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{{Short description|2007 television film directed by Paul Hoen}}
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| caption              = Promotional poster
| genre                = 
| creator              = 
| based_on             = 
| writer               = Doreen Spicer-Dannelly<br />Regina Y. Hicks<br />Karin Gist
| screenplay           = 
| story                = 
| director             = [[Paul Hoen]]
| starring             = [[Corbin Bleu]]<br />[[Keke Palmer]]<br />[[David Reivers]]<br />[[Shanica Knowles]]<br />[[Laivan Greene]]<br />[[Kylee Russell]]
| narrated             = Patrick Johnson Jr.
| theme_music_composer = [[Frank Fitzpatrick]]
| country              = United States<br />Canada
| language             = English
| num_episodes         = 
| producer             = Kevin Lafferty
| editor               = Janice Hampton
| cinematography       = David A. Makin
| runtime              = 85 minutes
| company              = [[Davis Entertainment]]<br />Hop, Skip and Jump Productions
| budget               = 
| network              = [[Disney Channel]]
| released             = {{Start date|2007|01|12}}
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'''''Jump In!''''' is a 2007 [[Sports film|sports]] [[comedy-drama]] film released as a [[Disney Channel Original Movie]], which premiered on January 12, 2007. It was released on [[Disney Channel]] UK on April 27, 2007. The film, starring [[Corbin Bleu]] and [[Keke Palmer]], revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels (Bleu), who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the [[Golden Gloves|Golden Glove]]. When his friend, Mary (Palmer), asks him to substitute for a team member in a [[Double Dutch (jump rope)|Double Dutch]] tournament, Izzy discovers his new love for the sport. At the same time, he discovers true love in Mary and he deals with the conflict between him and his father about boxing.<ref>Corbin Bleu's [http://www.corbinbleu.com/journal.html online journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409080736/http://www.corbinbleu.com/journal.html |date=April 9, 2007}}, June 24, 2006,</ref> Filming took place in June and July of 2006 in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada.

== Plot ==
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Isadore "Izzy" Daniels is a star [[boxing|boxer]] in [[Brooklyn]], hoping to win the [[Golden Gloves]], like his father and coach Kenneth. Izzy competes in an exhibition match against Rodney Tyler, his classmate and the neighborhood bully, and wins using strategy and focus.

Izzy's neighbor, Mary Thomas, is a competitive Double Dutch player on a team called the Joy Jumpers; though the two often argue with each other, their friends know that they have mutual crushes. Izzy brings his younger sister, Karin, and her friends to the Double Dutch regional competition, to watch Mary and her teammates, Shauna Lewis, Keisha Ray, and Yolanda Brooks. Though Izzy tries to hide it, he enjoys the competition. The Joy Jumpers take fourth place, barely qualifying for the city finals. Upset with Mary's freestyle choreography, Yolanda leaves and joins their main competitors, the Dutch Dragons. Not taking Double Dutch seriously, Izzy mocks them. Mary then challenges him to jump rope and prove that it's easy. Izzy does so, having done jump roping to train for boxing. The girls convince Izzy to be a temporary replacement until they can find someone else, and he secretly practices with the Joy Jumpers before school at his father's gym.

Over several days, Izzy spends more time with the Joy Jumpers and improves tremendously at Double Dutch, though his boxing skills and punctuality suffer. His fellow boxer, Tammy Lewis, finds out but promises to keep it a secret if he stops teasing her. With some help from Izzy, the Joy Jumpers are able to put together a better routine. Izzy agrees to join the team permanently, and suggests they change the name to Hot Chili Steppers, to which Mary agrees. Izzy plans to perform with them at a Double Dutch exhibition to practice their routine. That day, though, Izzy's dad, Kenneth shows up with tickets to a boxing match. Reluctant to tell the truth, Izzy goes with his dad, bailing on Mary and the Hot Chili Steppers. Upset, Mary kicks him off the team, ignoring his apologies.

Rodney, meanwhile, is furious over losing to Izzy, and demands a rematch, though Izzy ignores him. He discovers Izzy's secret, and takes pictures of him, leaving them all over their school, exposing and ridiculing Izzy. After seeing this, Mary tries to convince Izzy to come back, but Izzy coldly turns her down. Kenneth gives Izzy a gift for his boxing match, but discovers the pictures Rodney posted and confronts Izzy about it. Izzy admits that he didn't tell his dad because ever since Izzy's mother died, all he ever talks about is boxing. Izzy admits that he no longer likes the sport, and only does it for his father. Izzy apologizes, while Kenneth accepts the apology, then leaves the room.

