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Roll Bounce
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Malcolm D. Lee
Produced by	Tyrone D. Dixon Dana Reid Adam Robinson Jeremiah Samuels Robert Teitel George Tillman, Jr.
Written by	Norman Vance Jr.
Starring	Bow Wow Meagan Good Wesley Jonathan Chi McBride Jurnee Smollett
Music by	Stanley Clarke Nile Rodgers
Cinematography	J. Michael Muro
Editing by	George Bowers Paul Millspaugh
Studio	State Street Pictures
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date(s)	September 23, 2005
Running time	112 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
Gross revenue	$17,500,866[1]

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.

Plot

Set in 1978 Chicago, Roll Bounce tells the story of a boy named Xavier (Bow Wow) (nicknamed "X") whose mother has died, 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 training for the competition while trying to work through problems with his father and his pretty childhood friend, Naomi (Meagan Good) who is in love with him.

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.

Supporting actors include Marcus T. Paulk, Khleo Thomas, Nick Cannon, Rick Gonzalez, Charlie Murphy, Mike Epps, Brandon T. Jackson, and Wayne Brady. The soundtrack features Ray J, R. Kelly, Beyonce Knowles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Brooke Valentine, Michelle Williams and Shorty Mack.

Cast

Main

• Bow Wow- Xavier 'X' Smith
• Brandon T. Jackson- Junior
• Chi McBride- Curtis Smith
• Meagan Good- Naomi Phillips
• Wesley Jonathan- Sweetness

Supporting

• Jurnee Smollett- Tori
• Marcus T. Paulk- Boo
• Rick Gonzalez- Naps
• Khleo Thomas- Mixed Mike
• Kellita Smith- Vivian
• Paul Wesley- Troy

Minor

• Nick Cannon- Bernard
• Wayne Brady- DJ Johnny
• Mike Epps- Byron
• Charlie Murphy- Victor
• Darryl McDaniels- D.J. Smooth Dee

Awards/nominations

References

External links

film portal

• Official website
• Roll Bounce at Allmovie
• Roll Bounce at Box Office Mojo
• Roll Bounce at the Internet Movie Database
• Roll Bounce at Metacritic
• Roll Bounce at Rotten Tomatoes
• Roll Bounce at the TCM Movie Database