Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Thomas Carter
Screenplay by	Duane Adler; Cheryl Edwards;
Story by	Duane Adler
Produced by	Robert W. Cort; David Madden;
Starring	Julia Stiles; Sean Patrick Thomas; Terry Kinney; Fredro Starr;
Cinematography	Robbie Greenberg
Edited by	Peter Berger; Jeff Canavan; Fritz Feick;
Music by	Mark Isham
Production; companies	MTV Films; Cort/Madden Productions;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 12, 2001;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million
Box office	$131.5 million

Save the Last Dance is a 2001 American dance film produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help Stiles's character train for a Juilliard School dance audition.

Released theatrically in the United States on January 12, 2001, the film received mixed reviews from critics. It was a box-office success and grossed $131.5 million worldwide against a $13 million budget.

A direct-to-video sequel, Save the Last Dance 2, was released in 2006.