Freak Dance (film)

Freak Dance
Directed by Matt Besser
Neil Mahoney
Produced by George Whitman
Inman Young
Written by Matt Besser
Starring Michael Daniel Cassady
Megan Heyn
Amy Poehler
Matt Besser
Ian Roberts
Matt Walsh
Music by Michael Daniel Cassady
Cinematography Evin Grant
David Thies
Edited by Neil Mahoney
Distributed by Image Entertainment
UCB Comedy
Release dates
 October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
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.

Plot

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.

Cast

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