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Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)

Kickin' It Old Skool poster
Directed by
Harvey Glazer
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 100 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A breakdancer from 1986 wakes up from a coma in 2006. He tries to reunite his old dance team with help from his girlfriend and parents.

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What happens

Kickin' It Old Skool is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Harvey Glazer, written by Trace Slobotkin, and starring Jamie Kennedy (who also serves as a producer), Bobby Lee, Maria Menounos, Michael Rosenbaum and Vivica A. Fox, with a cameo appearance by Alan Ruck, reprising his role from Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Dr. Cameron Frye. The plot follows a young breakdancer who hits his head during a talent show in 1986 and slips into a coma. Waking in 2006, he looks to revive his team, with the help of his girlfriend and his parents. It was released on April 27, 2007, to critical and commercial failure, grossing a fifth of its budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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