Izzy takes out his anger at the gym until Tammy reminds him that she's been teased by him and others constantly, but she's overcome it to become the best girl boxer in Brooklyn. That night, Rodney shows up with a large crowd. He demands again that Izzy gives him the rematch, and Izzy agrees. In the ring, Izzy responds to Rodney's mockery with cool analysis of Rodney’s behavior as a loudmouthed bully. He uses the tricks he honed in freestyle practice to dodge Rodney's attacks and push him against the ropes repeatedly, finally stating that they both had a lot to be mad about, but fighting about it would not settle their issues. He leaves the ring, and Rodney angrily follows, but trips and falls. Everyone urges Izzy to finish him, but he refuses before leaving the gym. Rodney is impressed, admiring Izzy for standing up to him.

The Hot Chili Steppers come to the city finals with an abysmal replacement until Izzy shows up. He apologizes and Mary forgives him. The Dutch Dragons show up, with Yolanda and their leader, Gina, making snarky comments toward Mary and her teammates. Mary shows a new attitude, not letting it get to her. During the compulsory competition, the Steppers stun the Dragons by taking first place, while the Dragons take second. The Dragons take first in the speed competition, while the Steppers take second, which means the Freestyle round is the tiebreaker. Tammy shows up with Izzy's friends, Chuck Coley and Earl "L'il Earl" Jackson, to support the Hot Chili Steppers. Rodney also comes to watch. Just before the freestyle routine, Izzy is surprised to see his father and Karin. The Hot Chili Steppers take the stage, with Izzy showing the skills he's learned, impressing his friends and family. After they finish their performance, Kenneth apologizes to Izzy, explaining that boxing was his way to stay close to Izzy after they lost Izzy's mom. He tells Izzy that he's proud of him, and the two make amends. Rodney also tells Izzy that he's impressed by the Double Dutch, and hopes Izzy can show him the moves he made in the ring. Izzy agrees, and they call a truce.

The results are announced, and the Dutch Dragons take second place. Before the winner is revealed, the screen suddenly freezes and cuts to a group of kids at the boxing gym, who are listening to Izzy's story narrated by Rodney. He tells them that the Hot Chili Steppers went to state, but didn't win until the next year, and Mary and Izzy are still together. As he sends the kids to gear up, Rodney remembers that day, revealing that the Hot Chili Steppers won. They happily accept their first-place trophy, stunning the Dutch Dragons. The movie ends with an end credits scene wherein the Hot Chili Steppers and Karin teach Kenneth how to Double Dutch.

== Cast ==
* [[Corbin Bleu]] as Isadore "Izzy" Daniels, a boxer and son of a widowed Golden Gloves champion. He joins Mary's Double Dutch team after Yolanda quits. He is bullied by Rodney Tyler, who is insecure, and he pretends to like fighting because of his father and friends.
* [[Keke Palmer]] as Mary Thomas, the leader of the Joy Jumpers (later turned Hot Chili Steppers), she does Double Dutch and hopes to get into the city finals. She and Izzy later on become attracted to each other.
* [[David Reivers]] as Kenneth Daniels, former boxer and Izzy's widowed father. Reivers is Corbin Bleu's father in real life.
* [[Shanica Knowles]] as Shauna Lewis, a member of the Joy Jumpers and Mary's best friend.
* [[Laivan Greene]] as Keisha Ray, another member of the Joy Jumpers and Mary's other best friend.
* [[Kylee Russell]] as Karin Daniels, Izzy's 8-year-old sister who loves Double Dutch and introduces him to the sport.
* Patrick Johnson Jr. as Rodney Tyler, the school [[bullying|bully]] who wants the Golden Gloves as much as Izzy. He has a lot of problems at home and Izzy hates fighting him because it does them no good.
* [[Micah Stephen Williams|Micah Williams]] as Earl "L'il Earl" Jackson, a boxer at the gym and one of Izzy's best friends. He has a joking personality.
* [[Rebecca Williams (actress)|Rebecca Williams]] as Tammy Lewis, the only girl boxer at the Daniels' gym. Although she is picked on by Izzy's friends, she stands strong and loves boxing. She thinks of herself as one of the guys and doesn't care what people think of her because she likes being herself. She helps Izzy with his problems and gives him advice after people start [[Harassment|harassing]] him because he grows into liking Double Dutch. She has a crush on Chuck.
* [[Jajube Mandiela]] as Yolanda Brooks, Mary's ex-best friend who joins the Dutch Dragons because she wants to be a winner more than being Mary's friend.
* [[Mazin Elsadig]] as Chuck Coley, a boxer at the gym and one of Izzy's best friends. He has a crush on Tammy.
* [[Paula Brancati]] as Gina, the arrogant and snarky leader of the Dutch Dragons, the four-time regional champions of Double Dutch. She takes joy in every opportunity she gets to belittle Mary and her team.
* [[Gene Mack]] as Felix, the gym's wise referee and training coach.

