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{{Infobox_Film
{{For|the company controlled by Sun Myung Moon and his Unification Church which owns ''The Washington Times'' and United Press International|News World Communications}}
| name = Step Up
| image = Step up.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| imdb_id = 0462590
| producer = [[Jennifer Gibgot]]<br>[[Adam Shankman]]<br>[[Patrick Wachsberger]]
| director = [[Anne Fletcher]]
| writer = [[Duane Adler]]<br>[[Melissa Rosenberg]]
| starring = [[Channing Tatum]]<br>[[Jenna Dewan]]<br>[[Mario (singer)|Mario]]<br>[[Drew Sidora]]<br>[[Alyson Stoner]]<br>[[Rachel Griffiths]]
| music = [[Aaron Zigman]]
| cinematography = [[Michael Seresin]]
| editing = [[Nancy Richardson]]
| distributor = [[Summit Entertainment]] (USA)<br>[[UIP]] (UK, France, Switzerland)
| released = [[August 19]], [[2006]]
| country = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States Of America]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| runtime = 98 min
| budget = $12 million
| gross = $114,191,952
| amg_id = 1:347966
| followed_by =[[Step Up 2 the Streets]] (2008)
}}


'''''Step Up''''' is a [[2006]] [[dance film|dance]]/[[romance film|romance]] [[film]] directed by [[Anne Fletcher]] starring [[Channing Tatum]] and [[Jenna Dewan]].
[[Image:New World Pictures 1984.PNG|thumb|200px|New World Pictures logo from the mid and late 1980s; New World's other divisions used similar logos]]'''New World Communications''' was an independent motion picture and television production company, and later [[television station]] owner in the [[United States]] from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. [[News Corporation]] became a major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997; the alliance with News Corporation helped to cement the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network as the fourth major U.S. [[television network]]. Although effectively defunct, it, along with various regional subsidiaries (i.e. "[[WTVT|New World Communications of Tampa]]"), continue to exist as holding companies within the complex NewsCorp corporate structure.


The film follows the tale of the disadvantaged Tyler Gage ([[Channing Tatum]]) and the privileged modern dancer Nora Clark ([[Jenna Dewan]]), who find themselves paired up in a showcase that determines both of their futures. Realizing that they only have one chance, they finally work together.
==Company history==
===New World Pictures (1970-1987)===
*1970 - The company was founded as '''New World Pictures, Ltd.''', by movie producer [[Roger Corman]].
*1983 - Corman sold the company to [[Larry Kupin]], [[Harry Sloane]], and [[Larry A. Thompson]], who take the company public. Later that year, Thompson left the company to form his own firm.
*1985 - New World created three new divisions:
**'''New World International''' - Distribution of New World content outside the [[United States]].
**'''New World Television''' - Television program production unit (its first output was the soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' and the made-for-TV movie ''Playing With Fire'').
**'''New World Video''' - Home video distributor for mainly New World Pictures output.
*1986 - New World acquired Highgate Pictures, [[Learning Corporation of America]], and [[Marvel Comics]].
**The U.S. theatrical release of ''Warriors of the Wind'', a dub of ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]''.


A sequel to the film, titled ''[[Step Up 2 the Streets]]'', was released on [[February 14]], [[2008 in film|2008]].
===New World Entertainment (1987-1993)===
*1987 - New World Pictures changes its name to '''New World Entertainment''' to better reflect the company's other divisions besides the film studio; including its purchase of [[Marvel Comics]]. Also that year New World almost bought two toy companies, [[Kenner]] and [[Mattel]], but both planned acquisitions never materialized.
*1989 - New World acquired [[Four Star International]], a television production company. Also that year, New World faced a major financial slump and the company began to restructure; first the Marvel Comics division was sold to financier [[Ronald Perelman]], and then the New World Pictures and New World Video divisions were shut down permanently.
*1990 - Highgate Pictures and Learning Corporation of America were shut down. The company was on the verge of going out of business, and Ron Perelman (who acquired Marvel from New World a year earlier) purchased the company.
*1991 - New World sold much of its non-Marvel television program library to [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], which Sony later used to reactivate [[Sony Pictures Television|TriStar Television]].
*1992 - Perelman acquired bankrupt television station group SCI Television from [[George N. Gillett Jr.|George Gillett]].


== Plot ==
===New World Communications (1993-1997)===
''See also: [[Fox affiliate switches of 1994]]''


The plot was produced by the production company Elite Pictures based in Europe.
In 1993, New World Entertainment purchased stakes in program distributor Genesis Entertainment and infomercial producer [[Guthy-Renker]]. Later that year, GCI Broadcast Services, Inc. (formerly known as [[Gillett Communications]], and previously [[Storer Broadcasting]]) was folded into New World, and the company changed its name to '''New World Communications'''. The television station group was originally composed of:
Following a party, Mac ([[Damaine Radcliff]]), Skinny Carter ([[De'Shawn Washington]]) and their friend Tyler Gage ([[Channing Tatum]]) break into the Maryland School of Arts and damage many of the props in the school's theatre. When a security guard appears, Tyler helps the other two escape and accepts the blame. He is sentenced to 200 hours of community service, which he has to serve at the school. While working, he watches a dance class and meets Nora Clark ([[Jenna Dewan]]), a student preparing for her "senior showcase." The performance could determine if she gets a job with a dance company. Later, Tyler mockingly shows his friends some of the dance moves he learned while watching the school's ballet dancers, mixing them with break-dance and street dance moves.
:*[[WAGA-TV]] - [[Atlanta]];
:*[[WSBK-TV]] - [[Boston]];
:*[[WJBK-TV]] - [[Detroit]];
:*[[WJW-TV]] - [[Cleveland]];
:*[[WITI-TV]] - [[Milwaukee]];
:*[[KNSD]] - [[San Diego]];
:*and [[WTVT]] - [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]].


Nora's dance partner sprains his ankle, leaving Nora without a partner. After auditioning some other students, she doesn't meet any who are good enough. Tyler offers to help, but she at first refuses. Eventually she changes her mind, having seen him dancing earlier, and convinces Director Gordon ([[Rachel Griffiths]]) to allow Tyler to rehearse with her. During their initial practice session, Tyler is antagonistic toward Nora as well as her boyfriend, both of whom respond with haughty attitudes. As they continue to rehearse, Nora and Tyler grow closer, each teaching the other about their respective styles of dance. Tyler also befriends a musician at the school named Miles, who has a crush on Nora's friend Lucy.
A number of major deals involved New World in 1994, including one which would change the face of American broadcasting. The year began with the acquisition of Argyle Television (formerly [[Times-Mirror Company|Times-Mirror Broadcasting]], and partially related to Argyle Television Holdings II, which merged with [[Hearst Corporation|Hearst Broadcasting]] to form [[Hearst-Argyle Television]] in 1997). Argyle's stations included:
:*[[KTBC-TV]] - [[Austin, Texas]];
:*[[WVTM-TV]] - [[Birmingham, Alabama]];
:*[[KDFW-TV]] - [[Dallas]]; and
:*[[KTVI]] - [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]].
A month later, New World acquired four stations from [[Citicasters]] (formerly known as [[Taft Broadcasting]]):
:*[[WBRC-TV]] - Birmingham, Alabama;
:*[[WGHP]] - [[High Point, North Carolina]];
:*[[WDAF-TV]] - [[Kansas City, Missouri]];
:*and [[KSAZ-TV]] - [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].


One day, Nora takes Tyler to a special spot on the waterfront, which is where she envisioned her routine. She tells Tyler she always imagined it would be with a large group, and Tyler helps her dream come true by recruiting younger dancers from the school to perform in her number.
Because of [[Federal Communications Commission]] ownership rules at the time, New World decided to acquire WBRC and WGHP and then place them in a trust for sale to another company. That company would eventually be the [[News Corporation]], who purchased the two stations in 1995.


Nora's boyfriend gets a recording deal with a company, but in doing so, dumps Miles to sign the deal. Nora then breaks up with her boyfriend after seeing his poor treatment of their friend.
Less than a month after the Citicasters acquisition, and in the wake of [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox's]] acquisition of the rights to [[National Football League]] games (announced some time earlier), News Corporation (Fox's parent company) made a deal with New World which moved the Fox affiliations to most of New World's stations.


Tyler asks Director Gordon if she will let him attend the school, and her response is that he must prove to her that he deserves a chance. Upon hearing this, Nora says the showcase can be his audition. Nora's dance partner returns, seemingly healed from his injury. Tyler feels that he is no longer needed in the routine, and angrily accuses Nora of treating him the same way her ex-boyfriend treated Miles. He leaves the group and Nora and goes back to janitorial work at the school.
Three New World stations were not included in the Fox deal. In Boston, where New World owned WSBK-TV, Fox was already affiliated with [[WFXT]], a station it would later reacquire. In Birmingham, WVTM was not included because WBRC would be sold to Fox directly, and would switch to Fox when its affiliation contract with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] expired. And, in San Diego, KNSD did not switch because Fox was already on a [[VHF]] station, [[Tijuana, Mexico]]-based [[XETV]]. Both KNSD and WVTM retained their NBC affiliations.


