• Rating:
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Urban Drama, Coming-of-Age
• Themes: Class Differences, Inner City Blues, Sibling Relationships
• Director: Chris Robinson
• Main Cast: Tip Harris, Lauren London, Lonette McKee, Antwan Andre Patton
• Release Year: 2006
• Country: US
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG13

Plot

A tightly knit group of working-class Atlanta teens spend their time bonding over hip-hop and roller skating while pondering life after high school in director Chris Robinson's coming-of-age comedy drama that draws inspirations from the real-life childhoods of Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins. For a kid growing up on the south side of Atlanta, the Cascade roller-skating rink is the place to be seen, and it's the place where the orphaned high school senior Rashad (Tip Harris) and his little brother Ant (Evan Ross) go every weekend to forget their financial troubles, hang with their friends and get their groove on. But outside the rink, the brothers have problems they can't avoid: Ant is being recruited into the posse of charismatic drug dealer Marcus (Outkast's Antwan Andre Patton, aka Big Boi). Meanwhile, Rashad's three best friends -- including the ambitious Esquire (Jackie Long) -- are pulling him in different directions, and his new girlfriend New-New (Lauren London) may not be as "street" as she seems. As Rashad tries to hold on to his little brother, he also comes to the realization that if he's ever going to make something of himself, he's going to have to step out of his skates and into the real world. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Tip Harris - Rashad
• Lauren London - New New
• Lonette McKee - Priscilla Garnett
• Antwan Andre Patton - Marcus

Evan Ross Naess - Ant; Keith David - John Garnett; Jackie Long - Esquire; Albert Daniels - Brooklyn; Jason Weaver - Teddy; Khadijah Haqq - Veda; Malika Haqq - Star; Tyree Simmons - DJ Drama; Mykelti Williamson - Uncle George; Khadijah - Veda; Ric Reitz - Mr. Sapp; Tasha Smith - Gayle; Monica - Waffle House Waitress; Cameron Gipp - Famous Customer; Lauren Mitchell - Janice Rawlings; Jorge Luis Abreu - Doctor; Bart Hansard - Deputy; Jae Blaze - Thug; Greg Andrews - Jay; Brandon Bernard Benton - Student in Classroom; Adam Boyer - Bartender; April Clark - Tondie; Steven R. Ewing - Fireman; Alvin Lee Fleming - Skateman; Wayne Hardnett - Bone Crusher; Monique Harris - Sexy Woman; Tae Heckard - Tonya; Nick Hudani - Mr. Sartoni; Marie McAdoo - Fat Girl; Markice Moore - Austin; Margo Moorer - Ms. Jackson; Roderick Mosley - Drug Customer; Zoe Myers - Preppy Female; Ayesha Ngaujah - Counter Girl; Jameelah Nuriddin - Young Girl; Gregory Oliver - Cascade Security Guard; Vanessa Petrosky - Holly; Jazze Pha - DJ; Ashley Ragland - Teenage Girl; Deon Ramone - Big Ronnie; Christopher Ray Robinson II - Ant's Friend; Onira Satterwhite - Sexy Young Girl; Almario Thomas - Dante; Laparee Young - Pastor; Hakiem Ayele - Skater; Antonio Barfield - Skater; Safiya Brawner - Skater; Kelvin Broadnax - Skater; Kyle Dutcher - Skater; Dancia Garner - Skater; Pierpont Geer IV - Skater; Brandon Gibbs - Skater; Leslie Howell - Skater; DeShawn Ingram - Skater; Paul Antonio Johnson - Skater; James Jones - Skater; Toria Morris - Skater; Lisa Quinones - Skater; Tony Lance Sailor, Jr. - Skater; Saladin Suluki - Skater; Virginia Turner - Skater; Kenya Tyson - Skater; Douglas B. Wynn - Skater

