Step Up Revolution is an American 3D dance film and the fourth installment in the Step
Up film series was released on July 27, 2012.
The film was directed by Scott Speer and stars Ryan Guzman and Kathryn McCormick, the latter
from the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance.
The film features choreography by Jamal Sims, Christopher Scott, Chuck Maldonado and Travis
Wall.
The production design was created by Carlos A. Menendez.
Unlike the first three films, produced by Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Walt
Disney Studios Motion Pictures, this film was produced and distributed by Summit Entertainment
without Disney's involvement.
This is also the first Summit Entertainment film after Lionsgate absorbed Summit in January
2012.
Plot The movie begins on Ocean Drive in Miami,
Florida.
A flashmob, later identified as 'The Mob,' shuts down Ocean Drive by cutting off the
streets with retro convertibles and dancing on cars to music blasted by DJ Penelope.
A few hours later, Sean, Eddy, and Jason, the leaders of the Mob, watch their latest
flashmob air on the news in a restaurant kitchen where they work.
A few complain about their public disturbance, while others praise it.
After they get off work, they sneak into the Dimont Hotel's beach club, claiming to be
guests, not employees.
Meanwhile, across the club at the bar, Emily tries to get the waiter's attention, but ends
up preparing her own beer.
Sean, who is immediately smitten by her, asks for a beer.
Emily instead heads down to the beach to dance, resulting in a dance battle between the two,
but ending when Emily suddenly runs off, mirroring Cinderella.
The next day, Emily and her dad Bill Anderson argue over breakfast at the Dimont Hotel.
Sean, their waiter, immediately recognizes her, but Emily spills her orange juice in
an attempt to distract Sean.
In an angry fit, Emily storms off, and Sean immediately follows her into the hotel's ballroom,
where Emily begins a fast contemporary dance, oblivious to Sean's presence.
After Emily notices Sean and warms up to him, she explains to him that she's trying to nail
an audition for the prestigious Winwood Dance Academy.
Sean advises her to incorporate faster, more interesting moves, but Emily declines, saying
that there are rules.
Sean, in turn, tells her to break the rules, giving her an address and telling her to come
there.
Emily does and finds herself at the Miami Museum of Fine Arts, where the paintings and
statues come to life, which is work of the Mob.
By telling her to attend, Sean basically reveals to her his participation in the Mob.
The next day, Emily persuades Sean to let her take part in their next Mob, which is
scheduled to hit a restaurant the following week.
Eddy immediately dislikes Emily, giving her the lead to test her.
The flashmob goes well and Eddy admits that Emily did great.
Emily and Sean then sneak onto a boat Sean had reserved for himself to sail down the
river.
There, they kiss and sleep on the boat until morning, when they hurry back to Sean's uncle's
bar, Ricky's.
Ricky reveals to them that Emily's dad, a building tycoon, is planning to develop the
slums, destroying Ricky's bar, Sean's home, and many other things.
Sean, Emily, Eddy, and Penelope then lead the Mob in various protest Mobs.
Eddy finds out that Emily is Bill's daughter, and reveals to Bill that Emily is a part of
the Mob.
This ruins relationships for Emily with Sean, Eddy, Bill, and the rest of the Mob.
Emily had rehearsed her Winwood audition piece as a duet with Sean.
Now that she and Sean are estranged, she no longer has him as a dance partner.
Instead, she tries to adapt the piece, dancing it as a solo performance.
The result falls flat and she fails her audition for Winwood.
After Eddy and Sean are sent to jail for being caught in the flashmob, Ricky bails them out
and Eddy and Sean make up.
They then Mob the development public announcement, with the help of past Step Up characters including
Moose.
Bill decides to build up the community rather than tear it down.
Sean and Emily kiss passionately and make up, and Eddy and Sean makes a deal with the
owner of the marketing firm that represents Nike for the Mob to dance in the commercials.
Cast Ryan Guzman as Sean Asa, Emily's love interest
and the leader of the MOB.
Kathryn McCormick as Emily Anderson, Sean's love interest, a gifted dancer
Misha Gabriel as Eddy, Sean's best friend who co-leads the MOB with Sean.
He and Sean work as waiters at Dimont Hotel during the day, but he gets fired for being
late to work one day.
Peter Gallagher as William "Bill" Anderson, a real-estate tycoon and Emily's father, as
well as Sean and Eddie's boss.
Stephen "tWitch" Boss as Jason, a member of the MOB and The Pirates as he was in the 3rd
movie and had returned to Miami after being in New York.
Tommy Dewey as Trip, Bill's protege Cleopatra Coleman as DJ Penelope
Megan Boone as Claire, Sean's sister who is a single mother with a young daughter
Sean Rahill as Iris Seyfo in the MOB
Adam Sevani as Robert "Moose" Alexander III.
He makes a cameo in the film, Moose gets a call from Jason to come to Miami and help
him and The MOB which he does and brings some of The Pirates.
Mari Koda as Kido.
She makes a cameo, her character appears with the rest of The Pirates along with Moose.
Chadd "Madd Chadd" Smith as Vladd.
He makes a cameo, also a member of The Pirates, his character appears with Moose and Kido
in the final dance scene.
Brendan Morris as Neighborhood Kid/Dancer Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb in The Mob
Justin "Jet Li" Valles in The Mob Glenn Mataro in The Mob
Celestina Aladekoba in The Mob Angeline Fioridella Appel in The Mob
Mia Michaels as Olivia Bebo in the MOB
Darlene Vee De Ocampo as Vee, Member of AUSS Soundtrack
The official soundtrack, Step Up Revolution: Music from the Motion Picture, was released
on July 17, 2012.
Songs featured Several songs which appear in the film do
not feature on the soundtrack.
The first is Undone by Haley Reinhart.
The second song is Words by Skylar Grey.
The third song is Dancing by Elisa.
The fourth song is The Glitch Mob's remix of Monday by Nalepa.
It also features Shut The Lights Up remixed by Ricky Luna and Drop It from the same artist.
Other songs featured in the movie include Wait by M83, Hear Me Coming by Yung Joc, and
If You Crump Stand Up by edIT, Let It Roll by Flo Rida, Aquarium by Nosaj Thing as well
as Fortune Days by The Glitch Mob.
Music of The Mob Music that was played during flashmob scenes
Flashmob one: Let's Go - by Travis Barker Flashmob: Hear Me Coming - by Yung Joc
Flashmob two: Prituri Se Planinata - by Stellamara Flashmob three - Dance Without You - by Skylar
Grey Flashmob four: Ants - by EdIT
Flashmob four: Pyramid Song - by Radiohead Flashmob five: U Don't Like Me - Diplo
Flashmob six: Jungle Ship - by Jagg Flashmob six: Bring It Back - by Travis Porter
Flashmob six: Death Metal - by MJ & iRok Flashmob six: Robo Cop - by Ricky Luna
Flashmob six: Buyou - by Keri Hilson & J Cole Flashmob six: Drop It - by Ricky Luna
Flashmob six: Shut the Lights - by Ricky Luna Flashmob six: To Build a Home - by The Cinematic
Orchestra Production Technology
Step Up Revolution was filmed in "native" / "true 3D" without post production conversion
using Red Epic cameras, Zeiss Ultra Prime and Angenieux Optimo DP Lenses and 3ality
Technica TS-5 camera rigs and Stereo Image Processor technology systems.
Box office In its opening weekend, the film grossed $11,731,708
and was placed at No. 4 on the Box Office.
The film was released in 2,567 theaters.
As of November 19, 2012 the film has grossed $35,074,677 in the United States and $105,396,069
in other territories, for a total of $140,470,746 worldwide.
As of November 19, 2012, it lies third in terms of worldwide box-office receipts compared
to other films in the Step Up series.
Reception Step Up Revolution has received mixed reviews
from critics, receiving a 42% "Rotten" rating on the review aggregrator Rotten Tomatoes
based on 90 reviews.
The consensus stating: "Step Up Revolution treads familiar territory by surrounding its
lively and kinetic dance sequences with a predictably generic story."
It holds a rating of 43/100 on metacritic signifying mixed or average reviews.
References
External links Step Up Revolution at the Internet Movie Database
Step Up Revolution at AllMovie Step Up Revolution at Box Office Mojo
Step Up Revolution at Rotten Tomatoes Step Up Revolution at Metacritic
Official website