Synopsis
The film explores why dance matters - to those who create and perform it and to those who watch it. This documentary tells the remarkable story of how an abandoned Massachusetts farm has evolved into a National Historic Landmark and a nexus for dance throughout the world. Its unlikely purchase by choreographer Ted Shawn during the Great Depression allowed this secluded site in the Berkshires to become the internationally renowned Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Through candid conversations with world-class choreographers and dancers, thrilling performances, backstage access, and rare footage from the Pillow's Archives, 'Never Stand Still' immerses the viewer in this most ephemeral of art forms, celebrating not only its value to our culture but to our lives.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.3%
Critic Consensus
89.6% Fresh • 48 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 48 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
coming of agefunnycharacter-drivenmacabregrittysuspensefullighthearted
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Wil Wheaton | 2012 | $460,000 | $629,000 | (est) |
| River Phoenix | 2012 | $283,000 | $387,000 | (est) |
| Corey Feldman | 2012 | $213,000 | $291,000 | (est) |
| Jerry O'Connell | 2012 | $174,000 | $238,000 | (est) |
| Kiefer Sutherland | 2012 | $149,000 | $204,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count64
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes37
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2012 | $14,272 | $19,500 |
| International | 2012 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2012 | $14,272 | $19,500 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2012 | $7,136 | $9,750 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2012 | $696,000 | $950,937 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2012 | $313,000 | $427,649 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2012 | $1,103,000 | $1,507,017 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2012 | $2,724,000 | $3,721,772 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2012 | $2,400,000 | $3,279,094 |
| Total Revenues | 2012 | $7,243,136 | $9,896,219 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2012 | $8,000,000 | $10,930,314 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2012 | $80,000 (est) | $109,303 (est) |
| Participations | 2012 | $145,000 | $198,112 |
| Residuals ? | 2012 | $427,000 | $583,406 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2012 | $1,600,000 | $2,186,063 |
| Total Expenses | 2012 | $10,252,000 | $14,007,197 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2012 | $-3,008,864 | $-4,110,979 |
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| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter | 2015 | Shared genres: 3 | 56.8 | $1,084,353 |
 | Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq | 2014 | Shared genres: 3 | 33.5 | $8,845,450 |
 | Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity | 2014 | Shared genres: 3 | 24.9 | $4,004,315 |
 | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | 2018 | Shared genres: 2 | 81.8 | $15,069,865 |
 | Three Identical Strangers | 2018 | Shared genres: 2 | 81.2 | $14,259,486 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $2,006,000, BluRay $719,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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