==Production==
The film was originally set to star [[Raven-Symoné]] and be named ''Double Dutch'', but due to Symoné's busy schedule at the time, it was later revamped into ''Jump In!'' with Corbin Bleu.

Actress and singer [[China Anne McClain]], who later went on to star in the Disney Channel series ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', auditioned for and won an undisclosed role in the film but turned it down to instead star in the television series ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'' as Jazmine Payne, after catching [[Tyler Perry]]'s attention.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=2011-05-10|title=Tween Stars Wanted: Must Be Primed for Pressure|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/arts/television/tween-stars-wanted-must-be-primed-for-pressure.html|access-date=2020-04-05|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403030646/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/arts/television/tween-stars-wanted-must-be-primed-for-pressure.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="China">{{cite web|title=China Anne McClain Bio|url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/25662-china-anne-mcclain-bio|work=kidzworld.com|access-date=September 26, 2012|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103044907/http://www.kidzworld.com/article/25662-china-anne-mcclain-bio|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Jump In!'' is the 67th [[Disney Channel Original Movie]] and went into production in 2006. Earlier titles for the film included "Jump", "Jump In" and "Jump Start", with some early trailers even showing the "Jump Start" title.

In the movie, Izzy Daniels renames the Double Dutch team, dubbing them the Hot Chili Steppers. This is a parody of [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], a real-life rock band. The version in Spanish dubs the name as ''Salto Extrapicante''.

Promotion for the film began in the summer of 2006, with a poster appearing in the program for the ''[[High School Musical]]'' Tour. Advertisements highlighted Corbin Bleu's association with ''High School Musical'' (as Chad Danforth; ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]'' would see Corbin's dad David Reivers again cast as the father of Corbin's character) and ran heavily during re-airings of that film. Several videos from the film were also put into heavy rotation on [[Disney Channel]], airing during breaks in regular programming.

Corbin Bleu became very good at jumping and even performed some of his own stunts like the donkey kick and push-ups, but he did have a stunt double for some of the jumping like backflips and individual jumping. At the end of the movie, Andy Royalle makes a guest appearance as one of the jump-ropers. During the final contest, an actual champion Double Dutch team from Brooklyn makes a cameo. They just happened to be in Toronto for a tournament at the same time the movie was being filmed.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

''Jump In!'' was the last Disney Channel Original Movie to use the 2002–2006 Disney Channel Movie intro; later DCOM films used the remixed version.

The story of ''Jump In!'' was originally written by Sherwyn Smith, who now works as a teacher at an elite private school in [[Brooklyn Heights, New York]].

==Reception==
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''Jump In!'' broke the record previously set by ''[[The Cheetah Girls 2]]'' as the highest rated DCOM premiere with 8.2 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Schneider |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/news/shows-set-records-for-disney-1117957517/ |title=Shows set records for Disney |work=Variety |date=January 16, 2007 |access-date=2015-09-04 |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051339/http://variety.com/2007/scene/news/shows-set-records-for-disney-1117957517/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- Staff report --> |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-01-17-nielsen-analysis_x.htm |title='24' blows up in the ratings |work=[[USA Today]] |date=January 17, 2007 |access-date=August 15, 2016 |quote='''Cable records.''' Latest Disney Channel movie ''Jump In!'' averaged 8.2 million viewers Friday, becoming the network's most-watched telecast ever. |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301220115/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-01-17-nielsen-analysis_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=R. Thomas Umstead |url=http://multichannel.com/article/CA6408870.html |title=Disney Movie Skips to Another Record |work=[[Multichannel News]] |date=January 22, 2007 |access-date=October 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124024340/http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6408870.html |archive-date=January 24, 2007}}</ref> At the time it marked Corbin Bleu's second #1 hit for the Disney Channel and Keke Palmer's first. Its ratings record for highest rated DCOM was beat out for later that year by ''[[High School Musical 2]]'' (in which Corbin Bleu also starred) on August 17, 2007, which gained 17.24 million viewers, making it Bleu's third #1 hit DCOM.

