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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Surround Sound
The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to win them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst, The Virgin Suicides, Drop Dead Gorgeous), the Toro's road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly choreographed routines were, in fact, stolen from the Clovers, a hip-hop squad from East Compton, by the Toro's former captain. While the Toros scramble to come up with a new routine, the Clovers, led by squad captain Isis (Gabrielle Union, She's All That), have their own problems--coming up with enough money to cover their travel expenses to the championships. With time running out and the pressure mounting, both captains drive their squads to the point of exhaustion: Torrance, hell-bent on saving the Toro's reputation, and Isis, more determined than ever to see that the Clovers finally get the recognition that they deserve. But only one team can bring the title home, so may the best moves win!
"Three cheers! Pure pleasure!" New York Daily News
"Give me an F-U-N!" People Magazine
"Like American Pie, Bring It On succeeds!" Associated Press
"Smart and sassy...fun for all ages!" L.A. Times
"Hip-Hop Horray! Teen angst with a brain!" Wall Street Journal
Editor's Note
Stellar Kirsten Dunst, as cheerleading captain Torrance Shipman, leads six-time defending cheerleading champions the Toros against a talented inner-city squad, the East Compton Clovers, in BRING IT ON. The film presents a lighthearted, slightly quirky exploration of the cutthroat but perky world of professional cheerleading competitions.Only days after taking over the reins of her hallowed suburban high school squad, Torrance is presented with the ugly truth about her team's success when a new recruit, Missy (Eliza Dushku), a semi-outcast gymnast, realizes that the Toros' cheer was stolen from another team. Missy takes Torrance to inner-city L.A. to see the same routine being performed by the East Compton Clovers. The Clovers throw down the gauntlet; they are going to challenge the Toros for the national championship on ESPN 2. As if having to find new cheers were not enough trouble, Torrance also has romantic decisions to make: She has to choose between her oily but pretty current boyfriend and Missy's less popular but rocking brother, Cliff (Jesse Bradford). BRING IT ON melds a hint of the satire in such movies as SMILE and DROP DEAD GORGEOUS with the competitive fire of films such as THE KARATE KID and WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP to provide a captivating story enhanced by the engaging performance of rising star Dunst.
Plot Summary
In a contest to lead her school to victory in the national cheerleading championships for the sixth year in a row, Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst), team captain of the San Diego Toros at Rancho Carne High School, must show her team how to beat out its rival squad, the Clovers. Clovers' captain Isis (Gabrielle Union) is struggling to raise enough money to make it to the competition, while Torrance is facing up to finding out that her team's cheers are not original. A comic face-off between die-hard cheerleaders, BRING IT ON has teen spunk, team spirit, and lots of girl power.
| Features | DVD-ROM: Cheer Quiz | | Theatrical Trailers | | "Did you Know That?" Universal Animated Anecdotes | | Blaque "As If" Music Video | | DVD-Rom: Screen Saver | | Extended Scenes | | Never-Before-Seen Home Movies of the Car Wash Scene | | Wardrobe and Makeup Tests | | Spotlight on Location: The Making of Bring It On | | Feature Commentary with Director Peyton Reed | | Deleted Scenes |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Bring It On - DVD Review By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 8/21/2009 2:42 PM | |
There's a point about 35 minutes into Bring It On where you suddenly realize you're sitting in a movie theater, watching Bring It On, wondering exactly how the hell the events in your life conspired to put your ass in an uncomfortable movie theater seat... to watch Bring It On. But soon you give up, knowing there is no answer to this dilemma, and you resign yourself to watching the next hour of Bring It On, knowing full well that since it's a PG-13 movie, nothing scandalous is ever going to happen to make it interesting.
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| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (MCA) |
| Release Date: 2/8/2005 |
| Running Time: 99 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 20960 | | UPC: 00025192096020 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "Omigod! My whole cheerleading career has been a lie."----Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) | | "Is that your band?"----Torrance, pointing at Cliff's T--shirt|"The Clash?! No, English punk rock band circa 1977--1983, original line--up, anyway."----Cliff (Jesse Bradford) | | "Can we just beat these Buffies down?"----Jenelope (Natina Reed), referring to Torrance and Missy Pantone (Eliza Dushku, who appeared as Faith on many episodes of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) | | "You've been touched by an angel, girl."----Jenelope to Missy (Dushku also appeared as Faith on the BUFFY spin--off ANGEL) |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Kirsten Dunst [is] a dimpled burst of talent..." 08/25/2000 p.5ENew York Times
"...[Ms. Dunst is] a terrific comic actress..." 08/25/2000 p.E8 Entertainment Weekly
"...It's [Dunst's] mixture of delicacy and vivacity that holds the picture together....Of the moment..." 09/01/2000 pp.47-8 Los Angeles Times
"...A smart and sassy high school movie that's fun for all ages....On target in all aspects..." 08/25/2000 p.C2 Total Film
"...BRING IT ON has the right blend of silly, puppyish charm to make it almost irresistibly likeable..." 05/01/2000 p.115 The New York Times 8 of 10
...the fact that a bouncy teenage sports comedy can even gesture toward serious matters of race and economic inequality is pretty impressive, as is the occasional snarl of genuine satire. The vicious back-stabbing and defensive homophobia of the cheerleaders seem as accurate as the high school vernacular in which they address one another... It is Ms. Dunst who carries the movie and unifies its disparate elements. She's a terrific comic actress... - A.O. Scott
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