Synopsis: After the death of his brother, an expert street dancer goes to Georgia to attend Truth University. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he joins in his fraternity’s effort to win a step dancing competition.
This movie stars newcomer Columbus Short (currently on Studio 60), Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Megan Good.
It will be in theaters sometime next year..
Uncle Bill here,
representing Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated.
For some reason the movie “Drumline” popped in my head while watching this trailor.
Morning Bill, you beenin the chat room yet?
you sure this ain’t straight to dvd?
It’s like a mix of Drumline and U Got Served
IMMA GO TO SEE THIS! NE-YO A DAMN FOOL!
it looks like ‘u got served’ except with better dance moves.
with all that dancing and carrying on when did they have time to study?
does anyone graduate from “Truth University”?
i see meagan is playing her ususal hoe/girlfriend/break up a best friend relationship role. that chick is sooooo whack as an actress (i refuse to call her an actor).
@ ne-ho, yo boy neyo was only in the clip for like 2 seconds but I swear the size of his milk dud head was the only thing that causght my eye. lol (please don’t cuss me out) ;0)
The acting must be bad, cuz in the 3:05, you didnt hear no acting. Just some actions and dancing.
I was thinkin the same thing Chellybop. Same script different characters….next.
They could’ve come up with a better name than Truth University. Looks okay though, I’ll check it out before 6. This flick should’ve went straight to HBO.
..definetly at CW network special..I think more money would be generated if it went to DVD..
Has anyone confirmed that Meagan has imlants..cause home girl be repping the cleav REAL hard…??
The main character lets a step dancing competition get in the way of his education and getting a girl???!!!LMAO!!
This is just a typical college movie,but I’m glad it’s from a black perspective. Most white college movies don’t show studying either.
I want to support it. There aren’t enough black college moview or movies that show black people using education to become sucessful. Maybe it’ll make some people want to work to actually attend college.
I will be seeing this one with the nieces…they are my excuse to watch teen/college movies. Love the black college movies all day!
SKEEEE-WEEEEE to all the Lovely Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.!!!! What’s up to all other greeks!!
Ill go see it just to support black films..but Im not impressed with this premise. How cliche…
ZzzzzzzzzzPHIB in this biotch!
i didn’t watch da clips b/c of that great rapper,my speakers won’t turn off so i could watch that way.i will just read the comments.
What’s Up Greeks….
Ok..
Who runs the yard..
FYI…
Rain Forest productions, Sony Pictures et’al re: Stomp the Yard
To Whom It May Concern:
This communication is to inform the Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. of a legal matter pertaining to the unauthorized use of the fraternity’s many trademarks. The unauthorized use is within the film, “Stomp the Yard”, which loosely depicts Black fraternal greek life.
Please know that Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. does not endorse the film “Stomp the Yard.” The Fraternity prefers not to be associated with a movie that juxtaposes gang activity with that of Black greek life. The Fraternity, through its general counsel, made a direct request to the film’s producers to not include any trademarks of the Fraternity in their film. The producers disappointedly ignored that request and included the Fraternity’s trademarks in the film without permission.
Their actions are illegal and will be addressed through the proper legal channels. The Fraternity has requested that Sony pictures and Rainforest productions cease and desist from distribution of this movie due to the unauthorized use of Alpha’s trademarks.
The Fraternity owns a family of trademarks that include Federal registration numbers 2227381, 2218329, 2770575, 2481901, 2178342, 1459737, 1459736 and 1459735. The Fraternity has at least ten additional applications for registration currently pending before the United States Patent and Trademark office. Also note, the majority of these trademarks have been in use since as early as 1906, the year of the founding of the Fraternity. And, all of these marks are rigorously protected by the Fraternity.
Although, it is unfortunate that the Fraternity has to divert its attention away from our strategic focus areas of providing service to and advocacy for our communities and to this matter during this its centennial year, we will vigorously protect the legacy and future of this great fraternity. And, we respectfully request your assistance in doing so by not contributing to the illegal acts of the producers of this film by paying money to view it or by promoting it. If you have any questions, please contact at counsel@apa1906.net.
WOW! @ 19.
YOU GOT SERVED pt. 2
#19 thanks for that information.
This looks so whack. Is it a musical? Do the characters actually speak? Im so sick of these typical ass black films. And the clip did look like they they took alot of Alpha and Delta stuff.
Straight to dvd.
Is Chris Brown gonna die? That I like to see.
lol @ 25 you aint right for that lol
and i do believe megan has implants.. and she needs to get a new type of role instead of hot sweet girl lol
Columbus Short was the guy Britney “Roast beef vajay” Spears dated before K-fed and she dated him while he had a pregnant baby-moms. he was oen of her dancers too.
Bill… Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, INNNNNCorporated runs the yard!
Skeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Wee! =)
This anit nuffin but a fake ass you got served…….NEXT!!
What another waste!!! Couldn’t there have been a better or another storyline. I am not interested. BOOOOOOOOO………..
I thought Omarion en nem made this movie already.
I like CB though so I’ll let it slide. But enough with the dance movies already.
Still, straight 2 DVD is mandatory.
kind.
LOL @ MS MAC. I COULDNT STOP LOOKING AT THE EGG HEAD NEITHER. I HEART HIM ALL THE SAME.
not another one of those movies with all the real fraternities and sororities but in the mix of it all pops up a theta alpha nu fraternity and an zeta epsilon kappa sorority!!!! ill save this one for the birds i.e. ill see it on tnt soon!
p.s. SKEE WEE MY SORORS SKEEEEE WEEEEE!!! :0
not another one of those movies with all the real fraternities and sororities but in the mix of it all pops up a theta alpha nu fraternity and an zeta epsilon kappa sorority!!!! ill save this one for the birds i.e. ill see it on tnt soon!
p.s. SKEE WEE MY SORORS SKEEEEE WEEEEE!!!
Something about Meagan Goode in a movie says straight to dvd or BET original movie
Eww this movie looks bad. Especially Meghan Good’s fake tatas.
can’t wait to see this movie…my son will love it…Drumline is his favorite movie, he knows every line.
Also i love megan good.
on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 @ 12:09 pm
Dymediva25 said:
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Bill… Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, INNNNNCorporated runs the yard!
Skeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Wee! =)
Bill Said:
Thanks Dymediva25
I SEE You !!
Uncle Bill LOVES all his Greek Brother & Sisters !!
I love all members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council !!!
The members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council are:
Member Headquarters Classification Chapters Founded NPHC
Alpha Kappa Alpha Chicago, Illinois Sorority 900+ 1908 at Howard University 1930
Alpha Phi Alpha Baltimore, Maryland Fraternity 700+ 1906 at Cornell University 1931
Delta Sigma Theta Washington, D.C. Sorority 900+ 1913 at Howard University 1930
Iota Phi Theta Baltimore, Maryland Fraternity 200+ 1963 at Morgan State University 1997
Kappa Alpha Psi Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fraternity 600+ 1911 at Indiana University as Kappa Alpha Nu 1930
Omega Psi Phi Decatur, Georgia Fraternity 800+ 1911 at Howard University 1930
Phi Beta Sigma Washington, D.C. Fraternity 1914 at Howard University 1931
Sigma Gamma Rho Cary, North Carolina Sorority 500+ 1922 at Butler University 1937
Zeta Phi Beta Washington, D.C. Sorority 1920 at Howard University 1930
My Wife is an AKA..
I got love for the Delta’s too
**I wouldn’t have graduated had it not been for this one particular Delta sister who feed me, and made sure I studies…Iris, if your out there, you will ALWAYS be my first Love)
The fact that the school in the movie is called ‘Truth Univ.’ makes me almost not want to see the movie. It seems a little bootleg.
