Step up to the streets

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Movie
German title Step up to the streets
Original title Step Up 2 the Streets
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2008
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director Jon Chu
script Toni Ann Johnson
Karen Barna
production Adam Shankman
Anne Fletcher
music Aaron Zigman
camera Max Malkin
cut Andrew Marcus
Nicholas Erasmus
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Step Up to the Streets is a 2008 dance film directed by Jon Chu, starring Robert Hoffman , Briana Evigan , Adam Sevani and Cassie Ventura and the sequel to Step Up .

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Street dancer Andie West lives with Sarah, a friend of her late mother. In order to take part in the illegally organized dance competition “The Streets”, Andie and her dance group, the crew “410”, shoot a video of their dance performance in the subway. Since Andie regularly skips school for dancing and rarely keeps to agreements, Sarah feels overwhelmed with their upbringing. She sees the only way out to send Andie to her aunt in Texas. Andie then runs away and meets Tyler Gage, who shows her a way out of the situation: If she loses a dance battle against him, she should audition at the Maryland School of the Arts, at the school that leads him off the street showed. At first she was not very enthusiastic about his idea, but she still got involved and lost.

At the audition, Andie is the only one who is not performing a classical ballet and is accepted through the intercession of Chase, the brother of the director Blake Collins. At first she feels uncomfortable at the new school, until she gets to know Chase better and becomes friends with Moose, a student of the set designer , who also dances in his free time.

The lessons at her new school take up so much time that Andie can come to the crew's rehearsals less and less and is thrown out of the crew. Chase can finally convince her to found her own crew, the "MSA", made up of classmates who also feel restricted by the ballet world. In addition, Missy, a friend of Andie, changes to the "MSA" because she does not like the behavior of the "410". To take part in “The Streets”, the crew needs a good application video in which they target the “410”.

On the way home from a barbecue at Missy’s home where Andie and Chase got closer, Chase is beaten up by members of the 410. In addition, the "410" devastated a rehearsal room of the Maryland School of the Arts with the warning to the "MSA" not to compete in "The Streets". Andie, who takes responsibility for the vandalism , is expelled from school, with the consequence that she now has to move to her aunt in Texas.

“The Streets” takes place on the evening of a school benefit gala. Chase decides to take part in "The Streets" with the crew. They visit Andie's home and Sarah allows Andie to go to "The Streets" with her crew because the crew tells her that Andie is ready to take responsibility.

Director Collins wants to prevent the appearance of the "MSA", but Moose can persuade him to watch the appearance first. When the "410" stopped the "MSA" from performing, Andie reminded the audience of the roots of "The Streets". After all, the "MSA" occurs in the pouring rain on the street. The group wins the competition and Director Collins removes Andie's expulsion from school. He also advises Moose to change subjects. Moose is kissed by Sophie. Andie and Chase also become a couple.

background

The budget of the film was 23 million US dollars estimated. Step Up to the Streets was filmed in Baltimore . Shooting started on July 30, 2007. It celebrated its film premiere on February 14, 2008 in the USA. It was shown in cinemas in Germany on March 6, 2008, and one day later in Austria. The theatrical release in Switzerland took place on March 12, 2008. Worldwide, the film grossed just under 148.5 million US dollars, including over 22.1 million US dollars on the opening weekend. Of this, around $ 58 million was raised in the United States. Income in German cinemas amounted to just under 5.5 million euros , of which just under 1.3 million euros on the opening weekend, while just under 531,000 euros were received at the Austrian box offices and just under 120,000 euros on the opening weekend. Over 2.8 million Swiss francs were brought in in Switzerland, of which around 667,000 Swiss francs came from the opening weekend. Over 193,000 visitors were counted at the German box office.

The choreography was done by Jamal Sims, Dave Scott and Nadine "Hi-Hat" Ruffin. Two of the choreographers, Nadine Ruffin and Dave Scott, have guest roles in the film. In addition, the “JabbaWockeez”, the finalists of the MTV show “ Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew ”, were won over for the film and can be seen in the entrance scene with their trademark white masks. Likewise, the director Jon Chu in a cameo with stunt - Doubles rehearsing to see.

Robert Hoffman prepared for his role as Chase Collins by taking part in breakdancing competitions in the Baltimore underground dance scene . Will Kemp , who played Blake Collins, was rejected by the Royal Ballet , to which Adam G. Sevani alluded to in the role of Moose when he stated that Blake had left the newly formed group "MSA" to dance with the Royal Ballet .

