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Sweet Hearts Dance

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
890
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
35,674
946
Susan Sarandon, Don Johnson, Jeff Daniels, and Elizabeth Perkins in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
ComedyDramaRomance
Long-married high school sweethearts (Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon) get itchy when their friends experience new love.Long-married high school sweethearts (Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon) get itchy when their friends experience new love.Long-married high school sweethearts (Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon) get itchy when their friends experience new love.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
890
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
35,674
946
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    • Director
      • Robert Greenwald
    • Writer
      • Ernest Thompson
    • Stars
      • Don Johnson
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Jeff Daniels
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert Greenwald
    • Writer
      • Ernest Thompson
    • Stars
      • Don Johnson
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Jeff Daniels
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    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Don Johnson and Jeff Daniels in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Jeff Daniels and Elizabeth Perkins in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Susan Sarandon, Don Johnson, Jeff Daniels, and Elizabeth Perkins in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Susan Sarandon in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Don Johnson and Jeff Daniels in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Susan Sarandon and Don Johnson in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Jeff Daniels in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Don Johnson in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Don Johnson in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Susan Sarandon and Elizabeth Perkins in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Robert Greenwald in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
    Elizabeth Perkins in Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)

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    Don Johnson
    Don Johnson
    • Wiley Boon
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Sandra Boon
    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • Sam Manners
    Elizabeth Perkins
    Elizabeth Perkins
    • Adie Nims
    Kate Reid
    Kate Reid
    • Pearne Manners
    Justin Henry
    Justin Henry
    • Kyle Boon
    Holly Marie Combs
    Holly Marie Combs
    • Debs Boon
    Heather Coleman
    • BJ Boon
    Matthew Wohl
    • Dick Merezini
    Steven Stabler
    Steven Stabler
    • Wayne Rodemeyer
    Laurie Corbin
    • Claire Norton
    Lanie Conklin
    • Darielle Johnson
    Jock MacDonald
    Jock MacDonald
    • Peter Barrett
    Frits Momsen
    • Joe Canecki
    Stephen Robert Moorhead
    • Bobby Canecki
    Paul Schnabel
    • Policeman
    Jerrilyn Miller
    • Ellen Becker
    Heather Driscoll
    • Sherry Rooney
    • Director
      • Robert Greenwald
    • Writer
      • Ernest Thompson
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      [Cameo] U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who at the time was Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, plays a man giving out candy to trick-or-treaters.
    • Goofs
      During one of the balcony shots a second camera crew can be seen shooting the reverses.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Gorillas in the Mist/Patty Hearst/Sweet Hearts Dance/Miles from Home/Dead Ringers (1988)

    User reviews12

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    A sweetheart of a movie!
    I remember going to see this movie as an afterthought one night in 1988 when I was on a business trip to San Diego. I thought at first it was going to stink, as I couldn't imagine Don Johnson handling a thoughtful adult role. I was shocklingly surprised at his, and the always superior Jeff Daniels acting in this film. These two guys played off each other with such chemistry it was hard not to imagine them as best friends. As a guy who hasn't had much luck in the relationship department, I could so relate to both Don and Jeff's romance problems with, respectively; Susan Sarandon, and the babe-a-licious (I still have the hots for her) Elizabeth Perkins. In addition to the outstanding acting, the movie was written and directed with a great deal of heart. Its such a shame this fine film was ignored at the box office.
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    • Nov 15, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • -Extract
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sweethearts Dance - Liebe ist mehr als nur ein Wort
    • Filming locations
      • Hyde Park, Vermont, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brightstar Films
      • Chestnut Hill Productions
      • ML Delphi Premier Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,790,493
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,116,902
      • Sep 25, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,790,493
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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