It's 1965. In suburban Philadelphia, Donovan Leitch Jr. Is a high-school senior with a 4.0 GPA. He's also much taken with Jennifer Runyon, who's a regular dancer on Joe Pantoliano's pop music show. So Leitch sneaks into the theater and dances with Miss Runyon. The producers like the way they look together, so he becomes a regular too, and a shaky romance begins. But this is a teen drama, and so...
Everyone looks a little too old for their roles, but that's not what makes this one interesting. Musically, you'd think the British Invasion wasn't happening, but even that isn't the point. What makes this movie worth watching is Jerry Evans' choreography. It's so in-your-face and polished that it seems to break the fourth wall with its intensity. I was particularly struck by the dancing to the Marvellos' "I Do."
Everyone looks a little too old for their roles, but that's not what makes this one interesting. Musically, you'd think the British Invasion wasn't happening, but even that isn't the point. What makes this movie worth watching is Jerry Evans' choreography. It's so in-your-face and polished that it seems to break the fourth wall with its intensity. I was particularly struck by the dancing to the Marvellos' "I Do."