Later on, Tyler's friend Skinny, who is also Mac's brother, is fatally shot after stealing a car, prompting Mac and Tyler to realize that they need to make better choices in their lives.
Later that year, former [[NBC]] Entertainment president [[Brandon Tartikoff]] joined the company, and as a result New World acquired his production company. Also, New World acquired the remainder of Genesis Entertainment, which gave New World television distribution capabilities as well as production.


Nora again loses her partner because he is not able to do the routine that Nora and Tyler came up with together. Nora finally decides to do her senior showcase solo. However, without a partner, the routine is not as good and she knows she will not be able to get accepted into any dance troupes. Before the showcase starts, Tyler arrives, and after making up they perform the showcase together. Nora is offered a place in a professional dance troupe, and Tyler is accepted into the Maryland School of Arts. After, they kiss and make up.
In 1995, New World sold WSBK-TV in Boston to [[Viacom (1971-2005)|Viacom]]. As well, Genesis Entertainment was renamed New World-Genesis Distribution. Later, it signed a distribution deal with NBC (''[[Access Hollywood]]'' was the only program that came out of the deal, it is now distributed by [[NBC Universal Television]]) which also called for ten-year NBC affiliation renewals on the Birmingham and San Diego stations. That year also brought in the acquisition of [[Stephen J. Cannell|Cannell Entertainment]] and ''[[Premiere Magazine|Premiere]]'' magazine.


== Cast ==
In 1996 New World sold the Birmingham and San Diego stations to NBC. In July of that year, News Corporation announced the purchase of the remainder of New World Communications.


*''[[Channing Tatum]]'' as Tyler Gage
In January 1997, News Corporation completed its acquisition of New World Communications, and New World's television stations placed in the [[Fox Television Stations]] division. Though most of the new stations switched their incorporation names to reflect their new Fox ownership, several of the former New World stations continue to use the ''New World Communications of (city/region name), Inc.'' name for [[doing business as|d/b/a]] and licensing purposes only.
*''[[Jenna Dewan]]'' as Nora Clark
*''[[Mario (singer)|Mario]]'' as Miles Darby
*''[[Drew Sidora]]'' as Lucy Avila
*''[[Heavy D]]'' as Omar
*''[[Damaine Radcliff]]'' as Mac Carter
*''[[De'Shawn Washington III]]'' as Skinny Carter
*''[[Josh Henderson]]'' as Brett Dolan
*''[[Deirdre Lovejoy]]'' as Katherine Clark
*''[[Alyson Stoner]]'' as Camille Gage
*''[[Rachel Griffiths]]'' as Director Gordan


== Box office and reaction ==
After the acquisition, New World's production division was shut down; it was able to finish production on existing programs up until that May. In most cases, the individual successor companies normally include their logo in the closing credits in place of the New World globe.


''Las Vegas Weekly's'' Josh Bell gave ''Step Up'' one and a half stars, calling the dancing "bland" and saying that "Tatum and Dewan have no chemistry while dancing or making out (not to mention whenever they're unfortunate enough to have to speak)."<ref>[http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/content/fileadmin/oldsite/2006/08/10/stepup.html Las Vegas Weekly<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Current rights to New World Pictures/Entertainment/Television library==
===1971-1983 films===


As of August 22, 2006, the film had an average score of 48 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], signifying "mixed or average reviews"; its highest score was 75 (from both ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' and the ''[[Boston Globe]]''), and its lowest was a 25 from the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''.
* TV - [[CBS Television Distribution]]
* Video - [[New Horizons Home Video]]


However, despite many bad reviews from critics, ''Step Up'' earned a total of $21 million in its opening weekend, ranking second in the North American box office and exceeding the film's budget of $12 million. As of October 19, 2006, the day it closed, it had earned $65,328,121 in the United States and Canada.
===1984-1991 films===


Worldwide, the movie grossed $114,191,952.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stepup.htm Step Up (2006)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* TV - [[Warner Bros. Television]] and [[Lakeshore Entertainment]]
* Video - [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]


The [[DVD]] for ''Step Up'' was released on [[December 19]], [[2006]].
===Television programs===


