Rating: PG13
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 06/19/2001
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 112 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Paramount

In this romantic drama, two teenagers in love struggle to look past their differences. After the unexpected death of her mother, Sarah Johnson (Julia Stiles) moves to Chicago to live with her father. Knowing no one at her new school and not at home in a gritty, inner-city high school, Sarah has trouble adjusting, but she soon becomes friends with Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), who has talent and street smarts but a checkered past. Sarah was an avid student of ballet before her mother's death sidelined her studies, while Derek has some serious hip-hop moves, and their mutual love of dance leads their friendship into something deeper. However, since Sarah is white and Derek is black, they have more to contend with than the average high school couple; Sarah gets static from Nikki (Bianca Lawson), Derek's former girlfriend, while Derek has to deal with his friend Malakai (Fredro Starr), who is still deep in the thug life Derek is trying to avoid. Save the Last Dance was directed by Thomas Carter, who previously examined the sociopolitical side of dancing in Swing Kids.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Julia Stiles - Sara Johnson
Sean Patrick Thomas - Derek
Kerry Washington - Chenille
Fredro Starr - Malakai
Terry Kinney - Roy
Bianca Lawson - Nikki
Vince Green - Snookie
Garland Whitt - Kenny
Elizabeth Oas - Diggy

Production:
Thomas Carter - Director
Robert W. Cort David Madden - Producer
Marie Cantin - Co Producer
Mark Isham - Composer
Peter E. Berger - Editor
Duane Adler Cheryl Edwards - Screen Writer
Tricia Schneider Craig Jackson - Set Designer
Diane Hughes - Art Director
Avy Kaufman - Casting
Fatima - Choreography
Randy Duncan - Choreography
Robbie Greenberg - Cinematographer
Avy Kaufman - Costume Designer
Sandra Hernandez - Costume Designer
Lisa Campbell - First Assistant Director
Michael McQuarn - Musical Direction/Supervision
Paul Bryan Eads - Production Designer
Duane Adler - Screen Story
Michael J. Moore - Second Assistant Director
Tricia Schneider - Set Decorator
David Obermeyer - Sound/Sound Designer
Beth Sterner - Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Szakmeister - Supervising Sound Editor
Scarlett Lacey - Associate Producer

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