• Haley Graham is a former gymnast-turned-juvenile delinquent whom, after one too many run-ins with the law, is forced to enroll at an elite gymnastics academy, the VGA in Houston, Texas which is run by the legendary Olympic gymnast Burt Vickerman. But the rebellious Haley is not welcomed into the academy by the other teenage gymnasts whom despise her for walking out on her Junior Olympic team years earlier during a competition which cost them the gold medal. But Haley is not a docile person either and makes every effort to provoke conflicts with the other girls. Vickerman takes it upon himself to coach Haley in his own way to make her regain her self respect for the VGA's coming spot on the Gymnastic Nationals. Written by Anonymous
• Haley Graham is an ex-elite gymnast who, after being on the wrong side of the law just one too many times, she is sent to her idea of juvy - VGA, a.k.a: Vickerman's Gymnastic's Academy. When she shows up she is confronted with lots obstacles including, soda throwing Haley-haters, up-tight ex-fellow gymnasts, EXTREMELY pushy parents and a whole bunch of wedgie causing leotards. Along with her crazy, skater friends, Frank and Poot, she turns the gymnastic world upside down with her rebellious ways and rockin' routines. The film tells you that anyone, I mean ANYONE, can bend the rules just a little bit. (cough cough.) Written by shmatash (shmatash@hotmail.com)

• Defy and Conquer.
• It's not called gym-nice-tics.
• "Nasty." It's the key word in "Gymnastics," without the "Y."
• The world of competitive gymnastics is about to be turned on its head.
• Sometimes, the best way to get in the game is to throw out the rules.

This was a wonderful film with lots of heart. The other people in the audience that I saw it with clapped at the end just like I did. How many films are there about the world of gymnastics? It was original, and the kids were a lot of fun. The writer-director also wrote BRING IT ON, another wonderful film, tighter script -but not as much heart.

The cast was good; the lead can act and her two guy buddies played it well. Jeff Bridges is always fun. I suppose if I had to make one criticism it would be that the first half moved a little slow and some of the camera work was uneven: focus was soft in places, and sometimes the composition was neither here nor there. But I recommend this film.

• Originally there were to be two sisters on the team played by Courtney and Kim Hirose, but Kim decided her senior year of high school would be more important so the sister characters were removed.
• Olympic all around gold medalist Carly Patterson had a brief cameo in the film. She was the fan that asked one of the main characters for an autograph after the competition.
• One of the gymnasts asks "Who died and named you Nadia?" This is a reference to gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
• Missy Elliot's video for the movie, "We Run This," won a 2006 MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects.
• 2008 Olympic gold medalist, Nastia Liukin, has a cameo in this film.