A fish-out-of-water comedy-drama about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
Production Fox 2000 Pictures; Wendy Finerman Productions;
Cast Names Emmy Collins; Jayson Frederick; Gerrit Hamilton; Gavin Kelly; Grant Blanks Kristol; Joe Pierce; Alexis Rousseau; Steve Warren; Aimee Davis; Grant-Blanks Kristol; Nickie Thomas; Melissa Wade; Tracie Wright; Nick Cannon; Zoe Saldana; Orlando Jones; Leonard Roberts; GQ; Jason Weaver; Earl Poitier; Candace Carey; Shay Roundtree; Miguel A. Gaetan; J. Anthony Brown; Afemo Omilami; Angela Elayne Gibbs; Tyreese Burnett; Brandon Hirsch; Omar J. Dorsey; Al Wiggins;
Box Office USD 56,398,162
Release Date 2002-08-07 (Urbanworld Film Festival) 2002-12-05 (premiere) 2002-12-13
Genres Comedy; Drama; Romance; Music;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for innuendo and language.