Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 02/10/1989(USA)
Release Date: 08/29/2006
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 111 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
Gregory Hines plays the ex-convict son of a famed tap-dancer. Taking over his late father's Harlem dance studio,
Hines can't shake memories of his childhood, when he was being touted as a dancing prodigy. Challenged to fulfill his destiny by his dad's old cronies--among them such terpsichorean giants as
Sammy Davis Jr.,
Steve Condos,
Jimmy Slyde and
Harold Nicholas--
Hines does his best to avoid lapsing back into a life of crime. The struggle to save
Hines' soul is a titanic one, with
Hines' girlfriend
Suzzanne Douglas tugging at him from one direction and his old burglary partner
Joe Morton yanking from the other. The plotline of
Tap is merely an excuse to show off some of the most dazzling footwork ever recorded on film. The director is
Nick Castle Jr., who like star
Gregory Hines is scion of a legendary dancing family.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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