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{{Infobox film
| name = Step Up 2: The Streets
| name = Step Up 2: The Streets
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Jon M. Chu]]
| director = [[Jon M. Chu]]
| producer = [[Adam Shankman]]<br />Jennifer Gibgot<br />[[Anne Fletcher]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Patrick Wachsberger
| writer = Toni Ann Johnson<br />Karen Barna
* [[Erik Feig]]
| based on = {{Based on|Characters|[[Duane Adler]]}}
* [[Adam Shankman]]
| starring = [[Briana Evigan]]<br />[[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]]<br />[[Adam G. Sevani]]<br />[[Will Kemp (actor)|Will Kemp]]<br />[[Cassie Ventura]]
* Jennifer Gibgot
}}
| writer = {{plainlist|
* [[Toni Ann Johnson]]
* Karen Barna
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|Characters|[[Duane Adler]]}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Briana Evigan]]
* [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]]
* [[Will Kemp (actor, born 1977)|Will Kemp]]
* [[Cassie Ventura]]
}}
| music = [[Aaron Zigman]]
| music = [[Aaron Zigman]]
| cinematography = Max Malkin
| cinematography = Max Malkin
| editing = Andrew Marcus
| editing = {{plainlist|
* Andrew Marcus
* Nicholas Erasmus
| studio = [[Touchstone Pictures]]<br />[[Summit Entertainment]]<br />[[Offspring Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Walt Disney Studios<br>Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|02|14}}
| studio = {{plainlist|
* [[Touchstone Pictures]]
* [[Summit Entertainment]]
* [[Offspring Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Walt Disney Studios<br />Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|02|14|United States}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $17,500,000<ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Step-Up-2-the-Streets#tab=summary</ref>
| budget = $17.5 million<ref>{{cite web |title= Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) |url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Step-Up-2-the-Streets|publisher=The-numbers.com | access-date = 2019-01-26 }}</ref>
| gross = $150,816,700<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stepup2.htm |title=Step Up 2 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref>
| gross = $150.8 million<ref name="bom">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stepup2.htm|title=Step Up 2: The Streets|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Step Up 2: The Streets''''' is the 2008 [[sequel]] to the 2006 film ''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]'' from [[Touchstone Pictures]]. The film was directed by [[Jon M. Chu]] and choreographed by Jamal Sims, Hi-Hat (''[[Bring It On (film)|Bring It On]]'') and [[Dave Scott (choreographer)|Dave Scott]] (''[[Stomp the Yard]]''). Patrick Wachsberger and Erik Feig of [[Summit Entertainment]] produced with [[Adam Shankman]] and Jennifer Gibgot of [[Offspring Entertainment]] and [[Anne Fletcher]], the director of the original film. The film was followed by ''[[Step Up 3D]]'', released in 2010.
'''''Step Up 2: The Streets''''' is a 2008 American [[dance film]] directed by [[Jon M. Chu]] and written by [[Toni Ann Johnson]] and Karen Barna. The film is the sequel to ''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]'' (2006) and the second installment in the [[Step Up (franchise)|''Step Up'' film series]]. It stars [[Briana Evigan]], [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]], [[Will Kemp (actor, born 1977)|Will Kemp]], and [[Cassie Ventura]].


Set at the fictional Maryland School of the Arts, the story revolves around rebellious street dancer Andie West (Evigan) who lands at the elite school and finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. She eventually joins forces with the school's hottest dancer Chase Collins (Hoffman) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in [[Baltimore]]'s underground dance battle The Streets, finding a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds.
==Plot==
The film is set in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. It follows the fictional Andie West ([[Briana Evigan]]) as she pursues her big dream of becoming a street dancer. Her mother died of cancer when Andie was 16; she now lives with her mother's best friend, Sarah (her guardian), but in reality, Andie feels like she does not belong anywhere. Although she is doing poorly at school, it is her dream for dancing that brings something special into her life. She trains with her dance crew, the "410" (pronounced four-one-oh, as in the [[area code 410|area code for Baltimore]]), to keep the title of the illegal competition, 'The Streets.' Sarah is aware of the crime and harassment by the 410, and after an argument with Andie, she decides to send her to live with her Aunt Alice (and another unnamed aunt) in Texas, but Andie, fed-up with Sarah's arguments, runs away.


