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Fast Forward is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sidney Poitier released in USA on 15 february 1985 with Don Franklin
Fast Forward (1985)
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Add to a movie listFast Forward is a 1985 dance film directed by Sidney Poitier. In the film, a dance troupe from Ohio comes to New York to compete in a national talent competition. The Bollywood film Dance Dance was inspired by this film.
Actors
Don Franklin
(Michael Stafford)
Tamara Mark
(June Wolsky)
Michael DeLorenzo
(Caesar Lopez)
Karen Kopins
(Susan Granger)
Gretchen Palmer
(Valerie Thompson)
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