Step Up

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 08 11 (USA)

UPC: 786936718140

Studio: Touchstone / Disney

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Mild Violence, Adult Situations]

Summary: An aspiring ballerina from a wealthy family learns some lessons about both dancing and life from a roughneck with soul in this teen drama. Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in a rough section of Baltimore, and has been in and out of trouble with the law most of his life. Finding himself before the judge yet again, Tyler is sentenced to 200 hours of community service, and he ends up mopping floors at the Maryland School of the Arts. Tyler catches the eye of Nora (Jenna Dewan), a gifted ballet student who is trying to incorporate hip-hop moves into her classical routines. None of Nora's fellow students seem to be on the same page as her, but Tyler is a talented street dancer with strength, moves, and enthusiasm. Despite the misgivings of the school's administrators, Nora persuades Tyler to team up with her for a major class project. Tyler gains a new self-respect as he gives in to the discipline of the dance academy, but he wonders if this new opportunity means turning his back on who he really is. Matters become all the more complicated when Tyler and Nora realize they're falling in love. Step Up was the first directorial credit for choreographer Anne Fletcher, who designed dance routines for the films Bring It On, She's All That, and Boogie Nights. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Features: Deleted scenes and bloopers
MySpace.com dance contest videos
"Making the Moves" featurette
Music videos:
Ciara featuring Chamillionaire - "Get Up"
Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole - "(When You Gonna) Give It up to Me"
Chris Brown - "Say Goodbye"
Samantha Jade - "Step Up"
Audio commentary with Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan and director/choreographer Anne Fletcher

Step Up

Format: DVD

Release Date: 12/19/2006

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 103 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Step Up
1. Opening Titles [8:59]
2. Maryland School of the Performing Arts [7:31]
3. Grace Period [7:20]
4. A New Dance Partner [6:50]
5. Rehearsals [8:03]
6. Quitting [7:18]
7. A Different Routine [9:07]
8. What Do You Want? [10:49]
9. Replaced [9:03]
10. Breaking the Rules [9:31]
11. Senior Showcase [12:29]
12. End Credits [4:11]