''Step Up 2: The Streets'' was released in the United States on February 14, 2008, by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]. Although the film received better reviews than its predecessor, it received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. The film became a box office success, grossing $150.8 million worldwide against a production budget of $17.5 million.
Tyler ([[Channing Tatum]]) is like a big brother to Andie (though the film makes it clear that they are not blood-related). Tyler is first seen when he meets Andie at a local dance club, The Dragon. He tries to persuade Andie to audition for the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA), where Andie has to compete for a place, thinking it will help her life as it did his. Tyler decides to battle her for it. Tyler wins the battle and the two head back to Andie's house where Tyler asks Sarah to let her join MSA. Sarah initially refuses, but Tyler claims she agreed and leaves Andie to audition at MSA while he goes on tour with Nora. Chase Collins ([[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]]) persuades the school director (his brother) Blake ([[Will Kemp (actor)|Will Kemp]]) to recruit Andie after seeing her audition. When the 410 learn about Andie's involvement at MSA, they kick her out. Andie and Chase form a new crew with help from many people Chase knows at the school, all of not accepted as who they are, including Andie's new friend Moose ([[Adam G. Sevani]]). Chase has a copied key to the studio and the crew secretly practices their routine late at night when the school is empty. They perform at the local dance club, but are rejected and kicked out. Andie's friend Missy Serrano ([[Danielle Polanco]]) joins the crew after going out of the 410 following the event, as she is disgusted by the crowd's reaction. Missy tells the crew that the only way to enter The Streets is to first pull a prank and post it on the Internet to show that the crew is entering the competition. Wanting revenge for being humiliated before, Chase decides that their prank will be to make a fool out of Tuck, the leader of the 410.


A sequel, ''[[Step Up 3D]]'', was released in August 2010.
The crew goes to a family barbecue at Missy's house. Sophie (MSA student who happens to have a crush on Chase) ([[Cassie Ventura]]), tags along. She begins to develop a crush on Moose after [[salsa (dance)|salsa dancing]] with him.


==Plot==
The 410 doesn't like the fact that they have a new crew to compete with so they warn Andie's group to stay out of The Streets or there will be consequences. When Tuck finds Chase, he assaults him for his prank and warns him to stay away from The Streets and Andie. Chase comes into school the next day badly bruised and hurt. On top of that, the dance studio has been trashed by the 410 the previous night. Director Collins forbids the students from the school to be involved in illegal competitions and expels Andie from MSA for her involvement with the Streets competition after a tip-off from Sophie, but Andie denies the involvement of her other members. After she leaves, Chase admits his involvement in the Streets and tries to persuade Director Collins to let Andie back in, but Director Collins refuses as he is too busy with the fundraiser.
In [[Baltimore, Maryland]], Andie West pursues her dream of becoming a street dancer, but feels like she does not belong anywhere. Her mother recently died of cancer, so she now lives with a guardian, her mother's best friend Sarah. She is doing poorly at school, but her passion for dancing brings something good into her life. She rehearses regularly with her "crew", the 410, to retain top ranking in the illegal competition "The Streets".


Andie's friend and older brother figure Tyler Gage persuades her to audition for the Maryland School of the Arts, hoping it will help turn her life around the same way it did for him in the first film. Andie auditions and Chase Collins convinces his older brother Blake, the school's director, to let her join. When the 410 find out about Andie's studies, they angrily kick her out. Andie and Chase form a new crew with help from many people Chase knows at the school who are not accepted as who they are (Smiles, Hair, Monster, Fly, Cable, Jenny Kido, and Moose). Chase has a copied key to the studio and the crew secretly practices their routine late at night when the school is empty. Missy, Andie's friend, joins the crew after dropping out of the 410 following Andie's removal. Missy tells the crew that the only way to enter the streets is to first do a prank and post it on the internet to show that the crew is entering the competition. Wanting revenge from being humiliated before, Chase decides to make a fool out of Tuck, leader of the 410, by leaving a dead fish in the vent of Tuck's home.
When Sarah hears the news of Andie's expulsion, Andie tries to explain, but Sarah refuses to listen, telling her that she has had enough of her behavior and that Andie now must go to live with her two aunts in Texas. Just when Andie is packing her bags to leave, she receives a text message from Missy that The Streets is on that night - the same night as the MSA fundraiser. Along with Andie, her whole crew gets the text message. They decide to ditch the MSA fundraiser (except for Moose) and instead compete in The Streets. When Sarah hears about what Andie did to protect her crew, allows Andie to continue living with her and lets her compete at The Streets with her crew. Chase also leaves the fundraiser hoping to win back Andie.


