Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Duane Adler is a Hollywood screenwriter, producer, and director most known for his work on dance- and music-driven fare, particularly Save the Last Dance (Paramount Pictures: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas) and Step Up (Disney: Jenna Dewan, Channing Tatum). Both of these films set box office records, putting Adler in a unique category – as author of two of history’s five top-grossing dance movies, and of the top two highest-grossing teen romances. His...
Complete Filmography
Heartbeats
2017
Director, Writer
When a bubbly American hip hop dancer goes to India with her family for a wedding, she is impressed by a new dance style and falls in love with the ma...
Step Up All In
2014
Characters
All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and thei...
Make Your Move
2013
Director, Writer
A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.
Step Up Revolution
2012
Characters
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threat...
Step Up 3D
2010
Characters
A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against th...
Make It Happen
2008
Screenplay, Co-Producer, Story
Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflic...
Step Up 2: The Streets
2008
Screenplay
When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold ont...
Save the Last Dance 2
2006
Author
Sara joins Julliard in New York to fulfill her and her mother's dream of becoming the Prima ballerina of the school. She befriends her roommates, Zoe ...
Step Up
2006
Story, Screenplay
Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance w...
God's Waiting List
2006
Director, Producer
A gritty, heartfelt drama about a brother and sister who both start out with the American Dream of running their own business and being successful. Te...
The Way She Moves
2001
Writer
In Houston, the aspirant to photographer Amie receives a complete Salsa and Mambo dancing course from her close colleagues and friends as her wedding ...
Save the Last Dance
2001
Screenplay, Story
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her li...
Talent Show
N/A
Writer
Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in t...