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You Got Served is a film written and directed by Chris Stokes, manager of its stars, recording artist Marques Houston and the members of boy band B2K. It was released by Columbia Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 30, 2004, during the Super Bowl XXXVIII weekend.

The plot concerns a group of friends who take part in a breakdance competition. It was parodied in a episode titled "You Got F*cked in the Ass"

There has been some attempt to break the titular expression into the mainstream. The expression "you got served" has been used to describe someone or something that has either lost badly, or been humiliated (or possibly both). Compare pwned from gaming subculture.

"To serve," or obviously "to give someone something," fits the mold of any sort of competition, oneupmanship, etc. If someone is "given something," then that implies, in an adversarial setting, that that thing has been used against,\ or to defeat the recipient.

For example: "I'll give you a punch in the face." Also for example: slang for having litigation brought against one, (i.e. being served with a subpoena). Or, a paraphrase of "You've been served (a metaphoric dish of food, your head on a platter, etc). The key concept is to be "served" against one's will -- given something that is undesirable.

The movie is ranked #11 on the Bottom 100 movies as rated by users of the Internet Movie Database, making it among the worst films ever made.

David and Elgin lead a breakdancing crew. All is well until Sonny, a member, expresses dissatisfaction over the subordinate role the other members of the crew play.

When David and Elgin are challenged by "some rich kids out of Orange County" for five thousand dollars, they think it's easy money. They deal drugs for Emerald to cover their half, never dreaming they would lose it.

When Sonny sells them out by going to the other side ("Wade's crew"), their moves are stolen, and they "get served." Wade, of course, delivers the titular line, "You're just mad, because tonight you suckas got served."

Meanwhile, David and Elgin's sister, Liyah, are falling in love. At a restaurant, Liyah turns off David's cell phone immediately before Elgin tries to call him to say Emerald has given them a job earlier than expected. David fails to show up for the job, and Elgin is beaten and robbed.

Consequently, Elgin gets very angry at David for "hooking up with [his] sister when he should have been taking care of business."

Each forms their own crew, but neither is as good as the original. They learn about the "Big Bounce," a $50,000 dance competition that they think they can win over Wade.

Elgin's crew beats David's crew in semifinals, and then ties the finals against Wade's crew. Lil' Kim, the star guest, declares a competition, "straight hood," with no rules, allowing other people to join Elgin's crew.

Elgin finally accepts David, and they beat Wade and his rich-kid crew. They wittily shout "you're just mad, because today you suckas got served." The crowd, elated, begins chanting "Served! Served! Served! Served!" Elgin accepts David's relationship with Liyah and the movie ends.