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Center Stage

Year:
Duration:
115 min
Genres:
Drama | Music
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Nicholas Hytner
Awards:
1 win
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2000-05-12
Filming Locations: Fordham University, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - Columbus Avenue & 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Budget: $18,000,000
Opening Weekend: $4,604,621 (USA) (14 May 2000)
Gross: $17,174,870 (USA) (10 September 2000)
Cast
Actor
Character
Amanda Schull
Jody
Christine Dunham
Audition Teacher
Stephen Stout
Mr. Sawyer
Maryann Plunkett
Mrs. Sawyer
Laura Hicks
Nervous Mother
Barbara Caruso
ABA Scout
Jeff Hayenga
ABA Scout (as Jeffrey Hayenga)
Zoe Saldana
Eva (as Zoë Saldana)
Victor Anthony
Thomas
Karen Shallo
Mother at Audition
Carlo Alban
Eva's Friend
Giselle Daly
Eva's Friend
Ethan Stiefel
Cooper
Susan May Pratt
Maureen
Shakiem Evans
Erik (as Shakiem Evens)
Ilia Kulik
Sergei
Sascha Radetsky
Charlie
Peter Gallagher
Jonathan
Donna Murphy
Juliette
Lisa LeGuillou
ABA Girls' Class Teacher (as Lisa Leguillo)
Robert Montano
ABA Pas De Deux Class Teacher
Megan Pepin
Anna
Victoria Born
Emily
Kirk Peterson
ABA Boys' Class Teacher
Julie Kent
Kathleen
Debra Monk
Nancy
Sandra Brown
Swan Lake Soloist
Elizabeth Gaither
Swan Lake Soloist
Oksana Konobeyeva
Swan Lake Soloist
Ekaterina Chtchelkanova
Swan Lake Soloist (as Ekaterina Shelkanova)
Nancy McDoniel
Gala Patron
Sandy Hamilton
Gala Patron
Olga Merediz
ABA Receptionist
Elvis Crespo
Salsa Singer
Giselle Tcherniak
Salsa Singer
Jamie Bonelli
Girl at Salsa Club
Micki Paley
Girl at Salsa Club
Randy Pearlstein
Jim's Friend
Nancy Hess
Sergei's Salsa Partner
Lovette George
Jazz Class Receptionist
Priscilla Lopez
Jazz Class Teacher
Brenda Denmark
Jonathan's Secretary (as Brenda Thomas Denmark)
Warren Carlyle
Cooper's Assistant
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Emily's Mother
Kari Thompson
Stage Manager
Aesha Ash
Jonathan's Ballet Soloist / ABA Student
Sean Stewart
Jonathan's Ballet Soloist
Ashley L. Anderson
ABA Student (as Ashley Anderson)
Jared Angle
ABA Student
Erin Baiano
ABA Student
Jennifer Balcerzak
ABA Student
Ellen Bar
ABA Student
Tamara Barden
ABA Student
Sant'Gria Bello
ABA Student (as Sant'gria Bello)
Dustin Brauneck
ABA Student
Melissa Cabrera
ABA Student
Martine Ciccone
ABA Student
Elena Diner
ABA Student
Nicole Epstein
ABA Student
Alina Faye
ABA Student
Elizabeth Ford
ABA Student
Jason Fowler
ABA Student
Kurt Froman
ABA Student
Kyle Froman
ABA Student
Davena Gross
ABA Student
Natalia Haigler
ABA Student
Craig Hall
ABA Student
Stephen Hanna
ABA Student
Adam Hendrickson
ABA Student
Patrick Howell
ABA Student
Ryan Kelly
ABA Student
Rebecca Krohn
ABA Student
Jessica Kusak
ABA Student
Ryan Lawrence
ABA Student
Riolama Lorenzo
ABA Student
Stephanie Lyons
ABA Student
Deanna McBrearty
ABA Student
Eleena Melamed
ABA Student
Justin Morris
ABA Student
Gillian Murphy
ABA Student
Laura Paulus
ABA Student
Matt Pitcher
ABA Student
Jonathan Porretta
ABA Student
Carrie Lee Riggins
ABA Student
Emilie Schlegel
ABA Student
David Schneider
ABA Student
Chrissy Schultz
ABA Student
Aaron Severini
ABA Student
Kristin Sloan
ABA Student
Jonathan Stafford
ABA Student
Ryan Stewart
ABA Student
Janie Taylor
ABA Student
Pascale Van Kipnis
ABA Student
Jamie Wolf
ABA Student
Julio Augustin
Jazz Class Dancer
Jim Borstelmann
Jazz Class Dancer
Liam de Burca
Jazz Class Dancer (as Liam Burke)
Chris Davis
Jazz Class Dancer
Nina Goldman
Jazz Class Dancer
Shannon Hammonds
Jazz Class Dancer
Jack Hayes
Jazz Class Dancer
Sean Martin Hingston
Jazz Class Dancer
Joann Hunter
Jazz Class Dancer
Violetta Klimczewska
Jazz Class Dancer
Keri Lee
Jazz Class Dancer
Stephanie Michels
Jazz Class Dancer
Lisa Nafegar
Jazz Class Dancer
Michael O'Donnell
Jazz Class Dancer
Angela Piccinni
Jazz Class Dancer
Mimi Quillin
Jazz Class Dancer
John Michael Schert
Jazz Class Dancer
Lisa Shriver
Jazz Class Dancer
Scott Taylor
Jazz Class Dancer
Endalyn Taylor-Shellman
Jazz Class Dancer
Rocker Verastique
Jazz Class Dancer
Robert Wersinger
Jazz Class Dancer
Jessie Ward
ABA Student
Jennifer Alexander
Dancer (uncredited)
Angela Ali
Eva's Friend (uncredited)
Derek Ambrosi
Extra (uncredited)
Dar Billingham
Dance Student (uncredited)
J. Claude Deering
Voiceover (uncredited)
Emily Johnson
ABA Student (uncredited)
Kordelia
Principal Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Luis Jose Lopez
Lead Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Alvester Martin
ABA Student (uncredited)
Mark Ott
Premier Guest (uncredited)
Chris Rivaro
Eddie (uncredited)
Mauricio Sanchez
Dancer at Salsa Club (uncredited)
Scottie Thompson
Ensemble (uncredited)
Amisha Veda
Dancer (uncredited)
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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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Susan May Pratt, who plays the best dancer in the school, Maureen Cummings, had no ballet training before being cast.
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When Cooper blows Jody off after the performance and walks off with another girl ( leaving Jody standing alone by the door) the "other girl" is played by Ethan Stiefel's real-life fiancée, ballerina Gillian Murphy.
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Goofs
When Maureen is throwing up in the ladies room, she can be seen through the door and isn't really bending over the toilet but is instead standing up and making puking noises.
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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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The audience that watch the students' performance at the end of the movie is exactly the same as when the students go to watch the ballet at the beginning of the movie.
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Quotes
Jody: Cooper, you're an amazing dancer, and you're a great choreographer, but as a boyfriend... you kinda suck.
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Jim Gordon: Have you seen my girlfriend? Tall, Thin, legs for days?
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Eva: What a prick.
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