Save the Last Dance (2001)

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112 min - Drama | Music | Romance - 12 January 2001 (USA)

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Ratings: 5.9/10 from 27,211 users Metascore: 53/100
Reviews: 314 user | 99 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com

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.

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Cast

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

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Storyline

Sara wants to be a ballerina, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her mother. She moves in with her father, who she has not seen for a long time. He lives on the other side of town, in a predominantly Black neighborhood. She gets transferred to a new school where she is one of the few White students there. She becomes friends with Chenille, and later, falls in love with Chenille's brother, Derek. Written by Kara

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The Only Person You Need To Be Is Yourself.

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Drama | Music | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug references See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 2001 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Pasión y baile See more »

Filming Locations:

CTA Rail System, Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$27,526,443 (USA) (14 January 2001) (2230 Screens)

Gross:

$91,057,006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cort/Madden Productions, MTV Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

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1.85 : 1

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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. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: There are several mistakes in the movie's depiction of Metra trains. See more »

Quotes

Sara: A lot of people read them.
Derek: People like who? Like you?
[pause]
Derek: Didn't think so.
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Connections

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

Soundtracks

"Concerto in G for Piano and Orchestra"
Second Movement, Adagio Assai
by Maurice Ravel See more »

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