You Got Served
Directed by	Chris Stokes
Produced by	Marcus Morton Billy Pollina
Written by	Chris Stokes
Starring	Marques Houston Omarion Grandberry Tanee McCall Jennifer Freeman
Music by	Tyler Bates
Cinematography	David Hennings
Editing by	Earl Watson
Distributed by	Screen Gems
Release date(s)	January 30, 2004
Running time	95 min
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	$8,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue	$16,123,105 (opening weekend) $40,066,497 (sub-total) (USA)
Followed by	Backdown
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You Got Served is a 2004 film written and directed by Chris Stokes, manager of its stars, recording artist Marques Houston and the members of boy band B2K. The plot concerns a group of friends, participating in a breakdancing crew, who take part in a street dancing competition. It was released by Columbia Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 30, 2004, during the Super Bowl XXXVIII weekend and was produced by Billy Pollina. It was the most seen movie during the Super Bowl weekend with $16 million USD grossed in its first week, a record until late 2005; the movie went on to gross over $40 Million USD, but ultimately was listed as #35 on "Worst Movies" lists. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California from May 1 - June 25, 2003. Despite poor reviews, the film's choreographers, Dave Scott, Shane Sparks, and Robert James Hoffman III earned a prestigious American Choreography Award in 2004 for "Outstanding Achievement in Choreography - Feature Film",[1] and the film was also nominated for Best Dance Sequence at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards. According to Sparks, a sequel, Backdown, is scheduled to start shooting in July 2007.^[1][2] Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Christopher B. Stokes is an African American record producer, manager, and film director. ... Marcus Morton, painted c. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Christopher B. Stokes is an African American record producer, manager, and film director. ... Marques Barrett Houston (born on August 4, 1981 in Culver City, California, is an R&B singer and actor. ... Omarion (born Omari Ishmael Grandberry on November 12, 1984 in Inglewood, California) is an American R&B singer, actor, and the former lead singer of boy band B2K. // In 1999, Omarion was the last member to join teenage boy band B2K, at age 15. ... Jennifer Nicole Freeman (born October 20, 1985) is an American actress. ... Tyler Bates is a music producer for films. ... Earl Joseph Watson Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Backdown is the sequel to the 2004 film You Got Served. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Christopher B. Stokes is an African American record producer, manager, and film director. ... Marques Barrett Houston (born on August 4, 1981 in Culver City, California, is an R&B singer and actor. ... A boy band is a type of pop, R&B or hip hop group featuring three or more young male singers. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A breakdancer performing a one-handed freeze (also known as a pike) in the streets of Paris. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Date February 1, 2004 Stadium Reliant Stadium City Houston, Texas MVP Tom Brady, Quarterback Favorite Patriots by 7 National anthem Beyoncé Coin toss Earl Campbell, Ollie Matson, Don Maynard, Y.A. Tittle, Mike Singletary, Gene Upshaw Referee Ed Hochuli Halftime show Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Outkast, P. Diddy, Kid Rock... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Shane Sparks (born c. ... The American Choreography Awards were founded in 1994 to recognize outstanding achievements in Film, Television, Commercial, and Music Video. ... The 2004 MTV Movie Awards was hosted by Lindsay Lohan and featured performances by Beastie Boys, D12, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. ... Backdown is the sequel to the 2004 film You Got Served. ...

Title

There has been some attempt to break the titular expression into the mainstream. The expression "you got served" has been used to describe someone or something that has either lost badly or been humiliated (or possibly both). Also, "to be served" is legalese for facing litigation, i.e. being officially warned that the process is pending against you (see Service of process); or, a reference to serving food, or one's head on a platter. The key concept is that to be "served" is against one's will - to be given something that is undesirable. Legalese is the term given to the special technical terminology of any given language (usually English) in a legal document. ... Service of process is the procedure employed to give legal notice to a person (defendant etc. ... For the hip-hop producer with the same name, see John the Baptist (producer). ...

