In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
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- 2 wins & 6 nominations
- Xavier 'X'
- (as Bow Wow)
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- (as Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels)
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- TriviaTen percent of the movie's opening weekend gross was donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
- GoofsThe film, set in 1978, includes a lot of 1980s and 1990s slang.
- Quotes
Byron: You know I don't like back tracking.
Victor: Yeah, we're highly opposed to backtracking.
Xavier 'X': My fault. Look, I'll just bring em out at night next time.
Byron: Bring 'em out at night? No, you ain't gonna just bring 'em out at night next time. What, so the German shepherd and the pit bull puppies could snatch the bag outta there and have empty diapers and cigarette wrappers and Snickers wrappers and Stayfree boxes laid all out in the middle of the street?
Victor: Yeah. Then the neighbors call in down to the plant complainin'. Talkin' about how we didn't do our job correctly.
Byron: And then we get complaints and warnings from our boss.
Victor: Then after the warning comes a demerit., And when you get to three demerits, you know what happens then?... A nigger lose his job! His house! His family! Get kicked out of church 'cause you no longer got money for the collection plate. They want you out. All because you bringin' out the garbage late.
Byron: That's right. And i'm tellin' you straight up, man, if i lose my job, man you're gonna put on a little Evel Knievel suit and sell some dimes and nicks on a Big Wheel. you're gonna get my money some kinda way!
Victor: Yea, Then, 'cause of our rock-hard bodies we developed from liftin' trash
Byron: Right.
Victor: We end up in the alley as prostitutes.
Byron: Righ...
Victor: [looks at Byron] Yeah, that's right! You too!
Byron: I don't know about all that.
Victor: Yeah it could happen. You end up in the alley with the shirt off, sweaty. Sellin'. Not for money! Just for a bite off the man's hamburger.
Byron: The point is we tryin' to make: Don't mess with the Department of Sanitation or you will come up dirty!
- ConnectionsFeatures Soul Train (1971)
- SoundtracksFlash Light
Written by George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Bernie Worrell (as Bernard S. Worrell) and Bootsy Collins (as William Earl Collins)
Performed by Parliament
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
And the moves were indeed real. I kept shuffling my feet as I watched, bringing back all that muscle memory. Alas, at age 43, my knees would snap in two if I tried any of those stunts today.
I cringed every time they showed some break dancing moves though. For a movie set in 1978, there shouldn't have been any break dancing moves at all, because that didn't make it to the roller floor until 82 or 83 or so, as it gained popularity outside the roller floor as well. Sure, there were spins and tricks and wiggle-waggle feet and moves from classic ballet-style roller dancing on the rollerdisco floor, but nobody jumped down and did headspin. Ick. Bad research!
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,380,866
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,570,366
- Sep 25, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $17,521,290
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1