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:''For the song, see Save the Last Dance for Me.
'''Save the Last Dance''' is a motion picture produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter, written by Duane Adler, and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2001. This musical drama stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help the main character, played by Stiles, train for a dance audition. A direct-to-video sequel, ''Save the Last Dance 2'', was released in 2006.
Sara Johnson (Julia Stiles) used to be a promising high school dancer, having auditioned for Juilliard's dance school. She had wanted her mother to be at the audition but her mom had many things come up at the last minute and told Sara that she'd meet her there. In her mother's rush to get to Juilliard, she was killed in a car crash at the same time that Sara was auditioning. Sara failed to pass the audition, and was initially angry that her mother hadn't shown up, but then when she found out that her mother had died on her way there, Sara felt enormous guilt, and gave up ballet.
After her mother's death, Sara moves in with her estranged father (Terry Kinney). He plays the trumpet in a local Chicago jazz band and lives in a ghetto part of town.
At her new high school, Sara is one of only a handful of white girls, but is befriended quickly by Chenille (Kerry Washington). Chenille teaches her the ropes around the school. Chenille's brother, Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), is a promising student with dreams of going to Georgetown Medical School. He has initial conflicts with Sara, but they eventually find out that they have mutual interests.
Chenille invites Sara to a dance club called STEPS that is totally unlike anything Sara has ever seen. She has heard of hip hop but has never danced to it. She and Derek get on the dance floor but she makes a fool of herself dancing. Derek decides to take her under his wing and teach her about hip hop dancing. They practice in abandoned warehouses, school classrooms and anywhere they can find.
They go back to STEPS and the two of them blow everyone off the dance floor with their dancing. Derek's old girlfriend enters the dance floor and starts dancing with him. Sara can only watch from a distance as Derek and his old flame start "dirty dancing." Derek, realizing what he has just done looks all over the club and eventually finds Sara. He apologizes to her and takes her home, and they make love while her dad is out for the night.
Derek takes a reluctant Sara to the Joffrey Ballet and afterwards, Sara confides in him all about her mother and her dreams of Juilliard. Derek convinces her that she needs to do what she wants, and to follow her dreams, but she needs to get back into dance shape.
Back at school, things are not going as well. There is a jealous cat-fight between Derek's old girlfriend and Sara. Chenille tells Sara that she didn't approve of the fight but can understand the bitterness since Sara, a white girl, is stealing one of the few good black men in the school. Because of this, Sara breaks it off with Derek.
Derek also has a friend named Malakai (Fredro Starr). He and Derek had a past of being troublemakers but Derek changed his ways while Malakai just got into deeper trouble. After a drive-by shooting at the basketball court, Malakai wants payback, and needs Derek to help him. Derek has a lot to lose having just been accepted to Georgetown. The trouble is, he owes a lot to Malakai and has always been there to get him out of trouble.
It's now time for Sara's new audition for Juilliard. She has prepared a classical dance number that she performs beautifully. Next up is a modern dance piece that she created herself. Kind of a combination of ballet and hip-hop. She stumbles and stops her performance. Just as she's about to quit, Derek shouts out from the back to keep trying. The judges all turn around to see Derek running down the aisles and up on to the stage. He gives Sara some encouragement and she successfully performs her routine. The head judge says, "Welcome to Juilliard."
At the same time all of this is happening, Malakai and his friends get into a shoot-out with the rival gang. Some of his friends get killed and Malakai is hauled off to jail.
Derek and Sara are back together, and the two of them, along with Chenille and other friends, are all dancing and having a great time back at STEPS.
The film was, accoridng to hollywood gunslinger Clint Eastwood, "a surprise success" in theaters especially with the prepubescent asian girl audience, and is regarded as having two of the best breakthrough performances for its leading actors, Stiles, and especially Thomas. It was a financial success as well, with box-office earnings of $91,038,276 in the US alone and toppling the $100 million mark worldwide.
''Save the Last Dance'' was also successful at a number of movie awards, most notably:
★ The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, winning in the category "Best Kiss" for Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas, who also won "Breakthrough Male Performance"; and being nominated for "Best Female Performance" for Julia Stiles and "Best Dance Sequence" for a scene in the hip hop club
★ The 2001 Teen Choice Awards, winning in the categories "Film - Choice Actress" for Julia Stiles, "Film - Choice Breakout Performance" for Kerry Washington and "Film - Choice Fight Scene" for Julia Stiles and Bianca Lawson; and being nominated as best "Film - Choice Drama"
★ The 2001 Young Hollywood Awards, winning in the category "Standout Performance - Male" for Sean Patrick Thomas
★ It was also nominated for the 2002 Black Reel Awards in the category "Theatrical - Best Supporting Actress" for Kerry Washington and the 2002 Golden Reel Awards in the category "Best Sound Editing - Music, Musical Feature Film" for the music editor Michael T. Ryan.
As the title 'Save the Last Dance' implies, this motion picture is also a platform for contemporary music. Therefore, the energetic soundtrack, filled with music underscoring the dance scenes from the film, also became a success. It features a lineup of R&B and hip hop performers such as Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Pink and Notorious B.I.G. on the harder end of the spectrum as well as K-Ci & Jo-Jo, Donnell Jones, and Soulbone for the quieter and romantic moments of the movie. The climatic scene of the movie is illustrated by Athena Cage's "All Or Nothing". Fredro Starr, of hip hop group Onyx, who also appears in the film in a supporting role, performs the main theme on the soundtrack.