Plot summary

David (Omarion) and Elgin (Marques Houston) lead a promising hip-hop/streetdancing/breakdancing crew in Southern California, who participate in street dancing battles produced by a local club owner (Steve Harvey). All is well, until Sonny, a member of the crew, expresses dissatisfaction over the subordinate role the other members of the crew play. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Marques Barrett Houston (born on August 4, 1981 in Culver City, California, is an R&B singer and actor. ... Street dance is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios at more everyday spaces such as streets, school yards and nightclubs. ... A boy hitting (holding) a pike Breakdance (media coined phrase), also known as breaking, b-girling or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early... For the AIDS activist also named Steve Harvey, see Lenford Harvey. ...

When David and Elgin are challenged by "some rich kids out of Orange County" for five thousand dollars, they think it's easy money. They deal drugs for Emerald (a local drug lord) to cover their half, never dreaming they would lose the battle. Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ...

When Sonny (Young Rome) sells them out by going to the other side ("Wade's crew"), he teaches his new companions moves from the David and Elgin group, and in the battle they are badly defeated. Wade, crowing over his success, delivers the titular line, "You're just mad... 'cause tonight you suckas got served!" Young Rome (Born Jerome Isaac Jones October 25, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American rapper, actor and singer. ...

Meanwhile, David and Liyah (Jennifer Freeman), Elgin's sister, are falling in love. At a restaurant, Liyah turns off David's cell phone immediately before Elgin attempts to call him to say that Emerald has given them a job earlier than expected. David fails to show up for the job, and Elgin is beaten and robbed. Jennifer Nicole Freeman (born October 20, 1985) is an American actress. ...

Consequently, Elgin gets very angry at David for attempting to "hook up with his sister when he should have been taking care of business," and is also annoyed at his sister for "acting like a ho". Elgin is also worried, since he owes Emerald money to cover for the loss of his goods.

Each split up and form their own crew, but neither is as good as the original. They learn about the "Big Bounce," a $50,000 dance competition purportedly sponsored by MTV which will provide the winning crew the opportunity to perform in a Lil' Kim video. Elgin sees this as a good way to pay back Emerald. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Attempts to bring Elgin and David together, particularly by Liyah, are fruitless, and twice they nearly come to blows and have to be separated. One of the younger members of the crew dies prior to the competition; while all are saddened it is not enough to bring the warring enemies back together yet.

At the "Big Bounce" competition, Elgin's crew beats David's crew in semifinals, and then ties the finals against Wade's crew. Lil' Kim, guest referee, on advice from Harvey's character, declares a playoff competition, "straight hood," with no rules, even allowing other people to join the battling crews. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

This proves the catalyst for Elgin's feud with David to end (though only after prodding by crew members and threats of forfeiting the competition to Wade), and together they defeat Wade's crew in a mesmerizing final battle using advanced powermoves of professional breakdancers like air flares, flares, split mills, and runners. They shout the "You Got Served" line in retaliation to Wade after he claims the battle settled nothing. The partisan crowd, elated, begins chanting "Served! Served! Served! Served!" getting louder and faster. Elgin accepts David's relationship with Liyah at picture's end.

Reception

You Got Served opened to generally poor reviews, earning a 17% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes[2]. While many critics enjoyed the dance sequences, they found the rest of the movie to be rather generic.

Trivia

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• Prior to the movie being produced, there were tryouts for all (actual) dance crews around Los Angeles to participate. Winners were featured in the film.
• Despite breaking up before the release of the film, B2K still performed songs for the movie in what was said to be their final performance together.
• The featured dancer Flipz was booked directly off of a private screening of Honey (2003 film).
• David Elsewhere and Pop/R&B singer Keithian also made a cameo appearance in the film.
• In the beginning of the movie Columbus Short was one of the dancers in Raz-B's crew.

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External links

• You Got Served at the Internet Movie Database
• Adudathuda DVD podBLAST alternative DVD commentary for You Got Served
• "Cyanide and Happiness" Parody Comic