Tommy Ashby, a high school senior with severe social anxiety, decides to step out of his comfort zone to learn 70’s disco dancing. Will that be enough to grab the popular girl's attention at the dance?
Tommy, a shy high school senior, fights his social anxiety in deciding to learn disco dancing to impress the girl he likes at the upcoming dance.
The film opens with Tommy being notified about the upcoming dance and its disco theme by the girl he has a crush on. Tommy is a classic of his archetype—a sweet, somewhat goofy underdog who likes the popular girl and has an after-school job at the local diner. Seeing it as the one opportunity to be seen under a different light by his peers, he convinces Beth, his cigarette-smoking bad girl of a coworker, to teach him how to dance, and the retro throwbacks begin in earnest, with the music, neon lights, and all that polyester.
The film is formulaic, as you might guess from references Morsanutto supplies, but it’s a proven, winning formula. The film is divided in halves. In the first act, Tommy is on a time crunch, he needs Beth to teach him how to master the art of disco dancing in a few days. It’s an enjoyable sequence that naturally is highlighted by a MONTAGE! The second act is on D(ance) Day. Armed with his new dope skillz his triumphant moment is waylaid by his shyness. Tommy ends up sitting down instead of showing off his new moves. He only has so many songs before the night is over though, can he break through his phobia?
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Tommy Ashby, a high school senior with severe social anxiety, decides to step out of his comfort zone to learn 70’s disco dancing. Will that be enough to grab the popular girl's attention at the dance?
Tommy, a shy high school senior, fights his social anxiety in deciding to learn disco dancing to impress the girl he likes at the upcoming dance.
The film opens with Tommy being notified about the upcoming dance and its disco theme by the girl he has a crush on. Tommy is a classic of his archetype—a sweet, somewhat goofy underdog who likes the popular girl and has an after-school job at the local diner. Seeing it as the one opportunity to be seen under a different light by his peers, he convinces Beth, his cigarette-smoking bad girl of a coworker, to teach him how to dance, and the retro throwbacks begin in earnest, with the music, neon lights, and all that polyester.
The film is formulaic, as you might guess from references Morsanutto supplies, but it’s a proven, winning formula. The film is divided in halves. In the first act, Tommy is on a time crunch, he needs Beth to teach him how to master the art of disco dancing in a few days. It’s an enjoyable sequence that naturally is highlighted by a MONTAGE! The second act is on D(ance) Day. Armed with his new dope skillz his triumphant moment is waylaid by his shyness. Tommy ends up sitting down instead of showing off his new moves. He only has so many songs before the night is over though, can he break through his phobia?
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Tommy Ashby, a high school senior with severe social anxiety, decides to step out of his comfort zone to learn 70’s disco dancing. Will that be enough to grab the popular girl's attention at the dance?
Tommy, a shy high school senior, fights his social anxiety in deciding to learn disco dancing to impress the girl he likes at the upcoming dance.
The film opens with Tommy being notified about the upcoming dance and its disco theme by the girl he has a crush on. Tommy is a classic of his archetype—a sweet, somewhat goofy underdog who likes the popular girl and has an after-school job at the local diner. Seeing it as the one opportunity to be seen under a different light by his peers, he convinces Beth, his cigarette-smoking bad girl of a coworker, to teach him how to dance, and the retro throwbacks begin in earnest, with the music, neon lights, and all that polyester.
The film is formulaic, as you might guess from references Morsanutto supplies, but it’s a proven, winning formula. The film is divided in halves. In the first act, Tommy is on a time crunch, he needs Beth to teach him how to master the art of disco dancing in a few days. It’s an enjoyable sequence that naturally is highlighted by a MONTAGE! The second act is on D(ance) Day. Armed with his new dope skillz his triumphant moment is waylaid by his shyness. Tommy ends up sitting down instead of showing off his new moves. He only has so many songs before the night is over though, can he break through his phobia?
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