Dance Flick
| Dance Flick | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster refering to Save the Last Dance | |
| Directed by | Damien Dante Wayans |
| Written by | Damien Dante Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Craig Wayans |
| Produced by | Damien Dante Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans |
| Starring | Shoshana Bush Damon Wayans, Jr. Chelsea Makela Brennan Hillard Amy Sedaris Chris Elliott David Alan Grier Essence Atkins |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Edited by | Scott Hill |
| Music by | Erik Willis Dwayne Wayans |
Production companies | MTV Films Wayans Bros. Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | May 22, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
Dance Flick is a 2009 American parody film directed by Damien Dante Wayans, written by his uncles, the Wayans Brothers, and starring Shoshana Bush and Damon Wayans, Jr.. The film is a spoof of the popular dance film genre. It was set for release in North America on February 6, 2009, but was moved to August 14, 2009. It was later released on May 22, 2009.
Plot
A rich, suburban girl named Megan White (Shoshana Bush) gets into a series of misadventures when she moves to the inner-city.[1] Street-smart Thomas (Damon Wayans Jr.) helps her along the way.[2]
Production
Damien Dante Wayans directed the film. This is the first parody film from various writers of the first Scary Movie to use the word "Flick", rather than "Movie".
Writer and co-executive producer Shawn Wayans laughed when MTV News visited the set of the film over the summer saying, "We watched a few [dance movies]. We watched a couple ... couple hundred thousand".[3]
Cast
- Shoshana Bush as Megan
- Damon Wayans, Jr. as Thomas (possibly referring to Save the Last Dance star Sean Patrick Thomas)
- Amy Sedaris as Ms. Cameltoé
- Chris Elliott as Bear
- Chelsea Makela as Tracy Transfat
- Michael Ponce as Sugar Bear
- Shawn Wayans as Baby Daddy
- Marlon Wayans as Mr. Moody
- Kim Wayans as Ms. Dontwannabebothered
- Keenen Ivory Wayans as Mr. Stache
- Craig Wayans as Truck
- Jon Wayans as Jonathan Aguilar Perez
- Essence Atkins as Charity
- George O. Gore II as Ray
- Affion Crockett as A-Conx
Reaction
The film has received mixed reviews. The film was gone down to 24 on Rotten Tomatoes. With the consensus that Dance Flick scores a few laughs thanks to the Wayans brothers' exuberance, but it’s ultimately a scattershot collection of gags without much direction.