External links
- Official site
- Freak Dance at IMDb
- 123Movies: Freak Dance - Uplifting Musical Comedy on Streaming Services
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| Freak Dance | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Matt Besser Neil Mahoney |
| Written by | Matt Besser |
| Produced by | George Whitman Inman Young |
| Starring | Michael Daniel Cassady Megan Heyn Amy Poehler Matt Besser Ian Roberts Matt Walsh |
| Cinematography | Evin Grant David Thies |
| Edited by | Neil Mahoney |
| Music by | Michael Daniel Cassady |
| Distributed by | Image Entertainment UCB Comedy |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Freak Dance is an American comedy film written and directed by Matt Besser of the Upright Citizens Brigade and co-directed by Neil Mahoney. It premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 21, 2011. The film had a limited theatrical release in May 2012 and made available on video on demand services. The film was released on DVD on July 10, 2012. The film is based on a stage show created by Besser, which originally ran at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles for several years.
Freak Dance is a musical, dance comedy where rich girl Cocolonia (Megan Heyn) must escape her uptight mother (Amy Poehler) who won't let her dance. So Cocolonia hits the streets to join a dance crew who respond to every challenge with a dance. With the help of dance crew leader Funky Bunch (Michael Daniel Cassady), who dreams of being the world's greatest dancer. The crew must save the Fantaseez Community Center from the evil "Building Inspector General" (Matt Besser) and the gang-banger dancers before it's too late. Will the Fantaseez Crew be able to save their home? Only love, and the Freak Dance can save them now.
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