Drumline
This movie is about a Harlem street drummer who goes in a fictional Atlanta A&T University. He finds it hard to adapt into this new world and faces competition with the leader of school’s drum section and gradually grasp that talent is not all he would need to climb to the top.
22 September 1975, San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 July 1936, Waller County, Texas, USA
14 August 1982, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
1966, Lynwood, California, USA
13 December 1950, Petersburg, Virginia, USA
14 August 1978, Miami, Florida, USA
1 October 1976, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
19 November 1981, Richmond, Virginia, USA
10 September 1979, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
17 November 1972, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
16 December 1974, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
6 February 1976, Chicago, Illinois, USA
7 February 1968, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
19 June 1978, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
February 06, 2009
Director Charles Stone III, once again takes on overly familiar material and gives it an enthusiastic spin.February 01, 2009
A most unusual musical...Learning something from his subject, Stone gives the picture a snappy rhythm. [Blu-ray]August 01, 2003
...though the movie does overstay its welcome, it's never boring and the majority of the music is infectiously catchy...September 25, 2010
True bandos can see themselves in this exuberant, charismatic and lovingly accurate college marching-band movie that faked no flavor while staying in step with themes of instruction, character and respect.December 16, 2002
I love that we get into this world of marching bands. We barely see any football players -- we see the top of their helmets as they're getting out of the way.December 22, 2010
Outstanding cast, great message, strong language.December 13, 2002
[Has] an abundance of heart and humor.December 23, 2002
A superlative B movie -- funny, sexy, and rousing.April 29, 2009
It's a shame films of this ilk don't make it into theaters often.December 17, 2002
Offers little that's surprising or groundbreaking, but, because the script is smart enough not to insult us and to develop a group of interesting characters, the act of watching the film is an entertaining experience rather than a tedious exercise.December 13, 2002
Drumline sags a little toward the middle ... But the final showdown is a skills-'n'-style spectacular that feels like vibrant outtake from a highly choreographed civil war.January 10, 2003
Charles Stone III is a craftsman with brains and taste, an instinctive sense of where to put the camera and the discipline not to belabor scenes.