===Accolades===
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The film won and was nominated for a number of awards throughout 2007.
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|-
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Ceremony
!align="left"|Category
!align="left"|Recipients
!align="left"|Result
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|2007
|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|Choice TV Movie
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|{{Nom}}
|}

== Special screenings ==
* ''Jump In! and Dance It to the Limit'': A special screening of the movie with a special dance-along to [[Push It to the Limit (Corbin Bleu song)|Push It to the Limit]], hosted by the male announcer of Disney Channel.
* ''Jump In! Jab & Gab'': A special screening of the movie, in which viewers play the online game, ''Jab & Gab'' and send shout-outs to their friends, family or the cast of the movie.
* ''Jump In! Pop up Edition'': Gives viewers an inside look on different parts of the movie, while popping up on your television. This special screening aired Friday, June 1 on Disney Channel.

==Home media==
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The DVD release of ''Jump In!'' carried the subtitle "Freestyle Edition" and was released on April 3, 2007. And July 2, 2007 in the United Kingdom.

Special features include the following:
* Keke Palmer's "Jumpin'" Music Video
* T-Squad's "Vertical" Music Video
* Behind the Scenes Featurette - "Learning the Moves"
* Making of Featurette - "Inside the Ropes"
*Rooa Abdelrahim and Alyssa Gallagher, who appeared in High School Musical (1 and 2), made a cameo in this film during the song "Push It To The Limit"; the two also appeared in the fighting match between Izzy and Rodney.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Jump In!
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| artist     = Various artists
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| label      = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
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A soundtrack featuring songs from the movie was released on January 9, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Jump-Soundtrack/dp/B000KGGZRQ|title=Soundtrack - Jump In!|work=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=January 20, 2018|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823160418/https://www.amazon.com/Jump-Soundtrack/dp/B000KGGZRQ|url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted at #5 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] on January 27, 2007, with 49,000 copies sold,<ref>Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055927/dreamgirls-remains-no-1-as-sales-keep-sliding "'Dreamgirls' Remains No. 1 As Sales Keep Sliding"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910134718/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055927/dreamgirls-remains-no-1-as-sales-keep-sliding |date=September 10, 2014 }}, Billboard.com, January 17, 2006.</ref> and rose to #3 in the next week, selling 57,000 copies.<ref>Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055761/daughtry-edges-out-dreamgirls-to-claim-no-1 "Daughtry Edges Out 'Dreamgirls' To Claim No. 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008031242/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055761/daughtry-edges-out-dreamgirls-to-claim-no-1 |date=October 8, 2013 }}, Billboard.com, January 24, 2007.</ref> In its third week, it fell to number nine with 44,000 copies sold.<ref>Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055522/pretty-ricky-shins-grab-top-album-chart-spots "Pretty Ricky, Shins Grab Top Album Chart Spots"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110123222/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055522/pretty-ricky-shins-grab-top-album-chart-spots |date=November 10, 2013 }}, Billboard.com, January 31, 2007.</ref> In February 2007, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|Gold]] by the [[RIAA]]. As of July 8, 2008 the album has sold over 600.000+ copies within the U.S.

[[Frank Fitzpatrick]] composed the original score for the film and wrote and produced two songs for the soundtrack, including the single "[[Jump to the Rhythm]]", a co-production with Nashville’s Keith Thomas featuring [[Jordan Pruitt]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0805559/soundtrack |title=Jump In! (TV Movie 2007) - Soundtracks |publisher=IMDb |date=2009-05-01 |access-date=2013-10-10 |archive-date=January 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124145448/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805559/soundtrack |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Track listing===
# "It's On" - [[NLT (band)|NLT]]
# "It's My Turn Now" - [[Keke Palmer]]
# "[[Push It to the Limit (Corbin Bleu song)|Push It to the Limit]]" - [[Corbin Bleu]]
# "Vertical" - T-Squad
# "Where Do I Go From Here" - Sebastian Mego
# "[[Jump to the Rhythm]]" - [[Jordan Pruitt]]
# "Jumpin’" - Keke Palmer
# "Go (Jump In! Mix)" - [[Jupiter Rising]]
# "I’m Ready" - [[Drew Seeley]]
# "Gotta Lotta" - [[Prima J]]
# "Live It Up" - [[Jeannie Ortega]]
# "Jump" - Lil' Josh
# "Let It Go" - Kyle

===Charts===
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====Weekly charts====
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====Year-end charts====
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! scope="col"| Chart (2007)
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>
| 111
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! scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-soundtracks-albums|title=Soundtracks – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>
| 8
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===Certifications===
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==See also==
* [[List of boxing films]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/liveaction/jumpin/ Official Disney DVD website]
* {{IMDb title|0805559}}

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