The 410 does not like the fact that they had a new crew to compete with, so they warn Andie's new crew to stay out of the Streets or there will be consequences. When Tuck finds Chase, he assaults him because of his prank. Chase comes into school the next day badly bruised and hurt. On top of that the dance studio has been trashed by the 410 late at night. Director Collins forbids the school from being involved in these types of competitions and expels Andie from MSA because of her involvement with the Streets competition; Andie proclaims herself the sole participant to protect her teammates. Chase attempts to defend her, but Director Collins is too busy with an upcoming MSA fundraiser to let her back in.
When Collins notices that his students are gone, he questions Sophie. Moose tells him that he is in the crew and where they are. Moose takes both Collins and Sophie to the place; they are just in time for the crew's performance. The director sees them and he realizes that The Streets he was hearing and thinking about, is in fact a legitimate form of artistic expression. He accepts Andie into MSA again and tells Moose that he was in the wrong department.


When Andie's guardian hears the news of Andie's expulsion, she becomes fed up with Andie's behavior and decides to send her to live with her aunt in [[Texas]]. Later that night, Andie receives a text message that the Streets is on that night, the same night as the MSA fundraiser. Along with Andie, her whole crew gets the text message. They decide to ditch the MSA fundraiser, and instead compete at the Streets. Andie's guardian hears about what Andie did to protect her crew and is proud of her; she reconsiders sending Andie to Texas and allows her to compete at the Streets with her crew.
To Moose's surprise, he gets kissed by Sophie. With Andie's crew being supportive friends and her education now secured, the film finds its optimistic ending - a passionate kiss between Andie and Chase.


When Director Collins goes in search of his students, he ends up at the Streets as well. He sees them compete and realizes that the street dancing he has been opposing is in fact a legitimate form of artistic expression. He accepts Andie back into MSA. With Andie's crew as a group of friends supporting her and her education now being secured, the film finds its optimistic ending.
== Cast ==

* [[Briana Evigan]] as Andie West, the main protagonist.
==Cast==
* [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]] as Chase Collins, the hero, who falls for Andie
* [[Briana Evigan]] as Andrea "Andie" West, the main protagonist. Andie is a talented street dancer. Andie has felt out of place ever since her mother died from cancer. Andie's father died prior to the movie. Andie gets poor grades in school as she does not care about education.
* [[Adam Sevani]] as Robert "Moose" Alexander III, is a talented dancer who is best friends with Andie
* [[Will Kemp (actor)|Will Kemp]] as Blake Collins, the director of MSA and Chase's brother
* [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]] as Chase Collins, Blake's younger brother who falls in love with Andie
* [[Adam Sevani]] as Robert "Moose" Alexander III, is a talented dancer who is Andie and Missy's best friend
* [[Will Kemp (actor, born 1977)|Will Kemp]] as Blake Collins, the strict director of MSA and Chase's older brother
* [[Cassie Ventura]] as Sophie Donovan, Chase's ex-girlfriend who later falls in love with Moose
* [[Cassie Ventura]] as Sophie Donovan, Chase's ex-girlfriend who later falls in love with Moose
* [[Christopher Scott (choreographer)|Christopher Scott]] as Hair, a talented choreographer
* [[Danielle Polanco]] as Missy Serrano, one of Andie's best friends who eventually quits the 410
* [[Christopher Scott (choreographer)|Christopher Scott]] as Hair
* Luis Rosado as Monster
* [[Harry Shum, Jr.]] as Cable
* [[Harry Shum, Jr.]] as Cable
* LaJon Dantzler as Smiles
* Janelle Cambridge as Fly
* Janelle Cambridge as Fly
* LaJon Dantzler as Smiles
* Luis Rosado as Monster
* Mari Koda as Jenny Kido
* Mari Koda as Jenny Kido
* [[Sonja Sohn]] as Sarah, Andie's overprotective legal guardian. She took Andie in after her mother died. Sarah is concerned about Andie's safety and plans to send her to Texas to live with her Aunt Alice. Before Andie's mother died Sarah promised her best friend that she'd protect her daughter. Sarah intends to keep her promise. Sarah believes that the only way to protect Andie is to send her to Texas. Sarah wants Andie to be safe and get good grades.
* [[Sonja Sohn]] as Sarah, Andie's legal guardian. She took Andie in after her mother died.
* Black Thomas as Tuck, the leader of the 410 and the main antagonist
* Black Thomas as Tucker "Tuck", the leader of the 410 and the main antagonist
* [[Telisha Shaw]] as Felicia, Andie's best friend
* [[Telisha Shaw]] as Felicia, Andie's best friend who eventually turns on her & sells her out to Tuck for dancing at MSA.
* [[Danielle Polanco]] as Melissa "Missy" Serrano, Andie and Moose's best friend who eventually quits 410
* [[imdbname:1893532|BooG!e]] as DJ Sand (uncredited)
* [[Channing Tatum]] as Tyler Gage (cameo), a skilled but troubled dancer in his teens
* [[Channing Tatum]] as Tyler Gage (cameo), protagonist from the first film. A skilled but troubled dancer in his teens who turned his life around at MSA and now is touring as a professional dancer with Nora.
* Rockstar Logu as Mike (cameo), Indian artist
* BooG!e as DJ Sand (uncredited)
* Jenny Kressebuch as Store Clerk
*Ariana Glover and Chad Glover as the two youngest kids in the cast background dancers (#7 and #2).


