Save the Last Dance (2001)

Director:

Thomas Carter

Writers (WGA):

Duane Adler (story)
Duane Adler (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

The Only Person You Need To Be Is Yourself.

Plot:

A white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.

Plot Keywords:

Old Dark House | Cross Cultural Relations | Teen Angst | School Life | Club

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Julia Stiles	...	Sara Johnson
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Derek Reynolds
Kerry Washington	...	Chenille Reynolds
Fredro Starr	...	Malakai
Terry Kinney	...	Roy Johnson
Bianca Lawson	...	Nikki
Vince Green	...	Snookie
Garland Whitt	...	Kenny
Elisabeth Oas	...	Diggy
Artel Kayàru	...	Arvel (as Artel Jarod Walker)
Cory Stewart	...	Lip
Jennifer Anglin	...	Glynn
Dorothy Martin	...	Momma Dean
Kim Tlusty	...	Lindsay Johnson
Felicia Fields	...	Woman on Train

Also Known As:

Pasión y baile (Argentina) (video title) (Mexico) [es]
Último baile, El (Venezuela) [es]
Espera al último baile (Spain) [es]
Née pour danser (Canada: French title) [fr]
No Balanço do Amor (Brazil) [pt]
Save the Last Dance (Finland) [fi]
Save the Last Dance (Germany) [de]
Save the Last Dance (France) [fr]
Save the last dance - viimeinen tanssi (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Szívem érted rapes (Hungary) [hu]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug references.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

CTA Rail System, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Cort/Madden Productions

Trivia:

Made $27,526,443 it's opening weekend, the largest opening ever for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Derek and Malakai leave Stepps through the back door after Malakai's fight, the door is alternately open/closed between shots.

Quotes:

Chenille: They call him Snooky because Fool was taken.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "That's So Raven: Save the Last Dance (#3.32)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Tell Me What You Want

only my new favorite movie!

I just finished watching this terrific movie, I had always meant to see it but somehow never got around to it. This time when I came across it in the video store and saw that Julia Stiles was in it, I had to get it. I did not know who she was when the movie was released, but have since enjoyed her in Mona Lisa Smile and the Prince and Me and couldn't wait to see her in this film.

This was the best work I have seen her do to this point. It was so much better than I expected, based on the meager 6.1 stars it received overall on IMDb...Julia was wonderful in it, as was Sean Patrick Thomas. Their chemistry was terrific and the story was riveting and the dancing awesome (both the ballet and the dancing throughout the movie.) I don't know how much of the dancing Julia actually did, but all of it was beautifully done.

The film was sweet, touching and violent, and worked in all aspects. The rest of the casting was very good too, all the performances were terrific.

I will buy it on DVD asap...it was that good! I think it will be enjoyed by men and women, I can't wait to have my teenage son see it. Truly a must see!