Credit

Dan George - Key Costumer; Gloria E. Gifford - Dialogue Coach; Will Smith - Producer; Alejandro Luna - Set Designer; Brad M. Smith - Assistant Location Manager; Pacific Title - Title Design; Mary H. Ellis - Sound/Sound Designer; Kimberly Hardin - Casting; Timothy M. Bourne - Executive Producer; Timothy M. Bourne - Producer; Timothy M. Bourne - Unit Production Manager; Johnny Caruso - Music Editor; Christopher Flick - Foley Editor; Eric Gotthelf - ADR Mixer; Mary Jo Lang - Foley Mixer; John Roesch - Foley Artist; Dennis S. Sands - Sound Mixer; John Joseph Thomas - Sound Effects Editor; Shawn Barton - Costume Designer; Jonathan J. Short - Art Director; Shay Bentley-Griffin - Casting; James Lassiter - Producer; Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins - Executive Producer; Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins - Producer; Doug Torres - First Assistant Director; Lee Scott - Music Editor; Vanessa Ashley Lapato - Dialogue Editor; Michael Riley - Location Manager; Aaron Zigman - Composer (Music Score); David Blackburn - Editor; Aaron Glascock - Editor; Aaron Glascock - Re-Recording Mixer; Aaron Glascock - Supervising Sound Editor; Curt Schulkey - Editor; Curt Schulkey - Re-Recording Mixer; Curt Schulkey - Supervising Sound Editor; Alyson Moore - Foley Artist; Josh Hancher - Second Assistant Camera; Wendy Price - Production Accountant; Darryl "D-Man" Humber - Dolly Grip; Oscar Mitt - Assistant Sound Editor; Riko Schatke - Best Boy Grip; Pat Story - Unit Publicist; Kathleen Tonkin - Special Effects Coordinator; Gregory H. Watkins - Re-Recording Mixer; Ron Bartlett - Re-Recording Mixer; Antwone Quenton Fisher - Screen Story; Stephen Crowley - Gaffer; Gail Hunter - Script Supervisor; Carol Sadler - Costumes Supervisor; Teresa M. Yarbrough - Assistant Production Coordinator; Guy D'Alema - Still Photographer; Jody Gerson - Producer; Dallas Austin - Producer; Tina Gordon Chism - Screenwriter; Kira Roessler - Dialogue Editor; Michael W. Mitchell - Sound Effects Editor; Leah Daniels-Butler - Casting; Colin Hudson - Camera Operator; Colin Hudson - Steadicam Operator; Braden Belmonte - Second Assistant Camera; Paul Berolzheimer - Sound Effects Editor; C. Alan Rawlins - Key Grip; Stanley Fernandez Jr. - First Assistant Camera; Ulysses Terrero - Additional Casting; Robb Buono - Production Designer; Neil Lewis - Second Second Assistant Director; Thomas Weston - Camera Operator; Stan S. Swofford - Set Medic/First Aid; Gus Williams - Stunts Coordinator; Taylor Knight - Department Head Hair; Joel Dougherty - Assistant Sound Editor; Billy Rich - Additional Editing; Oliver Hug - Assistant Music Editor; Lisa Ann Dennis - Post Production Supervisor; Kathleen Latlip - Assistant Editor; Chris Robinson - Director; Joe Binford - Assistant Editor; Crash - Cinematographer; Lauren Cynkar - Set Production Assistant; Julia Michels - Musical Direction/Supervision; Nicole Selmo - Set Decorator; Devyne Stephens - Choreography; Sharliss Asbury - Personal Assistant; Jason Bland - Costume Designer; James Brothers - Properties Master; Craig Cannold - Production Supervisor; Dan Cornwall - Chief Lighting Technician; Tia Dorsey - Personal Assistant; Brenda M. Findley - Production Secretary; Dale Fowler - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician; Drew Fuller - Key Costumer; Gary Glushon - Personal Assistant; Shawn Gray - Assistant Properties; Tony Holley - Assistant Location Manager; Don Holloway - Greensman; Danya Joseph - Assistant Editor; Tatiana Komlos-Post - Art Department Coordinator; A. L. Kupersmith - Construction Coordinator; Eric Leftridge - First Assistant Camera; Location Catering of the South - Craft Service/Catering; Patrick Mangan - Second Assistant Director; Tom Moore - Transportation Captain; Robert Morales - Video Assist; Matt Neel - Special Effects Foreman; Drew Ponder - Boom Operator; Donna Premick - Key Make-up; Harvey Robinson - Personal Assistant; Haroon Saleem - Personal Assistant; Iliana Sanchez - Costume Designer; Michael Stern - Recording; Michael Stern - Sound Mixer; Shane Summers - Transportation Coordinator; Syndrome Studio - Title Design; Leslie Terrero - Personal Assistant; Flavia Toledo - Personal Assistant; Greg Tresan - Animal Trainer/Wrangler; Denise Tunnell - Department Head Makeup; Susan Van Apeldoorn - Craft Service/Catering; Deedy Wales-Walden - Key Hairstylist; Elizabeth Smith - Personal Assistant

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