"I LOVED IT!"
- Jeffrey Lyons, MOVIES & MORE
"A feel-good movie if ever there was one… leaves you with that oh-so-rare but genuine warm and fuzzy feeling."
- David Noh, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER / FILM JOURNAL
"A high-energy, fun-loving audience pleaser."
- Steve Ramos, BOXOFFICE.COM
"A MUST-SEE MOVIE!"
- Tara-Ayesa Roberts, cinemawithoutborders.com
"This movie shatters the stereotypes of ageism with sheer delight, and is a definite must see for all ages. GOTTA DANCE makes you wanna dance!"
- Tara-Ayesa Roberts, cinemawithoutborders.com
"A RARE TREAT that should be seen by viewers of all ages. By the end of the film, the audience is filled with an elation rarely felt after watching any performance."
- D.E. Levine, CINEFILM
"Joyous… heartwarming."
- Alissa Simon, VARIETY
"I had just as much fun watching seniors dance to hip-hop music than I did watching IRON MAN over the weekend. Seriously."
- Erik Davis, CINEMATICAL
"GOTTA DANCE is a warm hug."
- Stephen Whitty, STAR LEDGER
"Finally a documentary that will make you glad you're not young anymore… laugh, shake your bootie and get ready to boogie."
- Dr. Joy Browne, WOR Radio
GOTTA DANCE
GOTTA DANCE is BAD NEWS BEARS morphed into the flip side of MAD HOT BALLROOM. The film chronicles the debut of the New Jersey Nets, first-ever, senior hip-hop dance team - 12 women and 1 man, all dance team newbies - from auditions through to center court stardom. As smooth dance moves are perfected and performed in front of thousands, aging myths and misperceptions are pulverized.
Despite swollen ankles, exhausting rehearsals, personality clashes and seemingly impossible dance steps, the NETSational Senior’s go for it, spreading joy, inspiration and cool dance moves as they hip-hop their way into the hearts of Nets fans and beyond.
The musical adaptation of GOTTA DANCE, now called HALF TIME, is directed and choreographed by Tony-winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde) and stars Georgia Engel, Lillias White, Andre de Shields, Donna McKechnie, Lori Tan Chinn, Haven Burton and Nancy Ticotin.
http://www.gottadancethemovie.com
CAST
The NETSational Seniors
Joe Bianco
Peggy Byrne
Margaret Dullavalle
Patricia Donohue
Claire Gaines
Jeri Kadison
Janice Mallett
Fanny Militar
Edith Ollwerther
Willa Russell
Deanna Schwartz
Audrey Stevens-Eteng
Betty / Betsy Walkup
The Families & Friend of our NETSational Seniors
The Nets Senior Coaches
Jacqui Sabol
Marla Collins
Nets Management
Kimberlee Garris
Petra Pope
The Nets Dancers
The Nets Kids Dancers
Team Hype
Team Hype Kids
DIRECTOR
DORI BERINSTEIN
PRODUCER
DORI BERINSTEIN
SCREENWRITERS
DORI BERINSTEIN
ADAM ZUCKER
EDITOR
ADAM ZUCKER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
LEO LAWRENCE
MUSIC
MITCHELL REICHLER
MUSIC
CRAIG SHARMAT
GRAPHICS
JOHN JENKINS
STORY EDITOR
RICHARD HANKIN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
DAVID RUBIN
SUE SPIEGEL
MUSIC SUPERVISORS
JIM BLACK
GABE HILFER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
ADAM MILLER
ALAN FISHER
GLEN SIEGEL
LINDA GOLDSTEIN KNOWLTON
WITH TREMENDOUS THANKS TO
The New Jersey Nets
BRUCE RATNER
BARRY BAUM
CHARLES MIERSWA
NBA Entertainment
DAVID DENNENBERG
JOY DELLAPINA
CHARLES ROSENZWEIG
STUDIO
DRAMATIC FORCES
GENRE
DOCUMENTARY
RELEASED
APRIL 2008
RUN TIME
93 MINUTES
RATING
PG