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BURBANK, Calif., February – Disney Channel's highest rated original movie will debut on Disney DVD
April 3, 2007. Jump In! Freestyle Edition will be release just in time for Easter. Starring Corbin Bleu
(HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL) and Keke Palmer (AKEELAH AND THE BEE) in her Disney Channel
debut, Filled with exciting bonus features, the JUMP IN! DVD includes the exclusive "Learning the Moves", in
which Corbin Bleu hosts an instructional Double Dutch jump rope video so fans can learn the moves at
home, a an exclusive pop-hop music video, "Jumpin'" from the movie's soundtrack performed by Keke
Palmer. Rounding out the bonus features is a music video from rising pop sensation T-Squad performing
their song "Vertical" and a making-of featurette "Inside the Ropes."
JUMP IN! premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2007 with highest ever DCOM ratings in Total Viewers
(8.2 Million) and Kids 6-11 (3.7 million/15.2 rating), and the second-most-watched DCOM ever in Tweens 9-14
(3.4 million/14.0 rating).
In target demos Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14, "Jump In!" finished as TV's most-watched program for the entire
day (broadcast and basic cable).
It was directed by Paul Hoen (SOUTH OF NOWHERE and READ IT AND WEEP) and written by Doreen Spicer
(Disney's THE PROUD FAMILY), and Regina Hicks and Karin Gist (GIRLFRIENDS).
Available on April 3, 2007, JUMP IN! is priced at U.S. $26.99 (SRP) and Canada $29.99 (SRP) from Walt Disney
Home Entertainment.
STREET DATE: APRIL 3, 2007
Walt Disney Home Entertainment is distributed by Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized
industry leader. Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment, Inc. is the marketing, sales and distribution
company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes
and DVDs.
JUMP IN! is a coming-of-age story about Brooklyn teenager Izzy Daniels (Bleu) whose father
dreams of him becoming a champion boxer. When his neighbor Mary (Palmer) asks him to substitute for
a jumper on her double Dutch team in time for the city championship, Izzy jumps in and discovers a
passion for the world of competitive jump roping. Rounding out the primarily African-American cast are
David Reivers (POSEIDON) and Shanica Knowles (HANNAH MONTANA).
Direct prebook: February 6, 2007
Distributor prebook: February 20, 2007
Suggested retail price: $26.99 US and $29.99 Canada
Rated: U.S. ‘TV-G.' Canada ‘G'.
Bonus materials not rated.
Feature run time: Approximately 85 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound
Languages: English
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Posted February 9, 2007 / Updated March 30, 2007.