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Save the Last Dance (2001)

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Overview

Director:
Thomas Carter
Writers (WGA):
Duane Adler (story)
Duane Adler (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 January 2001 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Music | Romance more
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(20 articles)
Sean Patrick Thomas Weds (From WENN. 24 April 2006)
Stiles Does School In Her Own Time (From WENN. 27 July 2004)
User Comments:
only my new favorite movie! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

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]
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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 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
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Trivia:
Made $27,526,443 it's opening weekend, the largest opening ever for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Derek and Malakai leave Stepps through the back door after Malakai's fight, the door is alternately open/closed between shots. more
Quotes:
Chenille: They call him Snooky because Fool was taken. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "That's So Raven: Save the Last Dance (#3.32)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Tell Me What You Want more

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38 out of 59 people found the following comment useful:-
only my new favorite movie!, 8 July 2004
Author: qwho from USA

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!

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