Stick It
Haley Graham is forced to return to the regimented world of gymnastics after a run-in with the law. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman, Haley's rebellious attitude gives way to something that just might be called team spirit.
8 February 1988, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
17 June 1957, Glendale, California, USA
30 September 1962
7 June 1964, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 May 1962, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
30 October 1989, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
21 September 1982, Elyria, Ohio, USA
8 October 1996, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 February 1981, Detroit, Michigan, USA
8 July 1982, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
6 February 1987, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
8 March 1956, London, Ontario, Canada
16 October 1969, San Francisco, California, USA
6 September 1953, New York City, New York, USA
January 14, 2007
an essence of by-mistake-80s-homage is the only thing keeping this movie at the crust of the rest of made for TV teen flicks
November 05, 2006
Stick It was not made for fat, bald guys in their mid-30s. So is it a big surprise that I didn't like the movie?
October 19, 2006
...sample line of dialogue: "I'm so sure I'm practically deodorant!"
March 06, 2008
Like most sports movies, Stick It has a message: Unless they're equipped with loads of sass-back and a pile of band T-shirts that announce their hardcoreness, female gymnasts are really, really stupid.
April 28, 2006
There is a positive message in the film, often obscured by the bogus punk attitude.
April 19, 2009
A message of competitive independence permeates debut director Jessica Bendinger's spunky movie about Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) a headstrong gymnast-disguised-as-rebel who learns to embrace her talents by way of careful coaching from Jeff Bridges.
April 28, 2006
Yes, we're in the world of elite gymnastics, and Jessica Bendinger's Stick It is an enjoyable exercise in girl power.
May 03, 2006
A deliriously, defiantly unfocused headrush...
February 06, 2007
A middle-aged white guy who's not a perv can actually enjoy the snappy dialogue, astounding athletics and solidly sentimental sports clichés.
May 01, 2006
I love Jeff Bridges, but watching him mumble and stumble his way through this part, I wondered if maybe he was up before a judge who gave him two choices -- jail or starring in a really bad gymnastics movie.
April 28, 2006
It's a credit to [writer/director] Bendinger's attention to the little details that make Stick It feel so unique and entertaining -- poking fun at elite-level child athletics while still respecting its young characters and their feelings.
October 14, 2006
Star Missy Peregrym shows more promise in her first feature, despite the fact that her teenage years are clearly behind her, and her charismatic screen presence enlivens an otherwise dull film.