The name of the dance crew "410" is derived from the Baltimore area code of the same name .

criticism

The film received mostly negative reviews, earning a 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 62 reviews.

The lexicon of international films judges: "The youth dance film, which is emphasized on subversive and» cool «, deals only with the» underground «dance scene with little conviction and propagates self-confidence and respect as prerequisites for social advancement."

The editorial team of Computer Bild sums it up: "In the stereotypical story, only the ingenious soundtrack and the unusual choreographies are convincing."

Ulrich Kriest from the Stuttgarter Zeitung judged that it was "a real surprise [...] that the [...] story of the exploitative conflict between anarchoid subculture and subsidized high culture here turned out bluntly racist."

Susanna Fazio from Outnow.ch admits that “the plot [is] predictable, but that doesn't bother us.” In terms of content, “one shouldn't expect too much intellectual entertainment, because the focus here is clearly on dancing. Andie's self-confident sayings and the squabbling with Chase are, however, quite amusing to watch. [...] An entertaining freakshow, so to speak. ”In addition to the passionate commitment of the actors, she particularly praises the unusual and time and again surprising choreography and the convincing soundtrack. She concludes with the verdict that the film is "a colorful dance spectacle for dance film and street dance fans."

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released on March 7, 2008 and comprises 16 tracks.

No. title Interpreter
1. Low Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
2. Shake your pom pom Missy Elliott
3. Killa Cherish featuring Yung Joc
4th Hypnotized Plies featuring Akon
5. Is It You Cassie
6th Can't Help But Wait (Remix) Trey Songz featuring Plies
7th Church T-Pain feat. Teddy Verseti
8th. Ching-a-Ling Missy Elliott
9. Push Enrique Iglesias
10. 369 Cupid featuring BoB
11. Impossible Bayje
12. Lives in Da Club Sophia Fresh featuring Jay Lyriq
13. Girl You Know (Remix) Scarface featuring Trey Songz
14th Say cheese KC
15th Let it go Brit & Alex
16. Ain't no stressin Montana Tucker, Sikora and Denial

The following songs are played in the film but are not included on the official soundtrack :

title Interpreter
Get down Busta Rhymes feat. Timbaland
Midnight Pitbull Feat. Casely
The Way I Are Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson
We All Want the Same Thing Kevin Michael
Whenever there is you Co-op
The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) Shirley Ellis
Bring Me Flowers Hope Shorter
Lights Off Trick daddy
Bounce Timbaland Feat. Missy Elliott , Dr. Dre , and Justin Timberlake
Independent Webbie Feat. Boosie
No Te Veo (Remix) Jowell & Randy Feat. Guelo Star & J-King y Maximan
Everything I Can't Have Robin Thicke
The Humpty Dance Digital underground
Haterz Everywhere BoB & Wes Fif
Mmm ... Laura Izibor
Work It Pretty Ricky
Money in the Bank Swizz Beatz
I'm a G Yung Joc
The Potion Ludacris
Slide N Crank Kwame B. Holland
Show me Tania featuring Yung Craze
Killing In The Name Rage Against the Machine
The Diary Of Jane Breaking Benjamin
Cant help but wait Trey Songz

Nominations and Awards

At the MTV Movie Awards 2008, Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman won the film award in the "Best Kiss" category.

In 2008 the film won the Teen Choice Award in the “Choice Movie: Drama” category. In the same year Briana Evigan was nominated for the film award "Choice Movie Breakout Female" at this event.

In the Image Award was Danielle Polanco nominated for best supporting actress of 2008.

Sequels

The second sequel, Step Up 3D , hit theaters on August 26, 2010. Another sequel under the name Step Up: Miami Heat was released in German cinemas on August 30, 2012, followed by Step Up: All In in 2014 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Age rating for Step Up to the Streets . Youth Media Commission .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g budget and box office results. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .
  3. ↑ locations. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .
  4. ↑ a b c start dates. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e background information. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 22, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Step Up to the Streets at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
  7. ↑ Step Up to the Streets. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  8. ^ Film review. ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Computer Bild @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.computerbild.de
  9. ↑ Ulrich Kriest: Everything is so beautifully multicultural here! ( Memento from September 13, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . March 6, 2008.
  10. ^ Susanna Fazio: Outnow.ch film review, March 10, 2008.
  11. ↑ a b c d nominations and awards according to the Internet Movie Database

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