Taking the Plunge (, lit. "On Your Marks...Party!") is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Frédéric D'Amours and released in 2007.Charles-Henri Ramond, "A vos marques… party! – Film de Frédérick d’Amours". Films du Québec, December 27, 2008.
The film stars Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Gaby, a teenager who formerly competed in swimming until abandoning the sport due to her self-consciousness about a burn scar on her body; having become a socially withdrawn outsider who aspires only to make it through her final year of high school so that she can go to CEGEP, she is forced by school principal Peggy (Sylvie Moreau) to take on the job of helping new student Sandrine Meilleur (Mariloup Wolfe) to integrate into the school's social environment, which draws Gaby back out of her shell and into a romance with Frédérick Bédard (Jason Roy Léveillée), the popular star of the school's swimming team.Martin Bilodeau, "Noyé sous les bons sentiments". Le Devoir, March 30, 2007.
The cast also includes Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc, Maxime Desbiens-Tremblay, Alexandre Despatie, Roxanne Gaudette-Loiseau, Guy Jodoin, Alyssa Labelle, Kim Lambert, Samuel Landry, Catherine de Léan, Marina Orsini, and Andrée Watters in supporting roles.
The film opened in theatres on March 30, 2007.
Taking the Plunge 2 (À vos marques... party!), a sequel film in which Gaby and Fred travel to Quebec City to take part in a swimming competition, went into production in December 2007,Richard Therrien, "La suite d'À vos marques... party! tournée à Québec". La Presse, December 18, 2007. and was released commercially in 2009.Alain Martineau, "À vos marques... Party! 2 dans les plates-bandes des blockbusters". La Presse, June 9, 2009.
Simon Poudrette received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Sound at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2008: récapitulatif". Films du Québec, December 26, 2008.
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