Duets (2000)

A professional karaoke hustler reconnects with his daughter and a bored suburban businessman turns outlaw karaoke singer, among other plotlines.

Director:

Bruce Paltrow

Writer:

John Byrum

Stars:

Huey Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lochlyn Munro	...	Ronny Jackson
Carol Alexander	...	Beth the Hostess
Michael J Rogers	...	Tulsa Bartender (as Michael Rogers)
Huey Lewis	...	Ricky Dean
Amanda Kravat	...	Redhead
Paul Giamatti	...	Todd Woods
Ian Robison	...	Sales Guy
Roger Haskett	...	Sales Guy
John Payne	...	Sales Guy
Scott Speedman	...	Billy
Tom Bougers	...	Desk Sergeant
Marian Seldes	...	Harriet Gahagan
Angie Phillips	...	Arlene
Steve Oatway	...	Ralph Beckerman
Erika von Tagen	...	Julie (as Erika Von Tagen)

Storyline

Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. There's the struggling singer who dreams of making it to the big time, a frustrated salesman who ends up on an unexpected road trip, the dysfunctional family performers which includes a con-artist and his long lost daughter, and an escaped convict with the voice of an angel. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.

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Plot Keywords:

karaoke | singer | convict | salesman | one word title | 

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Taglines:

Just Duet

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

A dúo

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,002,588, 17 September 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,734,235, 29 October 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Seven Arts Pictures, Beacon Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Todd picks up Reggie hitch hiking in the middle of nowhere, the speed limit across the street says "25 mph".

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Goofs

(at around 16 mins) Todd Woods says that "Shell Island Sea Turtles" are the "oldest living amphibians in North America." Turtles are reptiles, not amphibians.

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Quotes

Todd Woods: I can't go back to who I was. I'm different now. I sing.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Gwyneth Paltrow Movies (2011)

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Soundtracks

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart (as Dave Stewart)
Produced by Larry Klein
Performed by Maria Bello

User Reviews

I always liked this movie

Haven't watched Duets for quite a while but took it out the other day for a treat. I always liked this movie for really one reason. It's different. I mean seriously... a movie about a karaoke hustler? Who ever heard of a singing hustler. There are a few problems with it. Gynetth Paltow... wow, a really horrible performance. They could have gotten any amateur actress to do the role and it would have come out the same. The story has some huge holes as well. When Todd (Paul Giamattie) and Reggie (Andre Braugher) are in the convenience story and Todd pulls the gun, it is implied that they either shoot or kill the store clerk. When the police come looking for Reggie in the final scene and kill him, they would have figured out already that Todd was with Reggie and was the second person in the store. Todd would have been arrested for his part in the murder. But no one even questions him and he goes on with his life knowing he took part in the murder of an innocent man. Also the part of Suzi Loomis (Maria Bello) is despicable. She offer sexual favors to any man to get something in return and Billy (Scott Speedman) think she's a pig - but in the end they end up together. Any normal guy would stay away from this girl or go get a shot of penicillin. But he ends up with. No matter, this is one film I'll pull out again in a year and watch and still enjoy it.