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Kickin' It Old Skool
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| Kickin' It Old Skool | |
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 Promotional poster for Kickin' It Old Skool |
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| Directed by | Harvey Glazer |
| Written by | Trace Slobotkin Josh Siegal Dylan Morgan |
| Starring | Jamie Kennedy Bobby Lee Miguel A. Núñez Jr. Maria Menounos Michael Rosenbaum Vivica A. Fox |
| Music by | James L. Venable |
| Cinematography | Robert M. Stevens |
| Editing by | Sandy S. Solowitz |
| Distributed by | Yari Film Group |
| Release date(s) | April 27, 2007 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20-25 Million |
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Kickin' It Old Skool is an American comedy film directed by Harvey Glazer and written by Trace Slobotkin. The cast includes Jamie Kennedy, Bobby Lee, Maria Menounos, Michael Rosenbaum, and Vivica A. Fox. This movie was released on April 27, 2007 and grossed just 2.49 million in that opening weekend. The movie is about a young breakdancer who hits his head during a talent show and slips into a coma for twenty years. Waking up in 2006 (without knowing everything has gone updated throughout the years during his coma), he looks to revive his and his team's career with the help of his girlfriend and his parents. In the movie, the character Kip is onstage and shouts "You're all slaves. How many of you even know you're alive?" This is a reference to Oliver Stone's movie, The Doors as the Jim Morrison character played by Val Kilmer shouts, "You're all a bunch of fuckin' slaves...How many of you people know you're alive?"
The main theme of the movie is 80's Breakdance and has a link to the 1984 movie Breakin, from which 2 cast members were involved. Christopher McDonald playing the father and Shabba Doo as the Dance consultant for the movie.
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In 1988, 12 year old Justin has things going good for him. He has a girlfriend named Jen and a breakdancing group. Then one poorly executed move sends him into a coma.
Justin finally wakes up in 2006 at age 30. After reuniting with his friends he starts to realize that things have changed. Then he finds out Jen is getting married to his rival from 1988. So to win her back, he gets the band back together for a dance-off.
- Jamie Kennedy as Justin Schumacher
- Maria Menounos as Jennifer
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Darnell Jackson
- Michael Rosenbaum as Kip
- Christopher McDonald as Marty Schumacher
- Debra Jo Rupp as Sylvia Schumacher
- Bobby Lee as Aki
- Aris Alvarado as Hector
- Alan Ruck as Dr. Fry
- Jesse 'Casper' Brown as Cole
The reviews were mostly negative. Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a rotten 3%.
Also, the New York Post gave this movie a 0 out of 5.
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