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Torrance Rises is a film of genre Comedy directed by Spike Jonze with Spike Jonze
Torrance Rises (1999)
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Add to a movie listTorrance Rises is a 1999 mockumentary directed by and starring Spike Jonze.
The film is based on a dance group in Torrance, California, and traces their journey to the MTV Video Music Awards presentation. The music video for Fatboy Slim's 1999 song "Praise You", also directed by Jonze, features a street performance by this group.
Torrance Rises also appears in the compilation The Work Of Director Spike Jonze (Palm Pictures).
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