Street style
Movie | |
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German title | Street style |
Original title | You got served |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2004 |
length | 95 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 6 |
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Director | Chris Stokes |
script | Chris Stokes |
production |
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music | Tyler Bates |
camera | David Hennings |
cut | Earl Watson |
occupation | |
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Street Style (Original Title: You Got Served ) is an American film by director Chris Stokes from 2004. The film is about the dance of hip-hop and the associated duels of several dance crews. The film had a budget of $ 8 million and grossed over $ 48.6 million worldwide.
action
David and Elgin are best friends and the leaders of their street dance crew in Los Angeles , California, where they compete against other crews in street dancing battles for money and respect. She is challenged by a group of rich children, and David and Elgin are sure of victory because of their experience. But a defector from their crew reveals their best steps and so they lose. Afterwards, David dumps Elgin for flirting with his sister, whereupon Elgin alone is transported drugs, robbed and seriously injured. As a result, their friendship is broken.
But now Elgin has to replace the drugs. To do this, the crew gets back together and takes part in The Big Bounce , a dance competition at MTV.
Production and publication
The film was produced in 2004 by Gotta Dance and Ultimate Group Films and directed by Chris Stokes , who also wrote the screenplay. Earl Watson was in charge of editing and Tyler Bates wrote the music.
The film was released on January 30, 2004 under the title You Got Served in the United States, distributed by Screen Gems. Columbia TriStar Films distributed the film internationally, with the exception of Switzerland and Argentina. The film was released in German cinemas on September 2, 2004. In addition to theatrical releases in other European and American countries, the film was also released on DVD in Japan, Hungary, Norway and Argentina.
reception
Variety's Dennis Harvey says the dance is the movie's biggest draw. In contrast, the plot is very weak and the music is unimaginative. Jamie Russell writes for the BBC, “... this is a really terrible movie. The director cannot direct. He can't write either. And the actors can't act. But they can dance. ” As a five minute music video, however, the film would be excellent, the dances are incredible.
Web links
- Street style in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Approval certificate for street style . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2004 (PDF; test number: 99 201 K).
- ^ Dennis Harvey: You Got Served. In: Variety . January 29, 2004, accessed May 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Jamie Russell: You Got Served. BBC, June 22, 2004, accessed August 23, 2009 .