Dancin': It's On!
| Dancin' It's On! | |
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| Directed by | David Winters |
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| Produced by | David Winters |
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| Cinematography | Alan Roberts |
| Edited by | Alan Roberts |
| Music by | Misha Segal |
Production company | East Side Story |
| Distributed by | Medallion Releasing |
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Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $27,000[2] |
Dancin': It's On! is a 2015 American musical romantic comedy film co-written, directed and produced by David Winters in his final film prior to his death in 2019. The cast consists of numerous winners and runner-ups from the dance competition TV show So You Think You Can Dance, led by Witney Carson and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp,[3] with Gary Daniels and Winters.
The film was released on October 30, 2015 by Medallion Releasing, to largely negative reviews from critics and audiences for its acting, screenplay, characters, editing, cinematography, music and dubbing. It has developed a "so bad it's good" cult following.[4]
Plot
The movie is about Jennifer (Carson), a girl from Beverly Hills, California, who is sent on a summer holiday in to meet her estranged father Jerry (Daniels) who owns a famous hotel in Panama City, Florida. While there she falls in love with Ken (Wespi-Tschopp), a boy who works there. The two compete in a dancing competition after becoming romantically involved even with disapproval from her father.[5]
Cast
- Witney Carson as Jennifer Gabriella August
- Chehon Wespi-Tschopp as Ken
- David Winters as Hal Sanders
- Jordan Clark as Shotsy
- Gary Daniels as Jerry August
- Matt Marr as Danny
- Russell Ferguson as the Captain
- Pauline Mata as Pauline
- Ava Fabian as Jennifer's mother
- Brandon Bryant as Brandon
- Tadd Gadduang as Tadd
- Comfort Fedoke as Comfort
Critical reception
Los Angeles Times reviewer Michael Rechtshaffen, gave the film a largely negative review which concluded, "the low-budget production, with its soapy dialogue and cheesy video effects, should have splurged for someone to help choreograph the leads' stiffly executed dramatic exchanges."[6] The Seattle Times reviewer Soren Andersen rated the film one star out of four, criticizing the "simplistic" plot and stiff acting of the lead characters.[7]
References
- ^ "Dancin' It's On (2015)". Boxofficemojo.com. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ "Star Titles 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' 'Burnt' Fall As 'Martian' Dominates Lowest Grossing Weekend Of 2015 – Sunday Postmortem". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline.com. November 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ ""SYTYCD" Stars Go Hollywood". Dance Spirit. 2017-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ Brady, Erin (10 June 2022). "The Daily Stream: Dancin': It's On! Is An Overlooked Gem Of So-Bad-It's-Good Cinema". The Daily Stream. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Choreographer David Winters Opens Up About His New Film And His Love Of Fort Lauderdale". Fort Lauderdale Daily. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ Michael Rechtshaffen (October 25, 2015). "Review: 'Dancin' It's On' stumbles on drama scenes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Soren Andersen (October 29, 2015). "'Dancin' It's On': Acting is off". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
