A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
- Director
- Writers
- Masayuki Suô(1997 screenplay)
- Audrey Wells(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Masayuki Suô(1997 screenplay)
- Audrey Wells(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 7 nominations
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- (as Keti Virshilas)
- Director
- Writers
- Masayuki Suô(1997 screenplay)
- Audrey Wells(screenplay)
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Storyline
- Taglines
- Step out of the ordinary
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for some sexual references and brief language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAbout $4,000 worth of jewelry worn by Susan Sarandon during the filming of the movie was stolen and recovered at murder scene in Winnipeg on 4 July 2003. According to news sources, the jewelry was stolen from a vehicle on the movie set and found in a downtown hotel room. The murder was written about in the book "Trophy Kill - The Shall We Dance Murder " by true-crime author "Dan Zupandsky" who interacted with the suspect and in turn became a key role in the investigation. The victim's name was Robin Greene.
- GoofsA major plot point is John's realization during the dance competition that his wife and daughter are in the audience, meaning they have discovered his secret. However, the idea that Bobbie would hear someone in the crowd yelling "Go, Dad!" over the music and would assume it was John's daughter is preposterous. Even more preposterous is the suggestion that a couple in a dance competition would break their concentration to have such a frivolous conversation.
- Quotes
Beverly Clark: We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness'."
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Shall We Dance?/Taxi/Raise Your Voice/Stage Beauty (2004)
- SoundtracksShall We Dance?
(1951)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Produced and Arranged by John Altman
The cultural contrast of the Japanese film ceased to exist in the 2004 movie but there is still a lot to like in it. First of all, I love to watch good dancing and "Shall We Dance?" has plenty of it. Gere's and Lopez's dancing together has grace and passion, and it was a wonderful moment in the film.
Then, there are memorable and funny supporting characters that had screen time enough to become more than the lifeless shadows - Stanley Tucci (Link) and Lisa Ann Walter (Bobbie) for whom the ballroom dancing is the road to freedom, and happiness.
And the last but not the least, the movie is asking the question, how to make a man happy if he's got everything - the job he enjoys, the family he loves, his health, and good looks but something is missing? It would take more than any movie to answer the question but perhaps it would help one day just take a different road and open a new door?
- Galina_movie_fan
- May 11, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Shall We Dance?
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,890,460
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,600,000
- Oct 17, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $170,128,460
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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