Tap (1989)
- Starring:
- Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Nick Castle, Jr.
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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Gregory Hines plays the ex-convict son of a famed tap-dancer. Taking over his late father's Harlem dance studio, Hines can't shake memories of his childhood, when he was being touted as a dancing prodigy. Challenged to fulfill his destiny by his dad's old cronies--among them such terpsichorean giants as Sammy Davis Jr., Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde and Harold Nicholas--Hines does his best to avoid lapsing back into a life of crime. The struggle to save Hines' soul is a titanic one, with Hines' girlfriend Suzzanne Douglas tugging at him from one direction and his old burglary partner Joe Morton yanking from the other. The plotline of Tap is merely an excuse to show off some of the most dazzling footwork ever recorded on film. The director is Nick Castle Jr., who like star Gregory Hines is scion of a legendary dancing family. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 111 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gregory Hines - Max Washington
- Sammy Davis, Jr. - Little Mo
- Joe Morton - Nicky
- Terrence E. McNally - Bob
- Bunny Briggs - Bunny
- Jimmy Slyde - Slim
- Arthur Duncan - Arthur
- Stephenie Lawton - Dancer
- Alvino Beenett - Harry's Band
- Billy Anagnos - Dancer
- Garner "Skip" Thomas - Harry's Band
- Barbara Perry - Milly
- Van Porter - Dancer
- Mike Anthony Perna - Street Musician
- Bernie Lenoff - Dancer
- Owen II Johnston - Dancer
- Jane Goldberg - Shim Sham Dancer
- Pat Zicari - Street Musician
- Dorothy Wasserman - Shim Sham Dancer
- Chris Tedesco - Harry's Band
- Nikki Rene - Dancer
- King Errisson - Harry's Band
- Linda Sohl Donnell - Dancer
- Paul Del Vecchio - Dancer
- Elmira Collins - Harry's Band
- Kelly Shenefiel - Dancer
- Ruddy L. Garner - Dancer
- Etta James
- Damon Winmon - Dancer
- Suzzanne Douglas - Amy
- Savion Glover - Louis
- Dick Anthony Williams - Francis
- Sandman Sims - Sandman
- Steven Condos - Steve
- Pat Rico - Spats
- Harold Nicholas - Harold
- Frederick Boothe - Dancer
- David Abravanel - Harry's Band
- Joel Weiss - Limo Driver
- Wynonna Smith - Dancer
- Terry Lindholm - Dancer
- Jamie Pisano - Dancer
- Frances E. Nealy - Shim Sham Dancer
- Shaun Jones - Dancer
- Kevin Guillaume - Piano Player
- Steve Zimmerman - Dancer
- Catherine Wilkinson - Dancer
- Dianne Walker - Shim Sham Dancer
- Chance Taylor - Dancer
- Karen Prunczik - Dancer
- Carla Earle - Dancer
- Sharie Dietz - Dancer
- Lanny Cordolla - Harry's Band
- Randy Brenner - Brian
- Cheryl Baxter - Dancer
- Lloyd Kino - Party Hood
- Louis Castle - Anthony
- Director(s):
- Nick Castle, Jr.
- Writer(s):
- Nick Castle, Jr.
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity)
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