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Dancers

  • 1987
  • PG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
326
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Dancers (1987)
ComedyDramaMusical

A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

  • Director
    • Herbert Ross
  • Writer
    • Sarah Kernochan
  • Stars
    • Mikhail Baryshnikov
    • Alessandra Ferri
    • Leslie Browne
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    326
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Herbert Ross
    • Writer
      • Sarah Kernochan
    • Stars
      • Mikhail Baryshnikov
      • Alessandra Ferri
      • Leslie Browne
    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Mikhail Baryshnikov and Julie Kent in Dancers (1987)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov and Leslie Browne in Dancers (1987)
    Dancers (1987)
    Dancers (1987)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov in Dancers (1987)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov in Dancers (1987)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov in Dancers (1987)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alessandra Ferri in Dancers (1987)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov in Dancers (1987)
    Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alessandra Ferri in Dancers (1987)

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    Mikhail Baryshnikov
    Mikhail Baryshnikov
    • Tony
    Alessandra Ferri
    Alessandra Ferri
    • Francesca
    Leslie Browne
    Leslie Browne
    • Nadine
    Tommy Rall
    Tommy Rall
    • Patrick
    • (as Thomas Rall)
    Lynn Seymour
    • Muriel
    Victor Barbee
    • Wade
    Julie Kent
    • Lisa
    Mariangela Melato
    Mariangela Melato
    • Contessa
    Leandro Amato
    • Paolo
    Gianmarco Tognazzi
    • Guido
    Desmond Kelly
    • Duke of Courland
    Chrisa Keramidas
    • Bathilde
    Amy Werba
    Amy Werba
    • Interviewer
    Jack Brodsky
    • Jack
    Robert Argand
    • Impressario
    Amanda McKerrow
    • Moyna
    Bonnie Moore
    • Zulma
    • Director
      • Herbert Ross
    • Writer
      • Sarah Kernochan
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    • Trivia
      The flower Lisa has tattooed on her hip is a daisy which is usually the flower used in the game "He loves me, he loves me not" or "She loves me, she loves me not". This game is of French origin and is the way Giselle determines if Albrecht really loves her. It begins with the first petal picked representing "he/she loves me" and whatever the last petal picked says is the truth of how the person's love interest really feels about them. The last petal on Giselle's daisy was "he loves me not". Like Giselle, the last petal on Lisa's daisy tattoo is "he loves me not".
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll/Like Father Like Son/Baby Boom/Big Shots/Matewan (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Giselle
      Written by Adolphe Adam

      Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

      Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra

      Recording Engineer Tony Faulkner

    User reviews7

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Superb dancing!
    Not sure why this film has gotten such low ratings. It's about the dancing not the acting. They used prima ballerinas and of course the incomparable Baryshnikov. The ballet company is making a film version of Giselle and the characters in their off-stage lives are mirroring the story of Giselle. Baryshnikov is the the playboy going through women with the same charm and lines. Frankly, you could fast-forward through the dialog and just skip to the dance sequences. They are incredible. The camera work on the dancing is admirable. Long shots so you can see the dancers' entire bodies, see how Baryshnikov can leap across it with ease. I loved the movie. If you don't like ballet, just skip this one, but if you do--you will love it.
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    • jezebellydancer
    • Mar 6, 2022

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Les danseurs
    • Filming locations
      • Bari, Apulia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Golan-Globus Productions
      • Hera/Baryshnikov Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,190,416
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,112
      • Oct 11, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,190,416
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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