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Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington

Dein Perry's Tap Dogs is a different kind of tap-dance show, emphasizing rugged masculinity, driving rock music, and a set rooted in the Australian steel industry. Now Perry tells his own story...( read more  read more... ) in the 2000 autobiographical drama Bootmen. Anyone who saw the summer 2001 blockbuster Pearl Harbor will find a familiar plot: A reckless hotshot tests the patience of his mentor, but his undeniable talent lands him a rare work opportunity. He leaves behind his friends and his girl, and when he returns unexpectedly, he finds that his girl has taken up with his best friend. In this case, the hotshot is hoofer Sean (Adam Garcia, who cofounded the original Tap Dogs troupe and played the lead in the stage version of Saturday Night Fever), and the best friend is his brother, Mitchell (Sam Worthington), who had a one-night stand with his girl (Sophie Lee). Along the way, Sean decides to create his own dance troupe and put on a benefit show, which allows for elements of The Full Monty and Brassed Off (depressed industrial town needs a lift) and October Sky and Billy Elliot (father doesn't approve). OK, so the plot isn't any great shakes, but the dancing is terrific--flashy, hard-edged, and gritty, using steelworks machinery as props. If you're a fan of Tap Dogs, you'll enjoy this backstage look at the troupe, but if you're here just for the dancing, you might prefer to start with the original full-length show. --David Horiuchi

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Directed by: Dein Perry

Release Date: October 6, 2000

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  • ileo
    December 27, 2007
    ileo
    Good movie.
  • SFG71
    September 14, 2009
    SFG71
    When you don't know your next step... improvise.
  • daremba
    July 10, 2009
    daremba
    Aussie dance film set in Newcastle about two brothers, one of whom arranges this huge tap dancing show to raise money to help retrain retrenched workers from the local steel mill. Good acting, great dancing, very well done and enjoyable movie.
  • missymay08
    May 27, 2009
    missymay08
    some hottties in here woo hoo heaven
  • jaysjoe16
    February 18, 2009
    jaysjoe16
    our favorite.... Tap dance... the great...
  • aswinwilliam
    September 20, 2008
    aswinwilliam
    it's alright kind of gay
  • Xakleja
    August 10, 2008
    Xakleja
    Long time but good :) Wants to see it again
  • OmenSG
    July 14, 2008
    OmenSG
    very very entertaining .
  • cleighs
    July 13, 2008
    cleighs
    = working class characters + dancing movie + Australia + Adam Garcia
  • raechello
    July 5, 2008
    raechello
    A PRETTY FANTASTIC DANCE FILM. Love tap and it's actually an Aussie film that I can stnad. As I haven't seen that many that I like but with that said I am an Australian haha. Adam Garcia acted and dances really well!

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