Duane Adler

Duane Adler

Known for

Writing

Biography

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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 other screenwriting credits include VH1’s telefilm The Way She Moves, Weinstein Co’s Make It Happen, and Fox Atomic’s Venice Beach (currently in pre-production).

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Best known work

Step Up
Step Up
2006
Step Up 2: The Streets
Step Up 2: The Streets
2008
Step Up Revolution
Step Up Revolution
2012
Step Up 3D
Step Up 3D
2010
Step Up All In
Step Up All In
2014
Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance
2001
Make It Happen
Make It Happen
2008
Save the Last Dance 2
Save the Last Dance 2
2006
Heartbeats
Heartbeats
2017
Make Your Move
Make Your Move
2013

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Talent Show

    Writer

  2. 2017

    Heartbeats

    Director, Writer

  3. 2014

    Step Up All In

    Characters

  4. 2013

    Make Your Move

    Director, Writer

  5. 2012

  6. 2010

    Step Up 3D

    Characters

  7. 2008

    Make It Happen

    Screenplay, Co-Producer, Story

  8. 2008

  9. 2006

  10. 2006

    Step Up

    Screenplay, Story

  11. 2006

    God's Waiting List

    Director, Producer

  12. 2001

  13. 2001

    Save the Last Dance

    Story, Screenplay

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