★ ''Dirty Dancing'', a 1987 film which starred Patrick Swayze, a performer from the Joffrey Ballet
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'''Save the Last Dance''' is a motion picture produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter, written by Duane Adler, and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2001. This musical drama stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help the main character, played by Stiles, train for a dance audition. A direct-to-video sequel, ''Save the Last Dance 2'', was released in 2006.
| Contents |
| Plot summary |
| Earnings and awards |
| Soundtrack |
| See also |
| External links |
Plot summary
Sara Johnson (Julia Stiles) used to be a promising high school dancer, having auditioned for Juilliard's dance school. She had wanted her mother to be at the audition but her mom had many things come up at the last minute and told Sara that she'd meet her there. In her mother's rush to get to Juilliard, she was killed in a car crash at the same time that Sara was auditioning. Sara failed to pass the audition, and was initially angry that her mother hadn't shown up, but then when she found out that her mother had died on her way there, Sara felt enormous guilt, and gave up ballet.
After her mother's death, Sara moves in with her estranged father (Terry Kinney). He plays the trumpet in a local Chicago jazz band and lives in a ghetto part of town.
At her new high school, Sara is one of only a handful of white girls, but is befriended quickly by Chenille (Kerry Washington). Chenille teaches her the ropes around the school. Chenille's brother, Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), is a promising student with dreams of going to Georgetown Medical School. He has initial conflicts with Sara, but they eventually find out that they have mutual interests.
Chenille invites Sara to a dance club called STEPS that is totally unlike anything Sara has ever seen. She has heard of hip hop but has never danced to it. She and Derek get on the dance floor but she makes a fool of herself dancing. Derek decides to take her under his wing and teach her about hip hop dancing. They practice in abandoned warehouses, school classrooms and anywhere they can find.
They go back to STEPS and the two of them blow everyone off the dance floor with their dancing. Derek's old girlfriend enters the dance floor and starts dancing with him. Sara can only watch from a distance as Derek and his old flame start "dirty dancing." Derek, realizing what he has just done looks all over the club and eventually finds Sara. He apologizes to her and takes her home, and they make love while her dad is out for the night.
Derek takes a reluctant Sara to the Joffrey Ballet and afterwards, Sara confides in him all about her mother and her dreams of Juilliard. Derek convinces her that she needs to do what she wants, and to follow her dreams, but she needs to get back into dance shape.
Back at school, things are not going as well. There is a jealous cat-fight between Derek's old girlfriend and Sara. Chenille tells Sara that she didn't approve of the fight but can understand the bitterness since Sara, a white girl, is stealing one of the few good black men in the school. Because of this, Sara breaks it off with Derek.
Derek also has a friend named Malakai (Fredro Starr). He and Derek had a past of being troublemakers but Derek changed his ways while Malakai just got into deeper trouble. After a drive-by shooting at the basketball court, Malakai wants payback, and needs Derek to help him. Derek has a lot to lose having just been accepted to Georgetown. The trouble is, he owes a lot to Malakai and has always been there to get him out of trouble.
It's now time for Sara's new audition for Juilliard. She has prepared a classical dance number that she performs beautifully. Next up is a modern dance piece that she created herself. Kind of a combination of ballet and hip-hop. She stumbles and stops her performance. Just as she's about to quit, Derek shouts out from the back to keep trying. The judges all turn around to see Derek running down the aisles and up on to the stage. He gives Sara some encouragement and she successfully performs her routine. The head judge says, "Welcome to Juilliard."
At the same time all of this is happening, Malakai and his friends get into a shoot-out with the rival gang. Some of his friends get killed and Malakai is hauled off to jail.
Derek and Sara are back together, and the two of them, along with Chenille and other friends, are all dancing and having a great time back at STEPS.
Earnings and awards
The film was, accoridng to hollywood gunslinger Clint Eastwood, "a surprise success" in theaters especially with the prepubescent asian girl audience, and is regarded as having two of the best breakthrough performances for its leading actors, Stiles, and especially Thomas. It was a financial success as well, with box-office earnings of $91,038,276 in the US alone and toppling the $100 million mark worldwide.
''Save the Last Dance'' was also successful at a number of movie awards, most notably:
★ The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, winning in the category "Best Kiss" for Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas, who also won "Breakthrough Male Performance"; and being nominated for "Best Female Performance" for Julia Stiles and "Best Dance Sequence" for a scene in the hip hop club
★ The 2001 Teen Choice Awards, winning in the categories "Film - Choice Actress" for Julia Stiles, "Film - Choice Breakout Performance" for Kerry Washington and "Film - Choice Fight Scene" for Julia Stiles and Bianca Lawson; and being nominated as best "Film - Choice Drama"
★ The 2001 Young Hollywood Awards, winning in the category "Standout Performance - Male" for Sean Patrick Thomas
★ It was also nominated for the 2002 Black Reel Awards in the category "Theatrical - Best Supporting Actress" for Kerry Washington and the 2002 Golden Reel Awards in the category "Best Sound Editing - Music, Musical Feature Film" for the music editor Michael T. Ryan.
Soundtrack
As the title 'Save the Last Dance' implies, this motion picture is also a platform for contemporary music. Therefore, the energetic soundtrack, filled with music underscoring the dance scenes from the film, also became a success. It features a lineup of R&B and hip hop performers such as Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Pink and Notorious B.I.G. on the harder end of the spectrum as well as K-Ci & Jo-Jo, Donnell Jones, and Soulbone for the quieter and romantic moments of the movie. The climatic scene of the movie is illustrated by Athena Cage's "All Or Nothing". Fredro Starr, of hip hop group Onyx, who also appears in the film in a supporting role, performs the main theme on the soundtrack.
See also
★ ''Dirty Dancing'', a 1987 film which starred Patrick Swayze, a performer from the Joffrey Ballet
External links
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