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Overview

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Director:

Randa Haines

Writer (WGA):

Daryl Matthews (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

21 August 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Music more

Tagline:

In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat. more

Plot:

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time... more | add synopsis

Awards:

5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(8 articles)

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User Comments:

Fun, sexy, great dancing and music is amazing! more (57 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vanessa Williams ... Ruby Sinclair

Chayanne ... Rafael Infante

Kris Kristofferson ... John Burnett
Joan Plowright ... Bea Johnson

Jane Krakowski ... Patricia

Beth Grant ... Lovejoy
Harry Groener ... Michael

William Marquez ... Stefano
Scott Paetty ... Steve

Rick Valenzuela ... Julian Marshall
Chaz Oswill ... Peter
Liz Curtis ... Kim
Bill Applebaum ... Don Harrington

Angelo Pagan ... Cuban Mailman
Victor Marcel ... Fernando
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Shut Up and Dance (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #35240) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Hong Kong:I | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Dominican Republic more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final dance of the competition, when Ruby is imagining that Rafael is dancing with her, you see Julian's hand on her torso as Rafael's hand pulls away. more

Quotes:

Julian Marshall: Watch your tempo
Ruby Sinclair: Watch your ego!
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000) more

Soundtrack:

Descarga cachao more


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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Fun, sexy, great dancing and music is amazing!, 27 May 2002
10/10
Author: suavehermanita from Auckland, New Zealand

A must see! Chayanne (Rafael) is incredibly sexy and Vanessa Williams (Ruby)looks amazing. Chayanne from Puerto Rico, who has been a singer for years, has proven himself multi-talented. Not only can he sing, he can DEFINATLY dance, and act too! Vanessa is one of those women you love to hate - especially in this movie. Utterly Gorgeous, she dances like a dream and in the duet with Chayanne "You are my home" she even sings great too! The Chemistry between the two leads is electrifying, especially evident in the Dance championships and in the club scenes. Well casted. Ruby's young son is irresistable and Bea is the grandma everyone wants. The music is so incredibly catchy - I have the soundtrack, which also contains a couple of songs not in the movie which should be, but unfortunatly leaves out some that are in the movie that should be on the CD as well! There is also "Dance with Me 2" which contains songs not in the movie but in the syle of. Features Chayanne and Vanessa Williams, Gloria Estefan, Sergio Mendes, DLG (who have a role in the movie performing at the club Rafael and Ruby go to), Ruban Blades and more! I think I must have seen this movie over 25 times and I never get sick of it! I've almost memorised the script! Would have been nice to embelish the father-son relationship of Rafael and John (Kris Kristofferson), but this may well have detracted from the dance scenes. And I definatly would have liked more on the romance between the two leads...! I hope Chayanne does more movies as he has a talent for it and I'm hanging out for more perving! Oh, and more dancing too!

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