Just for Kicks
2005 · 81 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 481 VOTES · DIR. Thibaut de Longeville, Lisa Leone
Overview
Just for Kicks is a 2005 documentary film about the sneaker phenomena and history. It includes self confessed "sneakerheads" like Grandmaster Caz, Reverend Run, and Missy Elliott. It tells the story of the legendary Nike Air Force One's, or as they are called in New York "Uptowns." Also about the beginning of Air Jordans. The documentary also tells the story of how hip-hop pioneers DJ Run, Jam Master Jay, and DMC had everyone wearing Adidas Superstars with their smash hit "My Adidas."
Dialogue Timeline — 40 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:23:53 KASSOVITZ: [In French] Run-DMC really made the world understand...
00:23:59 what the crucifix is to Christians.
00:31:35 KASSOVITZ: [In French] The smart move was to bring in Spike Lee...
00:31:39 to have Mars Blackmon...
00:31:42 and to have been so bold as to joke around with the whole thing.
00:32:27 It created the myth of the perfectly clean shoe...
00:33:39 [In French] I remember when I bought my first pair of Jordans in New York...
00:33:45 It was a fortune.
00:33:49 that walking around New York in them, either I keep them clean and new...
00:33:58 'cause you could see that the cats in the street were looking at your shoes...
00:34:06 They would take them in a second!
00:34:13 in order to keep them...
00:42:57 [In French] I wish I had been smart enough back then...
00:43:04 'Cause the real exclusivity...
00:51:10 [In French] It was all about finding your own kicks...
00:51:16 But if you were, you were considered a god.
00:51:26 because in the US someone else could get the shoes in two weeks.
00:51:36 and no one could afford to go to New York off-season...
00:51:42 I remember when dudes first came back with the first Jordans!
00:51:46 "These are not Nikes! There's no swoosh.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed40
Dialogue density0.5 lines / min
First line00:23:53
Final line00:51:46
Production Record
DirectorThibaut de Longeville, Lisa Leone
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes481