A.B.	...	Daryl
Nessma Ismail	...	Gorda
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalie Stephany Aguilar	...	Girl at School
Dustin Christenson	...	Basketball Player
Rudy Corpuz	...	Big Mo

Storyline

Fifteen-year-old Brandon longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy, assuming that merely having them on his feet will help him escape the reality of being poor, neglected by the opposite sex and picked on by everyone - even his best friends. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by Flaco, a local hood. Brandon goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen sneakers.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | smoking weed | cigarette smoking | one word title | shooting | 

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Taglines:

They aren't just shoes.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, drug/alcohol use and language throughout, and sexual content - involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ayakkabilar

Filming Locations:

Oakland, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,111, 11 September 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$145,368, 25 September 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Animal Kingdom, BGA Productions, Bow and Arrow Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The symbol of the red man jumping on the Air Jordan is the image of Michael Jordan's famous dunno from the foul line in the 1988 Slam dunk contest, the dunk which earned him the victory over opponent and friend, Dominique Wilkins, who won the year before. The dunk is still trusted to this day in slam dunk contests to this day and usually a deciding dunk for a victory.

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Quotes

Brandon: [V.O] Sometimes I wish I had a spaceship... just hang out in space where it's quiet and no one could mess with me.

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Soundtracks

Flaco Chases Brandon
by Brian Reitzell
© 2016 Back Lot Music

User Reviews

Good attempt but a terrible delivery! Overly exaggerated!

I appreciate the attempt to tackle a serious subject. Children are dying over something as simple as a pair of sneakers. I wanted to like this movie but the acting was horrible and over exaggerated. Yes, the N word, underage drinking, violence and drug use is rampant in an urban environment, but not the way it was depicted in this movie. It was so overdone that it was both laughable and depressing. If your not from this environment please understand that this is a terrible depiction.