If you take drumline and you got served, put it in a blender, you get this movie lol…now the important question is……
is there a sex scene involving meagan good??? That might make it worth the bootleg price lol
I’m kinda of on the fence with this one..being that the greek organization is being represented is a beautiful thing..however I don’t want it perceived as a cool black thing to imitate which sometimes happens in these types of movies
ms_mac1 said:
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you sure this ain’t straight to dvd?
ok i was think the same thing. I wouldn’t even get this ish on bootleg
boooo
Dymediva25: love ya soror! and we do run the yard!
i need meagan good to stop being type casted. i just want to see chris brown.. is he 18 yet? definately a college version of you got served. hopefully the acting is better.
I’m so sick of these movies like Step Up, Save The Last Dance, You Got Served, Drumline and this new crap Stomp The Yard. If you seen one, you saw the rest of them. Is this movie a musical? I thought you had to show some actual acting ability in the movie trailer too. It must be a bad movie. I’m sorry but why does Megan Good plays the same Hoe/Girlfriend/Homewrecking Whore in all of her movies? What the hell is “Truth University”? Could they make up a better college name than that? I would’ve called it “Same Old Shit University” lol.
I agree with the above posters that this does look like another Drumline/You Got Served, but I will go see is to support the up and coming black actresses and actors. As far as Meagan Good goes, baby girl is bad get off her! Also, the person who posted the disclaimer about this movie having no affilation with the Alphas should have posted the same thing about Deltas, because I saw some girls in the preview stepping with Delta jackets, and throwing up the Delta sign.
I was an extra on the movie that shot in the A, and this movie looks off the chain! And those girls with the Delta jackets on are real Delta’s. They have all the real greek organizations reppin’ in the movie.
futurelover said:
‘What the hell is “Truth University”? Could they make up a better college name than that? I would’ve called it “Same Old Shit University” lol.’
Hahaha, that’s so much better!
Boooring! My mom was Zeta Phi Beta and my Dad is Phi Beta Sigma.
Off topic.. Omarion and Marques Houston is making a lame ass horror movie… any guesses to see if it sucks?
Ne-Yo’s big head and Chris Brown’s half beaver ass making a movie. I laugh! LOL!!
To: Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. – General President
From: Rob Hardy – Executive Producer, Stomp the Yard
Brother Matthews:
What a wonderful Centennial year it has been for our fraternity! Yet as we celebrate this great milestone, I am deeply saddened after reading your November 30th correspondence to the members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc, regarding our motion picture.
Stomp the Yard presented us with an opportunity to do something that no film has ever attempted on this level: feature Black Greek Letter Organizations in the most positive of lights, as pillars of economic stability, community service and brother and sisterhood within the community. It is difficult to make ANY movie in Hollywood. You can only imagine how difficult it was to make a film about a young African-American male who finds hope, redemption and becomes a better person through his experiences with a fictitious black fraternity at a Historically Black Institution of Higher Learning. These are not ‘commercial’ themes by Hollywood standards. These are, however, positive ones that should be embraced and promoted by the African-American community, especially those fortunate enough to understand the benefits of higher education and fraternity life.
At no point does our film “juxtapose gang activity and Black Greek life”. What this film does is illustrate how lives can be enhanced by the experience of college life. It is troubling to me that at a time when we as a people face the reality of inexplicable police slayings in New York, vile racist rants in LA and many other social, economic and political issues around the country that you would choose this movie as a cause to unify and call to action the fraternity’s membership (as well as that of other Black Greek letter organizations). The fact that you’ve taken this stance without responding to my repeated attempts at contact and without having seen the film first is disconcerting. In fact, you were one of the first people I attempted to contact when we finally were given the green light to make Stomp the Yard. Yet those attempts to reach you went unanswered. After sending materials and conversing with your Executive Director, an in-person meeting was finally set for us to discuss Alpha’s support for the movie. Neither you nor your executive Director showed up at the meeting or had the courtesy to provide an explanation or reschedule. The first correspondence I received from you was the “call to action” you sent to the entire brotherhood.
Our goal for this film is simply to make college life seem accessible to all. In a society where the value and relevance of Black Colleges/Universities, and Black Greek letter organizations are under increased attack, the mainstream circulation of the types of images in our film can renew interest among our youth.
