Product Information
DJ Williams is enrolled at Truth University as part of a plea bargain that will save him from being imprisoned. An avid and remarkably gifted hip-hop dancer, DJ is quickly solicited by two fraternities who want to make use of his skills on their respective step teams.Product Identifiers
ProducerPorter Verselft, William Packer
EAN5035822025875
eBay Product ID (ePID)59980762
Product Key Features
ActorLaz Alonso, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Jermaine Williams, Harry J. Lennix, Columbus Short, Brian White
Film/TV TitleStomp the Yard
DirectorSylvain White
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageDanish\Finnish\Hindi\Norwegian\Swedish
Run Time110 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.40 Wide Screen
Release Year2007
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Deleted Scenes\Blooper Reel\Filmmaker Commentary, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Additional InformationWhat is the difference between a gang and a team? DJ Williams (Columbus Short) is forced to confront this question, along with the usual post-adolescent romantic and family conflicts, when his well-meaning uncle (Harry Lennix) enrolls him at his Atlanta alma mater, Truth University. His enrolment is part of a plea bargain that will save him from being imprisoned, and it is also a last resort to rescue him from the LA gang life that has already claimed his beloved brother. An avid and remarkably gifted hip-hop dancer, DJ is quickly solicited by two fraternities who want to make use of his skills on their respective step teams. DJ resists at first, equating fraternities and stepping as stultifying, upper-class activities. Eventually DJ warms to the underdog fraternity and, with his amazing krumping, clowning, and breaking, transforms the team. More importantly, the team transforms him, providing a creative outlet and a character-building support network that help cushion the blows life keeps dealing. While the drama incorporates many overly familiar themes and subplots, the main hook is the spectacular step dancing, shot in a dynamic, quick-cut style that emphasizes the muscularity, inventiveness, and stirring teamwork required. The final quotation from Dr. Martin Luther King drives home the film's message: 'Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education'.
ReviewsTotal Film - The film benefits from the high-energy dance moves, which add a vital pulse
ScreenwriterGregory Anderson, Robert Adetuyi
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
EditorDavid Checel
Movie/TV TitleStomp The Yard
Director of PhotographyScott Kevan
Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence