Main Cast: Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, Sammy Davis, Jr., Savion Glover, Joe Morton
Release Year: 1989
Country: US
Run Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Gregory Hines plays the ex-convict son of a famed tap-dancer. Taking over his late father's Harlem dance studio, Hines can't shake memories of his childhood, when he was being touted as a dancing prodigy. Challenged to fulfill his destiny by his dad's old cronies--among them such terpsichorean giants as Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde and Harold Nicholas--Hines does his best to avoid lapsing back into a life of crime. The struggle to save Hines' soul is a titanic one, with Hines' girlfriend Suzzanne Douglas tugging at him from one direction and his old burglary partner Joe Morton yanking from the other. The plotline of Tap is merely an excuse to show off some of the most dazzling footwork ever recorded on film. The director is Nick Castle Jr., who like star Gregory Hines is scion of a legendary dancing family. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Dick Anthony Williams - Francis; Terrence E. McNally - Bob; Sandman Sims - Sandman; Bunny Briggs - Bunny; Steven Condos - Steve; Jimmy Slyde - Slim; Pat Rico - Spats; Arthur Duncan - Arthur; Harold Nicholas - Harold; Cheryl Baxter - Dancer; Louis Castle - Anthony; Ruddy L. Garner - Dancer; Etta James; Lloyd Kino - Party Hood; Terry Lindholm - Dancer; Barbara Perry - Milly; Wynonna Smith - Dancer; Garner "Skip" Thomas - Harry's Band; Joel Weiss - Limo Driver; Billy Anagnos - Dancer; David Abravanel - Harry's Band; Alvino Beenett - Harry's Band; Frederick Boothe - Dancer; Randy Brenner - Brian; Elmira Collins - Harry's Band; Lanny Cordolla - Harry's Band; Paul Del Vecchio - Dancer; Sharie Dietz - Dancer; Linda Sohl Donnell - Dancer; Carla Earle - Dancer; King Errisson - Harry's Band; Jane Goldberg - Shim Sham Dancer; Kevin Guillaume - Piano Player; Owen II Johnston - Dancer; Shaun Jones - Dancer; Stephenie Lawton - Dancer; Bernie Lenoff - Dancer; Frances E. Nealy - Shim Sham Dancer; Mike Anthony Perna - Street Musician; Jamie Pisano - Dancer; Van Porter - Dancer; Karen Prunczik - Dancer; Nikki Rene - Dancer; Kelly Shenefiel - Dancer; Chance Taylor - Dancer; Chris Tedesco - Harry's Band; Dianne Walker - Shim Sham Dancer; Dorothy Wasserman - Shim Sham Dancer; Catherine Wilkinson - Dancer; Damon Winmon - Dancer; Pat Zicari - Street Musician; Steve Zimmerman - Dancer
Credit
Gregory Hines - Choreography, Henry Le Tang - Choreography, Dorothy Wasserman - Choreography, Gary Adelson - Co-producer, Richard Vane - Co-producer, Pat Norris - Costume Designer, Nick Castle, Jr. - Director, Patrick Kennedy - Editor, James Newton Howard - Composer (Music Score), Joel Sill - Musical Direction/Supervision, Michelle Buhler - Makeup, Pat Norris - Production Designer, David Gribble - Cinematographer, John J. Smith - Production Manager, Leslie Morales - Set Designer, Philip C. Cory - Special Effects, Greg W. Elam - Stunts, Nick Castle, Jr. - Screenwriter
Tap is a 1989 film written and directed by Nick Castle.
Plot
At its core is tap dancer Max Washington, just released from prison after serving time for burglary. Back on the streets, he's torn between collaborating with his girlfriend Amy's father, Little Mo, on a show or joining forces with his former partners-in-crime on a new caper.