One of the most encouraging things I overheard someone say after an advance screening of Stomp The Yard was the fact that “they thought it was just a dance movie” but after seeing it, it underscored the fact that they shed “they could’ve pursued higher education, and that every young black kid should see this movie.”
At Rainforest, we share your vision of protecting the legacy and promoting the future of our great fraternity. Stomp the Yard is a part of that vision. We ave done nothing illegal. Everything we have done was within our legal rights as filmmakers. We did not disparage or tarnish the images or logos of ours or any other organization. The inclusion of real life members of Greek Letter organizations was a genuine attempt to highlight these great organizations to a generation that questions the relevancy of their very existence. It’s unfortunate that Alpha feels the need to urge other Alphas to not support a film made by Alphas. I wish that we’d had the opportunity to sit down and settle this matter as Brothers instead of having your lawyers attack myself, my partner, my company and my film.
I am a proud 13-year brother of Alpha who has given much of my adult life to upholding the aims of the fraternity. You and I have had a personal relationship for over ten years. Our first film Chocolate City (which also featured fraternity members) was screened, per your invitation, at the 1995 Alpha Phi Alpha General Convention when you were the Executive Director. Based on your appreciation for our work you personally employed our company Rainforest Films, to create the Official video for the fraternity the following year. While President of my college Chapter(Beta Nu, Florida A&M University), we were selected as the Outstanding College Chapter of the Year (1996) for all of Alpha, an award we earned with your support. Further, my producing partner (and line brother) Will Packer was District “College Brother of the Year” in 1996. As recently as last month Will and I were selected to receive the Metro Atlanta Centennial Award of Excellence as part of the Alpha Centennial celebration in Atlanta. We have spent the last 10 years of our lives upholding the light in an extremely difficult and challenging industry. Alpha prepared us for many of the obstacles that we have had to overcome in our path. We would never, ever do anything to tarnish the good name of our beloved fraternity.
Film is one of the most powerful mediums in contemporary society. It allows us to capture the attention of various generations of viewers at a single moment in time. What better way to introduce and educate others about the benefits of higher education than a film such as this. Although we may differ in our methods for reaching our youth, I hope that you will at some point take the opportunity to see the film and the spirit in which it was made, before passing additional negative judgment. As we work to move beyond this issue I look forward to a day when we can galvanize the collective brotherhood, with a call to action that will help push a social, economic or political agenda to better our entire community. I will be the first person to help spread that message and lead the charge.
Fraternally Yours,
Rob Hardy
http://www.stomptheyard.com
To my Masonic brothers and sisters :
WHO RUNS THE YARD!!!???
Who originally and will always run the yard…..
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS!
But I’ll watch it on a friends DVD
What’s going on with the acting? All I saw was a whole lot of dancing in the movie. The teens might go see this cause of chris brown but they lost me cause I wasted about 3mins watching nothing but dancing and nobody saying nothing. That alone bothers me lol.
No, dialogue?
DAMN, I CAN’T WAIT TO PLEDGE SPRING 08…IT’S GOIN DOWN!!!
As a greek…just letting you know its NOT cool to shout out when you PLAN to pledge because you just might not make it!! LMAO
DANCING OK I LUV IT. ITS CB BEING CB N MEGAN BEIN MEGAN. NE-YO IM INTERESTED 2 C CUZ HE REALLY DONT DANCE LIKE THAT. COLUMBUS KILLED IT IN THE 1ST FILM N HES AN AWARD WINNING DANCE. KINDA LIKE THE MALE LAURIE ANN GIBSON. ILL GIVE IT A SHOT BUT IT LOOKS STRAIGHT 2 DVD. IM MORE INTERESTED 2 C CB ON THE OC AS A BAND GEEK SUMTHIN HE KNOWS NOTHIN ABOUT.
ZETA PHI BETA RUNNING IT!!! Deuce Dauntless in here Fall 1999 Western Kentucky University! We always run it, you better ask about us!
i’d like 2 see that movie.