Can't Stop Dancing

Stephen David
1999-01-16

They sing. They dance. They suck.
2
90 min

A Topeka, Kansas fun park dance troupe led by a 260 pound dancer (Ben Zook) learns that the park is going to close. Their leader convinces the group, now named "The Stupendous Six", to join him in a painted up bus and to hit the road to find the big time. The Six compete against other dancers to win a chance to compete in the grand finale at the Little Miss Orange County Beauty Pageant. The other members of the Six are Melanie Hutsell as an airhead, Margaret Cho as a oral fixated sex maniac, Brett Paesel as the leader's homosexual lover, Bruce Daniels as the African-American member with a penchant for misuse of black slang, and Michael Irpino as another more stereotypical gay dancer. Lots of cameos from tv stars occur in the various dance numbers. But this comedy does take most of its cues from "The Full Monty" rather than from other major dance films.

Cast

Name Character Team
Ben Zook Randy Rubio Unowned
Melanie Hutsell Winnie Unowned
Margaret Cho JoJo Unowned
Bruce Daniels Monroe Unowned
Fred Willard Chester Unowned
Laura Innes Landlady Unowned
Janeane Garofalo Belinda Peck Unowned
David Cross Chapman Calvin and Nobbs
Bob Odenkirk Simpson Zac E. Chan
Noah Wyle Poe Unowned
Illeana Douglas Anita Dick Unowned
Taylor Negron Roman Unowned
Kathy Griffin Modeling Agent Unowned
Edie McClurg Beverly McGuire Unowned
Kate Flannery Tonia Unowned