Save the Last Dance Page #3

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Director(s): Thomas Carter
  6 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
53
PG-13
Year:
2001
112 min
1,012 Views


feel bad? I liked the 5th grade.

Miss Barnett had this ass,

it was so big...

This is my brother Derek.

- My bad, you've already met.

- Yes, we're acquainted.

- Hi.

- Hi.

You're not gonna introduce me? Did you

forget my name and your manners?

- You don't need to know him.

- You do need to know me.

Everybody needs to know me.

They call me Snook-G from the C.G.

And don't you forget it.

He's called Snookie

because Fool was taken.

They call me Snook

the coochie crook.

God, I don't feel like

going to school today.

Let's see that upper body.

Both legs, that's nice.

The upper body!

I can't, I know!

I don't have an upper body.

You need to work your upper body.

Go do some chin-ups.

Statia, you're next. Cathy, spot her.

Good, Chenille, point your toes.

All right, Sara. You're up.

I hate this class.

Look at my hands. I hate her.

She made me climb to the very...

- Well, not the very top.

- Obviously.

Damn!

Excuse me!

Wait, hold on, hold on.

Sara?

How do you get your leg

to twist like that?

Yeah, what's up with all that

double-jointed cheerleader sh*t?

Nothing's up with it.

I just used to dance. Ballet, mostly.

So you should hit Steps with us

tomorrow night.

It's a club, you know,

mostly hip hop.

It's sort of members only,

you know what I'm saying?

Oh... I don't know.

- You should go.

- Yeah, Snook spins sometimes.

- He might be able to get you in.

- Who?

Snook, she needs to get hooked up

with Steps. Give him a 20.

- For what?

- I.D.

She thought she was getting in

off your looks! No, no!

No. Your girl's weak.

I got my rep to watch. I can't be

getting any ass-shaking Bandstand in.

You talk a lot of sh*t for someone

who never says anything.

You gonna pay the man or what?

- I don't even know where it is.

- I'll give you my address.

We'll go together.

And I will have your I.D.

- Steps ain't no square dance.

- I'll dance in circles - around you.

- All right.

- Good show, man.

Don't you have something to do?

Money to spend?

Let's roll, girl.

Hey, girl. Come in.

- So you found the place okay?

- It was fine.

I'm just gonna get my coat

and then we'll be out.

Cool outfit.

Slammin'. Slammin' outfit.

Momma Dean? I'm leaving.

I look okay, right?

Yeah... Yeah, you look all right.

Momma Dean, Sara.

- Sara, Mom, aka Momma Dean.

- Hi, sweetheart.

And handsome here is Christopher.

Now don't get him

all riled up, Chenille.

I'm gonna get me some sleep tonight.

- Glad to have met you.

- Bye.

I'll be home at 1:00 at the latest.

Is that... Is he yours?

He sure ain't Momma Dean's.

- Here is your I.D.

- Thank you.

Chenille! She's ugly! She's fat!

She's 21. Come on, let's roll,

I ain't got all night.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Duane Adler

Duane Adler is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for his work on romantic dance films Save the Last Dance (2001), Step Up (2006), and Make Your Move (2013). His other screenwriting credits include VH1's telefilm The Way She Moves (2001), Weinstein Co's Make It Happen (2008), Skydance's "Northern Lights," and Fox Atomic's Venice Beach.Duane Adler is president of Hungry Yak Productions and partner in Connect Entertainment. more…

All Duane Adler scripts | Duane Adler Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Save the Last Dance" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 Apr. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/save_the_last_dance_17512>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Save the Last Dance

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.