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6.5After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
Released: 2001-01-12113 minDir: Thomas CarterDrama, Family, Romance, MusicBudget: $13.0MBox office: $132MPart of: Save the Last Dance Collection
Cast
- Julia Stiles as Sara Johnson
- Sean Patrick Thomas as Derek Reynolds
- Kerry Washington as Chenille Reynolds
- Fredro Starr as Malakai
- Terry Kinney as Roy Johnson
- Bianca Lawson as Nikki
Themes
- ballet dancer
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Article
Save the Last Dance is a 2001 American dance film, directed by Thomas Carter. It stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help Stiles' character train for a Juilliard School dance audition. It was produced by MTV Films.
Save the Last Dance was released in the United States on January 12, 2001, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed $131.5 million on a $13 million budget. A direct-to-video sequel, Save the Last Dance 2, was released in 2006.