Jeremy Wheeler

If one sees enough dance films, they'll quickly get hip to the clich?-ridden inbreeding found in each new entry that is released. Such is obviously the case with Step Up, a ballet hip hop cinematic mash-up that stumbles across the screen with little grace and nearly nothing new to add other than two fresh-faced anemic leads that the kids will swoon over while everyone else is left scratching their heads. Far inferior to its sibling films from the same time, the dance scenes have zero blood pumping through their veins, while again, the leads are a funky bunch that defy any rule of stardom that doesn't mention how hot they are. Of the two, Channing Tatum comes off the worst, with his indecipherable cottonmouth line readings and clunky charisma filling the screen for all to see. Once again, this dance flick relies on a third act death of a youngster to propel the story along (see 2004's superior You Got Served for an all-too-similar plot structure), which only makes the whole proceedings seem that much more been-there-done-that. Of course the dance competition finale is a rousing success, though just try and figure out how the troupe would have accomplished it without thespian Tatum coming to save the day. All of this said, any reviewer that thinks that their criticism will stop the hoards of hungry dance film followers from eating this sucker up is in a for a big surprise, but that won't stop time from forgetting this barely laughable entry in the long line of big screen toe-tapping inner city youth flicks. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Cast and Crew: Adam Shankman  Actor 
Julie Nelson  Actor 
Joseph Nontanovan  Actor 
John Alix  Actor 
Roddy Carter  Actor 
Andrew Johnson  Actor 
Zachary Woodlee  Actor 
Jamal Sims  Actor 
Jameson Perry  Actor 
Kellie Corbett  Actor 
George Hubela  Actor 
Taylor Walker  Actor 
Monica Warr  Actor 
Charles Hawkins  Actor 
Christina Jennings  Actor 
Sabrina Furr  Actor 
Denise Piane  Actor 
Lance Guillermo  Actor 
Charles Hawkins  Actor 
George Hubela  Actor 
Christina Jennings  Actor 
Sarah Satow  Actor 
Lance Guillermo  Actor 
Joseph Nontanovan  Actor 
Jameson Perry  Actor 
Mark Fangmeyer  Actor 
Michael Uriarte  Actor 
Monica Warr  Actor 
Ashley Phipps  Actor 
Sherray Gibson  Actor 
Adam Shankman  Producer 
Patrick Wachsberger  Producer 
John H. Starke  Executive Producer 
Erik Feig  Producer 
Jennifer Gibgot  Producer 
Anne Fletcher  Director 
Duane Adler  Screenwriter 
David Garrett  Executive Producer 
Aaron Zigman  Composer (Music Score) 
Melissa Rosenberg  Producer 
Melissa Rosenberg  Screenwriter 
Bob Hayward  Executive Producer 
Jennifer Gibot  Producer 
Channing Tatum  Actor 
Jenna Dewan  Actor 
Mario  Actor 
Drew Sidora  Actor 
Heavy D  Actor 
Damaine Radcliff  Actor 
De'Shawn Washington  Actor 
Josh Henderson  Actor 
Deirdre Lovejoy  Actor 
Alyson Stoner  Actor 
Rachel Griffiths  Actor 
Tim Lacatena  Actor 
Jane Beard  Actor 
Richard Pelzman  Actor 
Carlyncia Peck  Actor 
Ryan Sands  Actor 
DeLeon Howell  Actor 
Dominique Boyd  Actor 
Rana Poindexter  Actor 
Angelica Huesca  Actor 
Franjk Ferrera  Actor 
Frank Herzog  Actor 
Natalie Steinberg  Actor 
Jamie Scott  Actor 
Isaiah Washington  Actor 
Jiehae Park  Actor 
Sheila Cutchlow  Actor 
John Leslie Wolfe  Actor 
Karim Fawzy  Actor 
Tom Quinn  Actor 
Shiloh Monaco  Actor 
Sophie Jeanne  Actor 
Robyn Norris  Actor 
Jeannie Ortega  Actor 
Damien Escobar  Actor 
Tourie Escobar  Actor 
Jeremiah Griffin  Actor 
Caitlin Kinney  Actor 
Kevin Eugene Green  Actor 
Javes Wiggins  Actor 
Steve E. Carter  Actor 
Donald Rheubottom  Actor 
Donald Waugh  Actor 
Michael Seresin  Actor 
Larissa Rotnitskaya  Actor 
Simon Longmore  Actor 
Leigh Bender  Actor 
Rachel Dickey  Actor 
Brett Frankel  Actor 
Mehran Hag  Actor 
Rachel Halden  Actor 
Erick Heckert  Actor 
Caleb Jones  Actor 
Veronica Keszthulyi  Actor 
Chris Liu  Actor 
Sean Nikel  Actor 
Shiloh Monaco  Actor 
Wes Wise  Actor 
Eli Worth  Actor 
Oscar Campisi  Actor 
Adrienne Canterna  Actor 
Tara Ghassimieh  Actor 
Nikkia Parish  Actor 
Ryan Rankine  Actor 
Casey Lee Ross  Actor 
Emily Bicks  Actor 
Whitney Brown  Actor 
Ashley Canterna  Actor 
Sara Cato  Actor 
Caitlin Gold  Actor 
Shalyce Hemby  Actor 
Stephanie Jingle  Actor 
Caitlin Kinney  Actor 
Rebecca Mejia  Actor 
Ryan Rankine  Actor 
Joshua Schulteis  Actor 
Whitney Brown  Actor 
Anthony Carr  Actor 
Laura Edwards  Actor 
Samantha Frampton  Actor 
Adam Gericke  Actor 
Antonio Hudnell  Actor 
Julie Nelson  Actor 
Samantha Zweben  Actor 
Mitch Cohn  Actor 
Jonathan Finlayfon  Actor 
Daniel Jones  Actor 
Corey King  Actor 
Jermaine Parrish  Actor 
Steven Rodriguez  Actor 
William Dontay Spence  Actor 
Clarence Ward  Actor 
Derek Brown  Actor 
Shawn Michelle Cosby  Actor 
Laura Edwards  Actor 
Melissa Emrico  Actor 

Country: USA