Roll Bounce (2005)

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writer (WGA):

Norman Vance Jr. (written by)

Release Date:

23 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

Plot:

1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming-of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink...

Plot Keywords:

Competition | Father Son Relationship | Loss Of Mother | Master Of Ceremony | Rollerskating Rink

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Bow Wow	...	Xavier 'X' Smith
Brandon T. Jackson	...	Junior
Marcus T. Paulk	...	Boo
Rick Gonzalez	...	Naps
Khleo Thomas	...	Mixed Mike
Chi McBride	...	Curtis Smith
Busisiwe Irvin	...	Sonya
Jurnee Smollett	...	Tori
Kellita Smith	...	Vivian
Mike Epps	...	Byron
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Victor (as Charlie Murphy)
Meagan Good	...	Naomi Phillips
Nick Cannon	...	Bernard
Wesley Jonathan	...	Sweetness
Paul Wesley	...	Troy

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and some crude humor.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Brazil:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

State Street Pictures

Trivia:

Ten percent of the movie's opening weekend gross was donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The short skates with no toe stops and at least the breakdancing-like moves used in the film are associated with post-roller disco "jam skating." Both came onto the scene in the '80s. Roller disco skates had high-cut boots like figure skaters and had toe stops.

Quotes:

Junior: In the immortal words of my cousin, Rudy Rambo III, from the East Side...
Mixed Mike: Hey, Rudy Rambo was a pimp!
Junior: Man, pimps got advice, too. Look, stop discriminating on the black man. In the immortal words of my cousin, Rudy Rambo III, from the East Side, there's three types of people in this world - people who make things happen, people who watch things happen, and people who get Pimp Slapped for not having Rudy Rambo's money on time.

Movie Connections:

References "What's Happening!!" (1976)

Soundtrack:

Get Off

fun rolling with Bow Wow

My favorite Bow Wow movie next to Like Mike. This movie takes place in the summer of 1978, 16 year old Xavier(Bow Wow) enjoys skating and spending time with his friends, but this year has its set backs, his mother died a few months earlier, his favorite skating ring is closing down, and his father has been cold and distance from him. But one day Xavier and his friends go to another skating ring, but they are mocked by an awesome skater named sweetness and his gang. Xavier and his friends decide to enter an skate off contest to show them they're just as good. This movie had great skating scenes, and it also had great 70's music. I really enjoyed watching this movie, I loved Bow Wow's performance, I think he's growing as an actor. I can't wait to own this on DVD.