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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Carol Heikkinen (written by)
Release Date:
12 May 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
Life doesn't hold tryouts.
Plot:
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(58 articles)
2 Sneak Peeks & Promo – Glee 1.10 "Ballad"
(From TVovermind.com. 13 November 2009, 5:08 PM, PST)
Wilde Time: The Importance of Being Earnest at Center Stage
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 8 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
(From TVovermind.com. 13 November 2009, 5:08 PM, PST)
Wilde Time: The Importance of Being Earnest at Center Stage
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 8 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Wonderful. Stunning. If You Liked 'Fame', You Will Love This Movie.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Amanda Schull | ... | Jody Sawyer | |
| Zoe Saldana | ... | Eva Rodriguez (as Zoë Saldana) | |
| Susan May Pratt | ... | Maureen Cummings | |
| Peter Gallagher | ... | Jonathan Reeves | |
| Donna Murphy | ... | Juliette Simone | |
| Debra Monk | ... | Nancy Cummings | |
| Ethan Stiefel | ... | Cooper Nielson | |
| Sascha Radetsky | ... | Charlie Sims | |
| Julie Kent | ... | Kathleen Donahue | |
| Ilia Kulik | ... | Sergei | |
| Eion Bailey | ... | Jim Gordon | |
| Shakiem Evans | ... | Erik Jones | |
| Elizabeth Hubbard | ... | Joan Miller | |
| Victor Anthony | ... | Thomas | |
| Christine Dunham | ... | Audition Teacher |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Centre Stage (Australia)
City Ballet (USA) (working title)
The Dance Movie (USA) (working title)
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City Ballet (USA) (working title)
The Dance Movie (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and some sensuality.
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Runtime:
115 min
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Colour:
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Brazil:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Finland:S |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:A |
France:U |
Germany:12 (original rating) |
Germany:o.Al. (video rating) |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:A |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #37228) |
Philippines:G
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Trivia:
The elephant/mouse joke told at the bowling alley, and subsequently over lunch, is described in detail in the book "Rules of Attraction" by Bret Easton Ellis.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Charlie and Jody are looking in the paper, Charlie has his arm behind Jody's head. When Jonathan gets onto them for talking, he moves it down, but when Cooper comes over and pulls the paper down, Charlie's arm is behind Jody's head again.
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Quotes:
Eva Rodriguez:
I screwed up any chance I had back in September. But I started dancing long before this stupid workshop, and I'm gonna keep on dancing long after it. So tomorrow is one more day I get to dance.
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Movie Connections:
References 42nd Street (1933)
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Soundtrack:
We're Dancing
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A group of young dancers 'fight' against each other to be selected in a workshop promoted by ABA (American Ballet Academy). Only a few of them will have a chance to be professional dancers, but all of them love to dance. The movie focuses the plot in Jody Sawyer (the delicious, gorgeous, graceful Amanda Schull what a beautiful woman she is!), the rebel Eva Rodriguez (Zoe Saldana) and the anorexic Maureen Cummings (Susan May Pratt), in the female side, and Cooper Nielson (Ethan Stiefel) and Charlie Sims (Sascha Radetsky) in the male side. There are many other secondary characters that participate in the plot, like the mother of Maureen, the director of the company Jonathan Reeves (Peter Gallagher) and many others. The first point that impressed me was the number of characters, all of them well defined in the plot having a major or a minor participation in the story. Second, the natural and powerful acting of these young and unknown actors and dancers. It seems that they are indeed fighting for a chance to be recognized by Hollywood as great actors and actresses, trying to show their skills to the studios. It shows a splendid direction of the excellent Nycholas Hytner. The choreography and soundtrack are also great. Certainly it is a lovely and wonderful film, highly indicated for fans of 'Fame', dance, ballet and good movies. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Sob a Luz da Fama" ("Under the Spotlight of the Fame")