Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

Actors: Anne Fletcher (producer), Channing Tatum (actor), Erik Feig (producer), Aaron Zigman (composer), Christina Hwang (miscellaneous crew), Allyn Camp (miscellaneous crew), Patrick Michael Strange (actor), Adam Shankman (producer), Alison Faulk (actress), Harry Shum Jr. (actor), Paul Fahrenkopf (actor), Matthew Dillon Noonan (miscellaneous crew), Paul Fahrenkopf (actor), David Nicksay (producer), Michyl-Shannon Quilty (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Following the death of her parents, teen-aged Andie West is living with her mother's best friend, Sarah. Andie, who doesn't care about school, is trying to figure out where she fits in in life. The only thing she loves is dancing with her street crew, the 410, led by Tuck. The 410 are the most notorious of the street crews in Baltimore and are wanted by the police for their acts of vandalism and public mischief. Sarah threatens to send Andie to live with relatives in Texas unless she cleans up her act, which includes ending her association with the 410 and trying harder at school. Andie's neighborhood friend, Tyler Gage, convinces Andie to audition for entry into the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA), an institution which ended up turning his life around for the better. Andie passes the audition but isn't sure she fits in there. The school's director, Blake Collins, isn't sure she fits in there either. Blake is a brilliant dancer but looks for conformity to his way. After learning that Andie's absences from rehearsals are due to her new association with MSA, Tuck kicks her out of the 410. Chase Collins, a dance student at MSA, convinces Andie to start her own street dance crew using all the dance misfits from MSA i.e. those that don't conform to Blake's way of thinking. Chase feels like he's one of those misfits being Blake's brother and living in his shadow. This new association brings up a few conflicts within Andie, as her new dance crew tries to gain respect on the streets, especially among her old and judgmental friends, and as she and the crew try to hide the fact of what they're doing from Blake, who ultimately threatens expulsion from the school of anyone participating in the illegal street competitions.

Keywords: audition, dance, dance-contest, death-of-parent, fund-raiser, high-school, high-school-student, kissing-in-the-rain, no-opening-credits, number-in-title
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance,
Taglines: It's not where you're from. It's where you're at.

Quotes:

[from trailer]::Chase Collins: She has more talent, more conviction than anyone else I know!

Andie: Look, the streets is about where you're from. It's not some school talent show. There's no spring floors. There's no spotlights to use what you got and... what makes you think you got it, huh?::Chase Collins: Aren't you late for something, Andie?::[Andie gets angry and turns around and leaves]::Chase Collins: [smiles] Bye Andie West!::[Andie turns around to see him]

Chase Collins: So that's it, huh?::Andie: [sighs] I guess so...

Jenny Kido: Oooo, he got da key!

Chase Collins: You're an amazing little dancer, you know that right?::Andie: Little?

Smiles: Yeah, they wanted me to fix my teeth.::Jenny Kido: I like you teeth!::Smiles: Thanks, I like your accent.::Jenny Kido: What accent?::Smiles: That accent you got... You have an accent.

Andie: I remember the first time I saw someone move like they were from another planet, I couldn't keep my eyes away. I was little mom took me to a jam session in the neighborhood, it started off small but word spread and soon some of the best dancers around were showing up to compete in something they eventually called the streets. It became home, I got a front row seat to history. I wanted to glide and spin and fly like they did, but it didn't come easy. My mom would tell me don't give up, just be you, because life's too short to be anybody else. She was right. When I was 16 my mom got sick and in a couple months she was gone. Everything changed, including the streets.

Jenny Kido: [to Andie] We don't want you!

Chase Collins: [to an distressed Andie] Good Morning Sunshine!

Chase Collins: They just hatin' on you cause you dope.