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1999 film

Torrance Rises
Directed by	Lance Bangs Spike Jonze
Produced by	Vincent Landay
Starring	Spike Jonze Will Smith Madonna Chris Rock Janeane Garofalo Sofia Coppola Regis Philbin Fatboy Slim
Distributed by	Palm Pictures
Release date	1999 (1999)
Running time	34 minutes
Language	English

Torrance 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 Palm Pictures compilation The Work Of Director Spike Jonze.

References

v t e Films directed by Spike Jonze
Awards and nominations
Feature films	Being John Malkovich (1999) Adaptation (2002) Where the Wild Things Are (2009) Her (2013)
Documentaries	Amarillo by Morning (1998) Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019) Beastie Boys Story (2020)
Short films	How They Get There (1997) Torrance Rises (1999) We Were Once a Fairytale (2009) I'm Here (2010) Scenes from the Suburbs (2011)
Skateboarding films	Video Days (1991) Yeah Right! (2003) Fully Flared (2007)

v t e Fatboy Slim
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Better Living Through Chemistry You've Come a Long Way, Baby Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars Palookaville
Live albums	On the Floor at the Boutique Live on Brighton Beach Big Beach Boutique II
Soundtrack albums	Here Lies Love
Compilation albums	The Fatboy Slim/Norman Cook Collection A Break from the Norm The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder Late Night Tales: Fatboy Slim
EPs	My Game Illuminati Camber Sands The Pimp
Singles	"Everybody Needs a 303" "Going Out of My Head" "The Rockafeller Skank" "Gangster Trippin" "Praise You" "Right Here, Right Now" "Sunset (Bird of Prey)" "Demons" "Star 69" / "Weapon of Choice" "Song for Shelter/Ya Mama" "Drop the Hate" "Retox" "Talkin' bout My Baby" "Slash Dot Dash" "Wonderful Night" "The Joker" "Don't Let the Man Get You Down" "That Old Pair of Jeans" "Champion Sound" "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat"
Featured singles	"Praising You"
Video releases	The Greatest Hits – Why Make Videos
Notable remixes	"Renegade Master '98" "Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)" "I See You Baby"
Concerts	Big Beach Boutique II
Related articles	Norman Cook discography The Housemartins Beats International Pizzaman Freak Power Southern Fried Records Torrance Rises I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

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