| Take the Lead | |
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| Directed by | Liz Friedlander |
| Written by | Dianne Houston |
| Produced by | Christopher Godsick Michelle Grace Diane Nabatoff |
| Starring | Antonio Banderas Rob Brown Alfre Woodard |
| Cinematography | Alex Nepomniaschy |
| Edited by | Robert Ivison |
| Music by | Aaron Zigman Swizz Beatz |
Production company | Tiara Blu Films |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[1] |
| Box office | $66.2 million[2] |
Take the Lead is a 2006 American drama dance film directed by Liz Friedlander and starring Antonio Banderas as dance instructor Pierre Dulaine, the founder of Dancing Classrooms. It also stars Alfre Woodard, John Ortiz, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Dante Basco, Elijah Kelley, and Jenna Dewan. The film was released on April 7, 2006. Although based in New York City, it was filmed in Toronto. Stock footage of various locations in New York City was used.
- ^ Take the Lead (2006) Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, www.the-numbers.com. Retrieved 09-22-2015.
- ^ "Take the Lead (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.