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WHEN YOU'VE GOT ONE SHOT AT THE TOP YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE.
1985 | 110m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
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| Writer: | Richard Wesley, Timothy March |
| Staring: |
| Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in the Big Apple before competition, and get some lessons about the real World. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 15, 1985 |
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| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
| Writer: | Richard Wesley, Timothy March |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions, Verdon-Cedric Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Scott Clough | Matt Sherman |
| Don Franklin | Michael Stafford |
| Tamara Mark | June Wolsky |
| Tracy Silver | Meryl Stanton |
| Cindy McGee | Francine Hackett |
| Gretchen Palmer | Valerie Thompson |
| Monique Cintron | Rita Diaz |
| Debra Varnado | Debbie Hughes |
| Noel Conlon | Mr. Stanton |
| Karen Kopins | Susan Granger |
| Irene Worth | Ida Sabol |
| Sam McMurray | Clem Friedkin |
| David White | Mr. Sabol |
| Constance Towers | Jessie Granger |
| Michael DeLorenzo | Caesar Lopez |
| Doris Belack | Mrs. Gilroy |
| Robin Bach | Mark Dalton |
| Phyllis Ehrlich | Landlady |
| Bobbi Jordan | Mrs. Stanton (as Bobbi Jordon) |
| Robert DoQui | Mr. Hughes |
| Valentin de Vargas | M.C. (as Val de Vargas) |
| Panos Christi | Maitre d' |
| Paul Ryan | Staffer |
| Stephen Beach | Tenement Boy #1 (as Steve Beach) |
| Tony Cuen | Tenement Boy #2 |
| Keith Nisonoff | Tenement Boy #3 |
| Hugo Huizar | Rico |
| Derrick Brice | Caesar's Gang Member |
| Kenneth Jezek | Caesar's Gang Member |
| Boogie O'Banion | Caesar's Gang Member (as Laura O'Banion) |
| Regan Patno | Caesar's Gang Member |
| Dorian Sanchez | Caesar's Gang Member |
| Linda Talcott | Caesar's Gang Member |
| Scott Wilder | Hoodlum #1 |
| David LeBell | Hoodlum #2 |
| Rik Colitti | Detective (as Rick Collitti) |
| Bob Giovane | Policeman |
| Michael Rougas | Maitre d' |
| Jack Heller | Boss |
| Kevin Jay-Greenwood | D.J. (as Kevin Jay) |
| Vince Cannon | Head Electrician |
| Lisa Maurer | Restaurant Lady |
| Bob Lippre | Band Leader |
| David Martinson | Band Assistant |
| Boy George | Dancer in Club (uncredited) |
| Leslie Ferrera Ruelas | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Katherine Hittelman | High School Student (uncredited) |
| Conrad Hurtt | Dancer in Club (uncredited) |
| Amelia Kinkade | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Danny Nero | Staffer (uncredited) |
| Rick Rossovich | |
| Leigh Webster | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Director |
| Jack Hayes | Original Music Composer |
| Tom Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Joy Todd | Casting |
| Michael Baugh | Art Direction |
| Harry Keller | Editor |
| Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Pat Blymyer | Gaffer |
| Jill Freeman | Script Supervisor |
| Jim Weidman | Music Editor |
| Christopher Koefoed | Assistant Editor |
| Delia Circelli | Production Coordinator |
| Tom McCarthy Jr. | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Candace Allen | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Wesley | Screenplay |
| Timothy March | Story |
| Matthew F. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Quincy Jones | Executive Music Producer |
| Eddie Smith | Stunt Coordinator |
| John R. Leonetti | First Assistant Camera |
| James Seidelman | Assistant Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Veitch | Producer |
| Melville Tucker | Executive Producer |
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