Just for Kicks (TV series)
Just for Kicks was an American comedy-drama series that aired on the Nickelodeon television network as a part of the channel's TEENick television lineup. The series is about a group of girls on a soccer team set in New York City.
This series was first called Head to Toe, then The Power Strikers, but finally changed in 2005 to Just for Kicks. Just for Kicks premiered in January 2006 on Nickelodeon UK and April 2006 on Nickelodeon in the US. The series was produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.
Cast
Main cast
Recurring cast
Main characters
Alexa D'Amico (Francesca Catalano)
She is a typical popular high school girl. She was a former cheerleader and she is fond of boys. She has an older brother, Chris. Towards the end of the series, her father gets laid off of his job, which causes some stress for her. Since Alexa started being a soccer player and she had to stop cheerleading her old, popular friends don't understand why she would rather run around on a muddy field than go shopping. She lives in Brooklyn.
1986 Just for Kicks
1986 Just For Kicks was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1986 on the Festival/EMI record Label (Cat No. HPP-261108). The album spent 4 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1986.
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Just for Kicks
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Just for Kicks (2005 film)
Just for Kicks is a 2005 American 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 Nike Air Force Ones, which are called in New York "Uptowns" in New York, and 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 song "My Adidas".
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Release
Just For Kicks premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2005.Image Entertainment released it on DVD on June 6, 2006.
Reception
Dennis Harvey of Variety called it "aptly slick and stylish as a TV commercial". Giovanni Fazio of The Japan Times rated it 2/5 stars and wrote that the film is more of an unwitting documentary about mental illness than it is about sneakers. Gil Jawetz of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that the filmmaker's enthusiasm for the subject is not enough to make it compelling.
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