Roll Bounce
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64% Rotten Tomatoes 59% Metacritic Genre Comedy, Drama, Music Duration Country United States | 5.9/10 IMDb 2.4/5 Amazon Screenplay Norman Vance Jr. Writer Norman Vance Jr. Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) (Rio)September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) (United States) Cast (Bernard), Shad Moss (Xavier 'X' Smith), (Curtis Smith), (Naomi Phillips), (Junior), (Byron)Similar movies Roller Boogie (1979), ATL (2006), Skatetown - USA (1979), Cooley High (1975), Whip It (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roll Bounce is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Norman Vance Jr. and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film stars hip hop artist Bow Wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s Chicago. The film also stars Nick Cannon, Meagan Good, Brandon T. Jackson, Wesley Jonathan, Chi McBride, Kellita Smith, and Jurnee Smollett. (The name of the film is derived from the 1979 song "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason & Crew.)
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Plot
Set in 1978 Chicago, Roll Bounce tells the story of a boy named Xavier (Bow Wow) (nicknamed "X") whose mother has passed, leaving him with his father, Curtis (Chi McBride) and his sister, Sonya. After the local roller rink closes down, X and his friends are forced to skate in the ritzy uptown rink "Sweetwater". Tired of being disrespected by the skate rental distributor (Nick Cannon) and other skaters at Sweetwater, the group enters a roller disco contest. Their biggest rivals are the 5-year champion, Sweetness (Wesley Jonathan) and his crew, the Sweetwater Rollers. The film centers on X's training for the competition while trying to work through problems with his father and his pretty childhood friend, Naomi (Meagan Good).
In the end, it not only comes down to gaining the respect of others, but also learning to respect themselves and giving roller disco their all.
Reception
Roll Bounce received mixed to positive reviews from critics, as it holds a rating of 64% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 90 reviews.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features Ray J, R. Kelly, Chaka Khan, Beyoncé, Earth, Wind & Fire, Brooke Valentine, Fabolous, Michelle Williams, and Shorty Mack.
Roll Bounce: The Album was released on September 20, 2005 by Sanctuary Urban Records Group.
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