Drumline (film)
2002 American film directed by Charles Stone III / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Drumline is a 2002 American coming-of-age teen comedy-drama film directed by Charles Stone III. The screenplay, which was inspired by the Southwest Dekalb High School Drumline, was written by Tina Gordon Chism and Shawn Schepps. The film follows a young drummer from New York, played by Nick Cannon, who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of his new school's drum section. Zoe Saldaña, Leonard Roberts and Orlando Jones also co-star.
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| Directed by | Charles Stone III |
| Written by | Tina Gordon Chism Shawn Schepps |
| Produced by | Dallas Austin Timothy M. Bourne Wendy Finerman Jody Gerson Greg Mooradian |
| Starring | Nick Cannon Zoe Saldaña Orlando Jones Leonard Roberts Jason Weaver |
| Cinematography | Shane Hurlbut |
| Edited by | Patricia Bowers Bill Pankow |
| Music by | John Powell |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[1] |
| Box office | $57.6 million[1] |
The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with most of them praising the musical bands' overall performances. It was a success at the box office, earning over $56 million in the U.S., and almost $1.2 million in foreign markets.
A direct sequel Drumline: A New Beat, premiered on VH1 on October 27, 2014. Cannon reprises his role as Devon, albeit as a supporting character rather than the protagonist.