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Based on a true story, the film centres on the dashing Pierre Dulaine, an idealistic New York City ballroom dancer who was the subject of the runaway documentary hit MAD HOT BALLROOM (2005). After spying the desperate and violent actions of a young and angry high schooler named Rock, Dulaine becomes intent on channelling his .. Read more

Starring Antonio Banderas, Alfre Woodard, Ray Liotta, Rob Brown
Director Liz Friedlander
Genres Drama, Music/Musical

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Take The Lead

Based on a true story, the film centres on the dashing Pierre Dulaine, an idealistic New York City ballroom dancer who was the subject of the runaway documentary hit MAD HOT BALLROOM (2005). After spying the desperate and violent actions of a young and angry high schooler named Rock, Dulaine becomes intent on channelling his talent into the service of troubled youth, and almost immediately approaches Rock's tough but well-meaning high school principal (Alfre Woodward) with the idea of teaching ballroom dancing to detention students.

Starring Antonio Banderas, Alfre Woodard, Ray Liotta, Rob Brown, Dante Basco, Lyriq Bent, John Ortiz, Jenna Dewan, Yaya Da Costa, Dianne Houston, Laura Benanti
Director Liz Friedlander
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 48 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 12.gif
Genres Drama, Music/Musical
Language English
Released DVD: 11 Sep 2006
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • Is there music in the air? The other day I went to see Take the Lead, and while it's not quite a musical - it really falls into the small but samey category of inspirational... read more »

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  • 37 out of 37 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Hot!

    They just don't make good dance movies like this anymore! Antonio sizzled when he showed his students how it's done.

    If you like Dirty Dancing, and great dance flicks, don't miss this one! From the actors, to the storyline and even the dancing was really good. (I did ballroom dancing for many years, so I can tell when an actor can pull it off. JLo/Richard Gere recently didn't, Antonio and his crew...definitely did!) This is one film that I can say the film was as good as, if not better than the trailer. Don't miss!

      • A customer from North London
      • Posted 23 Apr 2006 09:46

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Seen it all before

    Unoriginal and uninspiring.

      • A customer from SE1
      • Posted 20 Dec 2006 17:26

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    • 26 Feb 2007

    What is it Judi Dench says in Notes on a Scandal? 'Teaching is just crowd control - we should be a branch of social services.' Imelda Staunton echoes those sentiments here, as an initially sympathetic school principal who becomes increasingly irritated by the dedication and enterprise of new teacher Ellen Gruwell (Hilary Swank). It's not that dedication is a no-no in itself, but Gruwell's devotion to her class of multi-ethnic 14-year-old no-hopers includes working two part-time jobs to... Read more

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      • Based on a true story, the film centres on the dashing Pierre Dulaine, an idealistic New York City ballroom dancer who was the subject of the runaway documentary hit MAD HOT BALLROOM (2005). After ...