==Choreographers==
==Reception==
* Dave Scott<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1378939/</ref>
* Tyree Johnson
* Arthur Hickman
* Jamal sims


== Reception ==
===Box office===
At the U.S. Box office, the film opened at #3 and earned $18,908,826 in its opening weekend. As of August 4, 2008, ''Step Up 2: The Streets'' have grossed $58,017,783 in domestic box office and $92,798,917 in other parts of the world, bringing a worldwide total of $150,816,700, outperforming its predecessor.<ref name="bom"/>


=== Box office ===
===Critical response===
At the U.S. Box office, the film opened at #3 and earned $18,908,826 in its opening weekend. As of August 4, 2008, ''Step Up 2: The Streets'' have grossed $58,017,783 in domestic box office and $92,798,917 in other parts of the world, bringing a worldwide total of $150,816,700,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stepup2.htm |title=Step Up 2 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref> outperforming its predecessor.

=== Critical response ===
{{Anchor|Critics}}
{{Anchor|Critics}}
The film was met with positive reviews from its audience but mixed to negative reviews from film critics. It received a rating of 25% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]; on the website it says, "There's a kinetic appeal to the handsome cast and their smooth moves, but everything else about ''Step Up 2: The Streets'' is<!-- OK here: don't correct it--> been there, danced that." It also holds a rating of 50/100 on [[Metacritic]], signifying mixed or average reviews.<ref>{{cite web
The film was met with mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it has an approval rating of 28% based on reviews from 65 critics, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's consensus reads, "There's a kinetic appeal to the handsome cast and their smooth moves, but everything else about ''Step Up 2: The Streets'' is<!-- OK here: don't correct it--> been there, danced that."<ref>{{cite web|title=Step Up 2: The Streets |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/step_up_2_the_streets/|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] it has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Step Up 2: The Streets Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/step-up-2-the-streets|website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade A−.<ref name="SUcs">{{cite web | url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ | title=CinemaScore | access-date = 2019-01-26 }}</ref>

| title=Step Up 2 The Streets Movie Reviews, Pictures
===Accolades===
| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/step_up_2_the_streets/
* [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Drama|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Drama]] ('''winner''')
| publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}
* [[2008 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Female]] (Briana Evigan, nominee)
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* [[2008 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss]] (Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman, '''winner''')
* [[Imagen Awards|Imagen Foundation Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress (Danielle Polanco, nominee)


== Home media ==
==Home media==
The film was released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-Ray]] on July 15, 2008.
The film was released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] on July 15, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Streets-Robert-Hoffman/dp/B0012QCZ54|title=Amazon.com: Step Up 2: The Streets: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |date=July 15, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>


