About the 1989 "Tap" Film

An introduction to the 1989 film Tap, a movie with significant tap dancing sequences. See also more movies with tap dancing scenes By Title and By Year.

TITLE: "Tap"
FILM RELEASE DATE: 1989
ACTORS: Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Savion Glover, Suzzane Douglas, Joe Morton
FILM RELEASE DATE: February 10, 1989
RUN TIME: 111 minutes
DIRECTOR AND WRITER: Nick Castle
FILM CHOREOGRAPHERS: Henry LeTang anD Gregory Hines
TAP-TRONICS CHOREOGRAPHER: Alfred Desio
SHIM SHAM CHOREOGRAPHER: Dorothy Wasserman
TAP DANCE CONSULTANT: Jane Goldberg
PRODUCERS: Gary Adelson, Richard Vane
CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Gribble
EDITOR: Patrick Kennedy
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Patricia Norris
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Tri-Star Pictures
DVD RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2006

FEATURED TAP DANCERS:
- Arthur Duncan
- Bunny Briggs
- Chance Taylor
- Dianne Walker (Shim Sham Girl)
- Francis Neely (Shim Sham Girl)
- Gregory Hines
- Harold Nicholas
- Henry LeTang
- Howard "Sandman" Sims
- Jane Goldberg (Shim Sham Girls)
- Jimmy Slyde
- Linda Sohl Donnell
- Sammy Davis Junior
- Savion Glover
- Steve Condos
- Suzzanne Douglas (Shim Sham Girl)

Plot of "Tap"
A talented tap dancer is released from prison after serving time for burglary. His girlfriend's father approaches him about participating in a new dance production and he is torn between a life of crime and life as a professional

Tap Dances in "Tap" 1989
Online video clips of tap dances in the movie.

Soundtrack of "Tap" 1989
Songs, dances, and musical numbers in the film.

Articles About "Tap" (1989)
- American Film Institute "Tap" (1989) Listing
- Internet Movie Database "Tap" (1989) Entry \
- Wikipedia "Tap" (1989) Article

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