Freak Dance is an American comedy film written and directed by Matt Besser of the Upright Citizens Brigade and co-directed by Neil Mahoney. It premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 21, 2011. The film had a limited theatrical release in May 2012 and made available on video on demand services. The film was released on DVD on July 10, 2012. The film is based on a stage show created by Besser, which originally ran at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles for several years.

Freak Dance
Directed byMatt Besser
Neil Mahoney
Written byMatt Besser
Produced byGeorge Whitman
Inman Young
StarringMichael Daniel Cassady
Megan Heyn
Amy Poehler
Matt Besser
Ian Roberts
Matt Walsh
CinematographyEvin Grant
David Thies
Edited byNeil Mahoney
Music byMichael Daniel Cassady
Distributed byImage Entertainment
UCB Comedy
Release date
  • October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Freak Dance is a musical, dance comedy where rich girl Cocolonia (Megan Heyn) must escape her uptight mother (Amy Poehler) who won't let her dance. So Cocolonia hits the streets to join a dance crew who respond to every challenge with a dance. With the help of dance crew leader Funky Bunch (Michael Daniel Cassady), who dreams of being the world's greatest dancer. The crew must save the Fantaseez Community Center from the evil "Building Inspector General" (Matt Besser) and the gang-banger dancers before it's too late. Will the Fantaseez Crew be able to save their home? Only love, and the Freak Dance can save them now.

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