''Torrance Rises'' is a 1999

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directed by and starring Spike Jonze.Paste Magazine
/ref> The film is based on a dance group in

Torrance, California Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay region of the metropolitan area. Torrance has of beachfront on the Pacific O ...

, and traces their journey to the MTV Video Music Awards presentation. The

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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

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compilation ''The Work Of Director Spike Jonze''.

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* 1999 films 1999 comedy films Films directed by Spike Jonze American comedy short films MTV Video Music Awards American dance films 1999 short films 1990s mockumentary films American mockumentary films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub