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Tap

Suzzane Douglas (Actor), Joe Morton (Actor), Nick Castle (Director) Rated:
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4.6 out of 5 stars 182 customer reviews
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  • Four Documentaries: "Tap: The Movie," "Tap: What Tap is," "Tap: About Gregory," "Tap: Old Timers"

Product Details

  • Actors: Suzzane Douglas, Joe Morton, Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Directors: Nick Castle
  • Producers: Richard Vane, Garry Adelson, Gary Adelson
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Dubbed: French
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
    PG-13
    Parental Guidance Suggested
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (182 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000GDH9JG
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,629 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsTribute to a Star
By Gerald Booth on August 15, 2003
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It's strange and a bit sad to watch this movie now. Earlier this week the world heard that dancer/singer/actor Gregory Hines had passed on at the age of 57. In his obituary there was a comment that, while multi- talented, Hines always considered himself first and foremost, a dancer. This movie from the late 80s shows that to be true in all it's wonderful glory.
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The movie opens on a man in a cell. The darkness surrounds him and he looks pained. Slowly he begins to listen to the noise around him. Before you know it the man in on his feet and dancing to the rhythms and sounds of the life in prison. The dance is one of pain but also as it goes forth brings out relaxation as anger is spent but most importantly the man begins to feel joy. Jump forward to the man, Max Washington (Gregory Hines) being released on paroll. He has just spent a few years in Sing Sing. Originally he was sentenced for Grand Theft but time was added on for Assault & Battery of a prison guard.
Max returns to his old neighborhood and takes a hotel room across from a run down building which houses the "Sunny Side of the Street" tap dance studio. As time goes on we learn that was his father's studio but first you see the various classes taught on the first two levels by an old love interest, Amy (Suzzane Douglas) and her son Lewis (Savion Glover). The true joy of the building is the third floor where the old "Hoofer's" reside. Here we find a virtual who's who of the tap dance world with many of the old masters portraying themselves and of course Sammy Davis, Jr. playing Little Mo.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsI love this movie, it's in my top 10 fav's
By TrulyDivyn on November 28, 1999
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If you are a fan of tap, dancing, good rhythm, toe tapping and cheering on an underdog, you will love this movie also! I think there was genius involved in using all the old greats, including Sammy! The story is a little weak, but who cares when the dancing starts? That's what this movie is all about.....and what a start for a promoting such a talent as young Mr Glover......
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5.0 out of 5 starsOfficial Howard Sandman Sims Biography
By Howard Sims on February 21, 2005
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Biography

Howard "Sandman" Sims was a distinctive and influential tap dancer who gained his nickname from dancing on the sand he sprinkled on a tap board. Sandman Sims was famed for the range of percussive sounds his sand-dancing could produce - from the sweetest brushing to the most abrasive grinding.

Although he had tap-danced since 3, he discovered his style accidentally while training to be a boxer and shuffling his feet in a rosin box. The result earned him widespread acclaim and sustained him during the decline of tap in the 1950s and '60s.

"They called the board my Stradivarius," Sandman liked to say." I could use any kind of music - or I could do it without any music at all."

He was born Jan. 24, 1918 in Fort Smith, Ark., but would grow up in Los Angeles. One of 10 children, he began dancing with his brothers on street corners. Tap dancing was the street dance, the break dancing of his time. He would walk around with his tap shoes laced over his shoulder, Because the kids helped make a living for the family in his day! "People would throw down their shoes in front of you and said, "Challenge"! This was later dramatized in the movie Tap and an episode of The Cosby Show called Mr. Sandman..

After breaking his hand twice, he gave up boxing and danced in Latin America before Archie Moore, the prize fighter, drove him to New York City in 1947 after World War II. There Sandman joined " The Hoofers ." They characterized the hoofing style of dance. Unlike the heel-and-toe tap performed by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, a hoofer's steps use the whole foot.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsForget the plot.... See if for the dancing!
By Broncos Fan VINE VOICE on July 6, 2003
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See this movie for the dancing only! The dancing. It's difficult to imagine Gregory Hines as a criminal, ex-prisoner, so that portrayal doesn't come off well. He's not that, he's Gregory Hines the tap dancer. The plot sandwiches typical scenes perfunctorily - the release of the prisoner into society, looking for a job, love interest, crime, etc. There really isn't a storyline, just a remanufacture of stale overused scenes. The cohesive element that makes a story work is missing, characters don't build, and it's predictable.

But what works is the dancing. See it for that. The film was shot with a smoky sepia-tone image, that impression of both black and white and color. Watch youthful Savion Glover shine! The older hoofers, Jimmy Slide, Arthur Duncan (from the Lawrence Welk Show), Sammy Davis, etc. This dancing ensemble might just be the "best" part of the film. ....Rizzo
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhat a Way for Sammy To Wind Down and Hines To Heat Up..
By A Customer on June 27, 2002
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This has to be one of the first movies I ever watched on Cable TV. It was in the early 90s' when I saw this premier on a local TV channel and its' been a definate hit with me through all these years. Along side still powerhouse actor Gregory Hines (Who most recently has been a regular character on Nickelodeon's animated children's series 'Little Bill'), acting/performing greats like Savion Glover and the late Sammy Davis Jr. make this a movie to watch once just for the incredible cast. Hines is Max Washington, the son of a legendary NY tap dancer who, in the movie's storyline, redefined and revolutionized the art. Max foiled his own chance at being a famous dancer when he becomes entangled in crime and retail-burglary. The movie begins with his release from prison. He rejoins old friends (Well, not OLD..just smarter) Sammy Davis others in his NY city neighborhood as they await his return. The story centers around Max's obvious and unmatched talent for tap dancing, and the hard-to-resist need he feels to conform to his old illegal ways over doing something good with his gift. Im an 80s' freak in all ways so I could'nt be objective about the movie, but on top of the great soundtrack and uplifting feel of the story I think this movie would be enjoyable for a lot more people than most would give it credit for. Gregory Hines has a true and untarnished talent that he lends perfectly to the film and Suzanne Douglas as Max's former (and soon to be again) love interest, gives a fantastic performance as Uncle Moe's (Davis Jr.) daughter. I wish they sold this on DVD but I guess it does'nt make all that much of a difference...its' a very wonderfully done Musical/Drama that stands alone for it's originality and all-star cast.
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4.0 out of 5 starsHighly recommended

This is a great movie with wonderful dancer actors. It gets me up and dancing myself.

Published 3 days ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsI love this movie

I love this movie! Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr (RIP to both amazing dancers and entertainers) did some awesome work in this movie!

Published 3 days ago by Vera M.
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Love this movie

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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

My wife loves this movie.

Published 20 days ago by Larrie J. Ausman
3.0 out of 5 starsWait for the Tap Sequences They are Worth It.

A totally depressing movie in many ways, saved by improvised tap sequences by the late Gregory Hines and the late Sammy Davis and some of the best tappers in the world, including... Read more

Published 28 days ago by Robert L. Towers
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I have always loved thus movie, I am sooo glad amazon video had it as an option to rent.

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5.0 out of 5 starsClassic Hines

Classic movie showcasing Gregory Hines terrific talent.

Published 1 month ago by Lynn
5.0 out of 5 starsi love this movie

i love this movie! i have it in vhs, but it's getting worn out. this movie is about a tap-dancer who's been imprisoned, and trying to make it, after being released. Read more

Published 2 months ago by sandra rose
5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful CD. Received expeditously

Wonderful CD. Received expeditously.

Published 2 months ago by Irene Fullam
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Movie

GREAT Movie, Gregory Hines is super and has some old tap dancers, like Scat Man...

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