Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Malcolm D. Lee
Produced by	Tyrone D. Dixon Dana Reid Adam Robinson Jeremiah Samuels Robert Teitel George Tillman, Jr.
Written by	Norman Vance Jr.
Starring	Bow Wow Chi McBride Mike Epps Wesley Jonathan Meagan Good Kellita Smith Jurnee Smollett Nick Cannon
Music by	Stanley Clarke Nile Rodgers
Cinematography	J. Michael Muro
Edited by	George Bowers Paul Millspaugh
Production company	State Street Pictures
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date	September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) (Rio) September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) (United States)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$17,500,866

Roll Bounce is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Norman Vance Jr. and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film stars hip hop artist Bow Wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s Chicago. The film also stars Nick Cannon, Meagan Good, Brandon T. Jackson, Wesley Jonathan, Chi McBride, Kellita Smith, and Jurnee Smollett. (The name of the film is derived from the 1979 song "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason & Crew.)

Set in 1978 Chicago, Roll Bounce tells the story of a boy named Xavier (Bow Wow) (nicknamed "X") whose mother has passed, leaving him with his father, Curtis (Chi McBride) and his sister, Sonya. After the local roller rink closes down, X and his friends are forced to skate in the ritzy uptown rink "Sweetwater". Tired of being disrespected by the skate rental distributor (Nick Cannon) and other skaters at Sweetwater, the group enters a roller disco contest. Their biggest rivals are the 5-year champion, Sweetness (Wesley Jonathan) and his crew, the Sweetwater Rollers. The film centers on X's training for the competition while trying to work through problems with his father and his pretty childhood friend, Naomi (Meagan Good).

In the end, it not only comes down to gaining the respect of others, but also learning to respect themselves and giving roller disco their all.