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Drumline: A New Beat

  • TV Movie
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
1.4K
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Mario Van Peebles, Nick Cannon, Leonard Roberts, DeRay Davis, Jordan Calloway, Duain Richmond, Scott Shilstone, Tye White, Alexandra Shipp, Jeff Pierre, and Rome Flynn in Drumline: A New Beat (2014)
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Danielle (Dani) Bolton, an upper class Brooklyn girl, defies her parents in order to attend a college in Georgia so she can join - and revitalize - their once-prominent drumline.Danielle (Dani) Bolton, an upper class Brooklyn girl, defies her parents in order to attend a college in Georgia so she can join - and revitalize - their once-prominent drumline.Danielle (Dani) Bolton, an upper class Brooklyn girl, defies her parents in order to attend a college in Georgia so she can join - and revitalize - their once-prominent drumline.

  • Director
    • Bille Woodruff
  • Writers
    • Karin Gist
    • Regina Y. Hicks
    • Shawn Schepps
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Shipp
    • Leonard Roberts
    • Jordan Calloway
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bille Woodruff
    • Writers
      • Karin Gist
      • Regina Y. Hicks
      • Shawn Schepps
    • Stars
      • Alexandra Shipp
      • Leonard Roberts
      • Jordan Calloway
    • 13User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Alexandra Shipp
    Alexandra Shipp
    • Dani Bolton
    Leonard Roberts
    Leonard Roberts
    • Dr. Sean Taylor
    Jordan Calloway
    Jordan Calloway
    • Jayven LaPierre
    Jeff Pierre
    Jeff Pierre
    • Tyree
    Mario Van Peebles
    Mario Van Peebles
    • Mr. Bolton
    DeRay Davis
    DeRay Davis
    • Kevin Taylor
    • (as Deray Davis)
    Jasmine Burke
    Jasmine Burke
    • Tasha
    Rome Flynn
    Rome Flynn
    • Leon
    Tye White
    Tye White
    • Armondi Mason
    Scott Shilstone
    • Josh
    Lisa Arrindell
    Lisa Arrindell
    • Lois Bolton
    • (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson)
    LeToya Luckett
    LeToya Luckett
    • Dr. Nia Phillips
    Nick Cannon
    Nick Cannon
    • Devon Miles
    Duain Richmond
    Duain Richmond
    • Bulldog
    Pam Smith
    Pam Smith
    • Patrice
    Tigger
    Tigger
    • Big Tigger
    • (as Darian 'Big Tigger' Morgan)
    Brittany S. Hall
    Brittany S. Hall
    • Lori
    • (as Kamille Leai)
    Brad Sanders
    Brad Sanders
    • Rizzy
    • Director
      • Bille Woodruff
    • Writers
      • Karin Gist
      • Regina Y. Hicks
      • Shawn Schepps
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    User reviews13

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    2aefalzon

    What the hell is wrong with the background

    I could not watch this film. The background was moving and jerking when the characters were standing still. The shots of the majorette were out of focus in certain shots. Where was the film editor during production.
    5the_remixer08

    Not bad, but not good either

    I never go into movies with high expectations, especially for television. I just always look at them for entertainment. As for this movie, I knew it wasn't going to compare to the original, but I just didn't particularly care for the writing for this film. Everything seemed sort of rushed by them trying to talk about what happened to past/original characters, and a lot of lines were a bit corny. It just didn't seem "real" you know? However, I did enjoy the band scenes. I was also a little disappointed in how they even wrote in the lead character.They made it seem like she was a female Myles, when I just wish her situation could have been different and maybe she was just having a hard time simply because she was just a female on the line. Why give us a part two when we are looking at a person with the exact same issues? And if she was a bit like Myles, they could have had Myles talk to her about his past experiences. It just seemed kind of rushed to me. It had the potential to be way better than what it was.
    10davidadomson-908-546069

    Amazing Movie

    So many amazing action and drama packed scenes, and the acting was beyond perfect. The movie teaches that you have to follow your dreams no matter what other people will think about you. "Drumline: A New Beat" was something amazing and I hope they'll make a 3rd movie sometime soon. Hopefully the future generations will get a chance to see this movie and understand that no matter what you do, you cannot give up if that's what you want to reach. Alexandra Shipp nailed it with her amazing acting skills as well as the fellow cast stars like Jordan Calloway, LeToya Luckett, Jasmine Burke, Nick Cannon etc. I really enjoyed watching this movie.
    1tshirtninjafairy

    No redeeming qualities

    I am a huge fan of terrible movies.

    This isn't even a terrible movie. It's a waste of time, space, music, and electricity.

    Never watch this. We paid $3.99 to rent this and I feel like they should be paying us much more to finish it.

    How do you screw up the sound on a music movie about drums? I don't know but this movie accomplished it.

    This is worse than a money grab. It's a soul grab. It should not exist. On any timeline or universe.

    Its existence should cause an existential crisis to all of humanity, whether they know about it or not. People should have felt it in their souls something was wrong when it was released.

    Worthless movie.
    9makayla-jenkins

    Caught Me By Surprise!!

    When I first heard VH1 was making original movie sequel to Drumline, the first thought through my head was ' Oh god, not another Stomp the Yard: Homecoming'. But as I sat down in my bed to watch the premiere, it did have it's corny moments, but as the plot thicken I found myself watching through the commercials. I have to say VH1 is very well known for their amazing shows like Single Ladies & Hit the Floor. I would definitely love to see them work with more movie like this even though it did have it's moment. My favorite parts would have to be the battle specifically the final battle. The acting department was also favorable with Nick Cannon returning with amazing acting in the speech scene <*MUST WATCH*. Plus the return of my childhood crush, Jordan Calloway. Just being surprised how he has grown since Unfabolous <3. In all words, Drumline: A New Beat scores a nine out of ten from me. :)

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    • Trivia
      Nick Cannon and Leonard Roberts are the only actors from the original film to reprise their roles in this film.
    • Goofs
      In the marching scenes, the way the video lines up, the band is sometimes marching on the left foot and sometimes with the right. Given that the music they were playing at the time was in a 4/4 meter, they would not have been switching which foot leads from measure to measure as one would when playing mixed meters, so this is clearly a syncing issue.
    • Connections
      Follows Drumline (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Turn Down for What
      Written by DJ Snake (as William Grigahcine), Steve Guess, and Lil Jon (as Jonathan Smith)

      Performed by DJ Snake and Lil Jon

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Барабанная дробь 2: Новый бит
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox Television Studios
      • N' Credible Entertainment
      • POP Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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