== Soundtrack ==
* Broadcast - [[20th Television]] (''[[The Big Valley]]'') (''[[Real Stories of the Highway Patrol]]''), Lakeshore Entertainment, [[NBC Universal Television Distribution]] (''Access Hollywood''), [[Sony Pictures Television]] (''[[Get a Life (TV series)|Get a Life]]'', ''[[Tour of Duty]]''), [[Warner Bros. Television]] (''[[Crime Story (TV Series)|Crime Story]]'', ''[[The Wonder Years]]''), [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] (''[[Sledge Hammer!]]''), [[Disney-ABC Domestic Television|Disney]], previously [[Saban Entertainment]] ([[Marvel Action Hour]]), [[Spider-Man (1994 animated series)]], [[Iron Man (TV series)]], the pre-1992 library of [[Marvel Productions]]/Marvel Films (excluding licensed properties like [[The Transformers]], [[Muppet Babies]] etc.,) and the all-orignal pre-1981 [[DFE Films]] library, was distributed by Genesis Entertainment (later New World-Genesis Distribution), on New World's station group
* Video/DVD - [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]], [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]], [[Rhino]], [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]], and [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]].


{{main|Step Up (soundtrack)}}
==Former New World-owned television stations==
The soundtrack features music from [[Mario (singer)|Mario]], [[Ciara]], [[Drew Sidora]], [[Kelis]], [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]], [[Yung Joc]], Blaire Reinhard, and [[Chamillionaire]].
The lead singles from the soundtrack are [[Sean Paul]] & [[Keyshia Cole]]'s "[[Give It Up To Me]]" Remix and [[Ciara]] single, "[[Get Up (song)|Get Up]]" featuring [[Chamillionaire]]. It was released August 8. Other tracks include [[Kelis]]' "80s Joint", [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]'s "Dear Life", [[Youngbloodz]]'s "Imma Shine" and [[Petey Pablo]]'s "Show Me That Money". The title track is performed by newcomer [[Samantha Jade]] and produced by [[Wyclef Jean]].


== Sequels ==
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|-
!Current [[media market|DMA]]#
!Market
!Station
!Years Owned
!Current Affiliation/Owner
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| rowspan="2" | 5.
| rowspan="2" | [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] - [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
| '''[[KDFW-TV]] 4'''
| 1995-97
| '''[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]''' owned-and-operated ([[O&O]])
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''[[KDFI-TV]] 27'''
| <nowiki>*</nowiki>
| '''[[My Network TV]]''' affiliate owned by Fox
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 7.
| [[Boston]]
| '''[[WSBK-TV]] 38'''
| 1993-95
| '''[[Independent station|Independent]]''' owned by [[CBS Corporation]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 8.
| [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]
| '''[[WAGA-TV]] 5'''
| 1993-97
| '''Fox''' owned-and-operated (O&O)
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 11.
| [[Detroit]]
| '''[[WJBK-TV]] 2'''
| 1993-97
| '''Fox''' owned-and-operated (O&O)
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 12.
| [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
| '''[[KSAZ-TV]] 10'''
| 1994-97
| '''Fox''' owned-and-operated (O&O)
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 13.
| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] - [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
| '''[[WTVT]] 13'''
| 1993-97
| '''Fox''' owned-and-operated (O&O)
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 17.
| [[Cleveland]]
| '''[[WJW-TV]] 8'''
| 1993-97
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by [[Local TV]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 21.
| [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]
| '''[[KTVI]] 2'''
| 1995-97
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by Local TV
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 28.
| [[San Diego, California|San Diego]]
| '''[[KNSD]] 39'''
| 1993-96
| '''[[NBC]]''' owned-and-operated (O&O)<br><small>(joint venture with [[LIN TV|LIN Television]])</small>
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 31.
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
| '''[[WDAF-TV]] 4'''
| 1994-97
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by Local TV
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 35.
| [[Milwaukee]]
| '''[[WITI-TV]] 6'''
| 1993-97
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by Local TV
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| rowspan="2" | 40.
| rowspan="2" | [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| '''[[WBRC-TV]] 6'''
| <nowiki>**</nowiki>
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by Local TV
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''[[WVTM-TV]] 13'''
| 1995-96
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by [[Media General]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 46.
| [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] - [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] -<br>[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, N.C.]]
| '''[[WGHP]] 8'''
| <nowiki>**</nowiki>
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by Local TV
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| 49.
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| '''[[KTBC-TV]] 7'''
| 1995-97
| '''Fox''' owned-and-operated (O&O)
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}
: <nowiki>*</nowiki>--Operated by KDFW-TV under a [[local marketing agreement]].
: <nowiki>**</nowiki>--Stations acquired with the purchases of KSAZ-TV and WDAF-TV, but placed in a trust for sale to another company (which turned out to be Fox). New World continued to provide management oversight for these two stations until Fox took over via time-brokerage agreements several months later.


The sequel, ''[[Step Up 2 the Streets]]'', was released [[February 14]], [[2008 in film|2008]].It was produced by [[Gianni Oconnor]] at Elite pictures. It stars [[Briana Evigan]], [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]] and [[Cassie]] and directed by [[Jon M. Chu]]. The sequel was a huge hit, ended up grossing $57 million, a little short of its predecessor. Tyler makes a small appearance near the beginning of the sequel, convincing Sarah to allow Andie to attend MSA.
==Partial filmography==


One week after the release of [[Step Up 2]], due to a $20+ million opening take, [[Disney]] announced productions plans for [[Step Up 3-D]] to be released in 2010. [[Jon M. Chu]] will reprise as director of the film.
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|Year||Title
|-
|rowspan="3"|1974||[[The Arena]]
|-
|[[Cockfighter]]
|-
|[[Big Bad Mama]]
|-
|1975||[[Death Race 2000]]
|-
|1976||[[Eat My Dust]]
|-
|1977||[[Grand Theft Auto (film)|Grand Theft Auto]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|1978||[[Piranha]]
|-
|[[Avalanche]]
|-
|[[The Bees]]
|-
|1979||[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|1980||[[Humanoids from the Deep]]
|-
|[[Battle Beyond the Stars]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|1982||[[Forbidden World]]
|-
|[[Paradise (1982 film)|Paradise]]
|-
|[[Android (film)|Android]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|1984||[[Angel (1984 film)|Angel]]
|-
|[[Love Letters]]
|-
|[[Body Rock]]
|-
|[[C.H.U.D.]]
|-
|[[Crimes of Passion]]
|-
|[[Children of the Corn (film)|Children of the Corn]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|1985||[[Avenging Angel]]
|-
|[[Fraternity Vacation]]
|-
|[[Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)|Girls Just Want to Have Fun]]
|-
|[[Godzilla 1985]]
|-
|[[Out of Control]]
|-
|[[The Stuff]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|1986||[[Black Moon Rising]]
|-
|[[House (1986 film)|House]]
|-
|[[No Retreat, No Surrender]]
|-
|[[Reform School Girls]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|1987||[[Return to Horror High]]
|-
|[[Beyond Therapy (film)|Beyond Therapy]]
|-
|[[Creepshow 2]]
|-
|[[House II: The Second Story]]
|-
|[[Hellraiser]]
|-
|[[Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|1988||[[Hellbound: Hellraiser II]]
|-
|[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (film)|Elvira, Mistress of the Dark]]
|-
|[[Dead Heat]]
|-
|[[Dead Heat(film)|Dead Heat]]
|-
|[[Return of the Killer Tomatoes]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|1989||[[Warlock (1989 film)|Warlock]]
|-
|[[The Punisher (1989 film)|The Punisher]]
|[[Heathers]]
|}


==External links==
== References ==
*[http://www.newscorp.com News Corporation]
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Step Up
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnne Fletcher
Written byDuane Adler
Melissa Rosenberg
Produced byJennifer Gibgot
Adam Shankman
Patrick Wachsberger
StarringChanning Tatum
Jenna Dewan
Mario
Drew Sidora
Alyson Stoner
Rachel Griffiths
CinematographyMichael Seresin
Edited byNancy Richardson
Music byAaron Zigman
Distributed bySummit Entertainment (USA)
UIP (UK, France, Switzerland)
Release dates
August 19, 2006
Running time
98 min
CountryUnited States United States Of America
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$114,191,952

Step Up is a 2006 dance/romance film directed by Anne Fletcher starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan.

The film follows the tale of the disadvantaged Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) and the privileged modern dancer Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan), who find themselves paired up in a showcase that determines both of their futures. Realizing that they only have one chance, they finally work together.

A sequel to the film, titled Step Up 2 the Streets, was released on February 14, 2008.

Plot

The plot was produced by the production company Elite Pictures based in Europe. Following a party, Mac (Damaine Radcliff), Skinny Carter (De'Shawn Washington) and their friend Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) break into the Maryland School of Arts and damage many of the props in the school's theatre. When a security guard appears, Tyler helps the other two escape and accepts the blame. He is sentenced to 200 hours of community service, which he has to serve at the school. While working, he watches a dance class and meets Nora Clark (Jenna Dewan), a student preparing for her "senior showcase." The performance could determine if she gets a job with a dance company. Later, Tyler mockingly shows his friends some of the dance moves he learned while watching the school's ballet dancers, mixing them with break-dance and street dance moves.

Nora's dance partner sprains his ankle, leaving Nora without a partner. After auditioning some other students, she doesn't meet any who are good enough. Tyler offers to help, but she at first refuses. Eventually she changes her mind, having seen him dancing earlier, and convinces Director Gordon (Rachel Griffiths) to allow Tyler to rehearse with her. During their initial practice session, Tyler is antagonistic toward Nora as well as her boyfriend, both of whom respond with haughty attitudes. As they continue to rehearse, Nora and Tyler grow closer, each teaching the other about their respective styles of dance. Tyler also befriends a musician at the school named Miles, who has a crush on Nora's friend Lucy.

One day, Nora takes Tyler to a special spot on the waterfront, which is where she envisioned her routine. She tells Tyler she always imagined it would be with a large group, and Tyler helps her dream come true by recruiting younger dancers from the school to perform in her number.

Nora's boyfriend gets a recording deal with a company, but in doing so, dumps Miles to sign the deal. Nora then breaks up with her boyfriend after seeing his poor treatment of their friend.

Tyler asks Director Gordon if she will let him attend the school, and her response is that he must prove to her that he deserves a chance. Upon hearing this, Nora says the showcase can be his audition. Nora's dance partner returns, seemingly healed from his injury. Tyler feels that he is no longer needed in the routine, and angrily accuses Nora of treating him the same way her ex-boyfriend treated Miles. He leaves the group and Nora and goes back to janitorial work at the school.

Later on, Tyler's friend Skinny, who is also Mac's brother, is fatally shot after stealing a car, prompting Mac and Tyler to realize that they need to make better choices in their lives.

Nora again loses her partner because he is not able to do the routine that Nora and Tyler came up with together. Nora finally decides to do her senior showcase solo. However, without a partner, the routine is not as good and she knows she will not be able to get accepted into any dance troupes. Before the showcase starts, Tyler arrives, and after making up they perform the showcase together. Nora is offered a place in a professional dance troupe, and Tyler is accepted into the Maryland School of Arts. After, they kiss and make up.

Cast

Box office and reaction

Las Vegas Weekly's Josh Bell gave Step Up one and a half stars, calling the dancing "bland" and saying that "Tatum and Dewan have no chemistry while dancing or making out (not to mention whenever they're unfortunate enough to have to speak)."[1]

As of August 22, 2006, the film had an average score of 48 out of 100 on Metacritic, signifying "mixed or average reviews"; its highest score was 75 (from both Entertainment Weekly and the Boston Globe), and its lowest was a 25 from the San Francisco Chronicle.

However, despite many bad reviews from critics, Step Up earned a total of $21 million in its opening weekend, ranking second in the North American box office and exceeding the film's budget of $12 million. As of October 19, 2006, the day it closed, it had earned $65,328,121 in the United States and Canada.

Worldwide, the movie grossed $114,191,952.[2]

The DVD for Step Up was released on December 19, 2006.

Soundtrack

Main article: Step Up (soundtrack)

The soundtrack features music from Mario, Ciara, Drew Sidora, Kelis, Chris Brown, Yung Joc, Blaire Reinhard, and Chamillionaire. The lead singles from the soundtrack are Sean Paul & Keyshia Cole's "Give It Up To Me" Remix and Ciara single, "Get Up" featuring Chamillionaire. It was released August 8. Other tracks include Kelis' "80s Joint", Anthony Hamilton's "Dear Life", Youngbloodz's "Imma Shine" and Petey Pablo's "Show Me That Money". The title track is performed by newcomer Samantha Jade and produced by Wyclef Jean.

Sequels

The sequel, Step Up 2 the Streets, was released February 14, 2008.It was produced by Gianni Oconnor at Elite pictures. It stars Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman and Cassie and directed by Jon M. Chu. The sequel was a huge hit, ended up grossing $57 million, a little short of its predecessor. Tyler makes a small appearance near the beginning of the sequel, convincing Sarah to allow Andie to attend MSA.

One week after the release of Step Up 2, due to a $20+ million opening take, Disney announced productions plans for Step Up 3-D to be released in 2010. Jon M. Chu will reprise as director of the film.

References

  1. ^ Las Vegas Weekly
  2. ^ Step Up (2006)

External links

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