; Special features
; Special features
* ''Through Fresh Eyes'' - Take a look behind the scenes at the making of ''Step Up 2: The Streets''. You’ll also meet the choreographers and dancers who bring it all to life
* Through Fresh Eyes – The Making of ''Step Up 2''
* ''Outlaws Of Hip-Hop: Meet The "410"'' - An exclusive profile of the film’s real life underground hip hop dance crew
* Outlaws Of Hip-Hop – Meet The "410"
* [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]] video prank
* Lead Actor [[Robert Hoffman (actor)|Robert Hoffman]] Video Prank
* Outtakes From ''Step Up 2: The Streets'' – [[Cassie Ventura|Cassie]] Performs "[[Is It You (Cassie song)|Is It You]]"
* [[Deleted scenes]] and [[bloopers]]
* Full dance routine from the [[JabbaWockeeZ]] and West Coast Riders
* [[Deleted scene|Deleted Scene]]s – Including Dances By [[JabbaWockeeZ]] And West Coast Riders Dance Crews
* Music Videos
* 7 music videos
# [[Flo Rida]] feat. [[T-Pain]] - [[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]
# [[Flo Rida]] feat. [[T-Pain]] - "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]"
# [[Missy Elliott]] - [[Ching-a-Ling]]
# [[Missy Elliott]] - "[[Ching-a-Ling]]/[[Shake Your Pom Pom]]"
# [[Cherish (band)|Cherish]] feat. [[Yung Joc]] - [[Killa]]
# [[Cherish (band)|Cherish]] feat. [[Yung Joc]] - "[[Killa (Cherish song)|Killa]]"
# [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] feat. [[Akon]] - [[Hypnotized (Plies song)|Hypnotized]]
# [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] feat. [[Akon]] - "[[Hypnotized (Plies song)|Hypnotized]]"
# [[Brit & Alex]] - [[Let It Go (Brit & Alex song)|Let It Go]]
# [[Brit & Alex]] - "[[Let It Go (Brit & Alex song)|Let It Go]]"
# [[Cassie Ventura|Cassie]] - [[Is It You?]]
# [[T-Pain]] - [[Church (song)|Church]]


== Soundtrack ==
==Soundtrack==
{{main|Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack)}}
{{main|Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack)}}
A soundtrack album to the film was released by [[Atlantic Records]] on February 5, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-2-The-Streets/dp/B000Z66RSS|title=Step Up 2: The Streets / O.S.T. - Amazon.com Music|website=Amazon |access-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref>


== References ==
==References==
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Step Up 2: The Streets
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJon M. Chu
Written by
Based onCharacters
by Duane Adler
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMax Malkin
Edited by
  • Andrew Marcus
  • Nicholas Erasmus
Music byAaron Zigman
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17.5 million[1]
Box office$150.8 million[2]

Step Up 2: The Streets is a 2008 American dance film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Toni Ann Johnson and Karen Barna. The film is the sequel to Step Up (2006) and the second installment in the Step Up film series. It stars Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, and Cassie Ventura.

Set at the fictional Maryland School of the Arts, the story revolves around rebellious street dancer Andie West (Evigan) who lands at the elite school and finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. She eventually joins forces with the school's hottest dancer Chase Collins (Hoffman) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets, finding a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds.

Step Up 2: The Streets was released in the United States on February 14, 2008, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Although the film received better reviews than its predecessor, it received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. The film became a box office success, grossing $150.8 million worldwide against a production budget of $17.5 million.

A sequel, Step Up 3D, was released in August 2010.

Plot

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In Baltimore, Maryland, Andie West pursues her dream of becoming a street dancer, but feels like she does not belong anywhere. Her mother recently died of cancer, so she now lives with a guardian, her mother's best friend Sarah. She is doing poorly at school, but her passion for dancing brings something good into her life. She rehearses regularly with her "crew", the 410, to retain top ranking in the illegal competition "The Streets".

Andie's friend and older brother figure Tyler Gage persuades her to audition for the Maryland School of the Arts, hoping it will help turn her life around the same way it did for him in the first film. Andie auditions and Chase Collins convinces his older brother Blake, the school's director, to let her join. When the 410 find out about Andie's studies, they angrily kick her out. Andie and Chase form a new crew with help from many people Chase knows at the school who are not accepted as who they are (Smiles, Hair, Monster, Fly, Cable, Jenny Kido, and Moose). Chase has a copied key to the studio and the crew secretly practices their routine late at night when the school is empty. Missy, Andie's friend, joins the crew after dropping out of the 410 following Andie's removal. Missy tells the crew that the only way to enter the streets is to first do a prank and post it on the internet to show that the crew is entering the competition. Wanting revenge from being humiliated before, Chase decides to make a fool out of Tuck, leader of the 410, by leaving a dead fish in the vent of Tuck's home.

The 410 does not like the fact that they had a new crew to compete with, so they warn Andie's new crew to stay out of the Streets or there will be consequences. When Tuck finds Chase, he assaults him because of his prank. Chase comes into school the next day badly bruised and hurt. On top of that the dance studio has been trashed by the 410 late at night. Director Collins forbids the school from being involved in these types of competitions and expels Andie from MSA because of her involvement with the Streets competition; Andie proclaims herself the sole participant to protect her teammates. Chase attempts to defend her, but Director Collins is too busy with an upcoming MSA fundraiser to let her back in.

