STOMP THE YARD
This is a 2007 drama and dance film produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 12, 2007.
Directed by Sylvain White, Stomp the Yard centers around DJ Williams, a college student at a fictional historically Black university who pledges to join a fictional Greek-letter fraternity.
The film's central conflict involves DJ's fraternity competing in various steppingcompetitions against a rival fraternity from the same school. The film's script was written by Robert Adetuyi, working from an original draft by Gregory Ramon Anderson.
The film was originally titled Steppin', but to avoid confusion over the 2006 film Step Up, the title was changed.The film stars Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Darrin Henson, Rivah Feseha, Brian White, Laz Alonso, andValarie Pettiford, with Harry Lennix and, in their film debuts, R&B singers Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Ryan Michael. Stomp the Yard was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, on the campuses of Morris Brown College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse College, and Clark Atlanta University, and in the MAK Historic District of Decatur, Georgia.
After the death of his brother, An expert street dancer (Columbus Short) goes to Georgia to attend Truth University. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes (Meagan Good) are sidelined when he joins in his fraternity's effort to win a step dancing competition.
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Singer Chris Brown's film debut.
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ReplyDeleteDuring filming and practices they actually kept both "fraternities" (Mu Gamma and Theta Nu) apart at all times so the routines would be a secret and so the actors could develop a strong sense of competition.
ReplyDeleteIn the step tournament there was 2000 extras used as the crowd, but they didn't know that this was a movie so they were really cheering and booing the steppers
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