When Andie's guardian hears the news of Andie's expulsion, she becomes fed up with Andie's behavior and decides to send her to live with her aunt in Texas. Later that night, Andie receives a text message that the Streets is on that night, the same night as the MSA fundraiser. Along with Andie, her whole crew gets the text message. They decide to ditch the MSA fundraiser, and instead compete at the Streets. Andie's guardian hears about what Andie did to protect her crew and is proud of her; she reconsiders sending Andie to Texas and allows her to compete at the Streets with her crew.

When Director Collins goes in search of his students, he ends up at the Streets as well. He sees them compete and realizes that the street dancing he has been opposing is in fact a legitimate form of artistic expression. He accepts Andie back into MSA. With Andie's crew as a group of friends supporting her and her education now being secured, the film finds its optimistic ending.

Cast

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  • Briana Evigan as Andrea "Andie" West, the main protagonist. Andie is a talented street dancer. Andie has felt out of place ever since her mother died from cancer. Andie's father died prior to the movie. Andie gets poor grades in school as she does not care about education.
  • Robert Hoffman as Chase Collins, Blake's younger brother who falls in love with Andie
  • Adam Sevani as Robert "Moose" Alexander III, is a talented dancer who is Andie and Missy's best friend
  • Will Kemp as Blake Collins, the strict director of MSA and Chase's older brother
  • Cassie Ventura as Sophie Donovan, Chase's ex-girlfriend who later falls in love with Moose
  • Christopher Scott as Hair, a talented choreographer
  • Harry Shum, Jr. as Cable
  • Janelle Cambridge as Fly
  • LaJon Dantzler as Smiles
  • Luis Rosado as Monster
  • Mari Koda as Jenny Kido
  • Sonja Sohn as Sarah, Andie's overprotective legal guardian. She took Andie in after her mother died. Sarah is concerned about Andie's safety and plans to send her to Texas to live with her Aunt Alice. Before Andie's mother died Sarah promised her best friend that she'd protect her daughter. Sarah intends to keep her promise. Sarah believes that the only way to protect Andie is to send her to Texas. Sarah wants Andie to be safe and get good grades.
  • Black Thomas as Tucker "Tuck", the leader of the 410 and the main antagonist
  • Telisha Shaw as Felicia, Andie's best friend who eventually turns on her & sells her out to Tuck for dancing at MSA.
  • Danielle Polanco as Melissa "Missy" Serrano, Andie and Moose's best friend who eventually quits 410
  • Channing Tatum as Tyler Gage (cameo), protagonist from the first film. A skilled but troubled dancer in his teens who turned his life around at MSA and now is touring as a professional dancer with Nora.
  • Rockstar Logu as Mike (cameo), Indian artist
  • BooG!e as DJ Sand (uncredited)
  • Jenny Kressebuch as Store Clerk
  • Ariana Glover and Chad Glover as the two youngest kids in the cast background dancers (#7 and #2).

Reception

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Box office

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At the U.S. Box office, the film opened at #3 and earned $18,908,826 in its opening weekend. As of August 4, 2008, Step Up 2: The Streets have grossed $58,017,783 in domestic box office and $92,798,917 in other parts of the world, bringing a worldwide total of $150,816,700, outperforming its predecessor.[2]

Critical response

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The film was met with mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 28% based on reviews from 65 critics, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's consensus reads, "There's a kinetic appeal to the handsome cast and their smooth moves, but everything else about Step Up 2: The Streets is been there, danced that."[3] On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade A−.[5]

Accolades

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Home media

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The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 15, 2008.[6]

Special features
  • Through Fresh Eyes – The Making of Step Up 2
  • Outlaws Of Hip-Hop – Meet The "410"
  • Lead Actor Robert Hoffman Video Prank
  • Outtakes From Step Up 2: The Streets – Cassie Performs "Is It You"
  • Deleted Scenes – Including Dances By JabbaWockeeZ And West Coast Riders Dance Crews
  • Music Videos
  1. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - "Low"
  2. Missy Elliott - "Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom"
  3. Cherish feat. Yung Joc - "Killa"
  4. Plies feat. Akon - "Hypnotized"
  5. Brit & Alex - "Let It Go"

Soundtrack

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Main article: Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack)

A soundtrack album to the film was released by Atlantic Records on February 5, 2008.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)". The-numbers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  2. ^ a b "Step Up 2: The Streets". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets". Rotten Tomatoes.
  4. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets Reviews". Metacritic.
  5. ^ "CinemaScore". Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  6. ^ "Amazon.com: Step Up 2: The Streets: Movies & TV". Amazon. July 15, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  7. ^ "Step Up 2: The Streets / O.S.T. - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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