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Shall We Dance

Original title: Shall We Dance?
  • 20042004
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
47K
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Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon in Shall We Dance (2004)
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
47K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Chelsom
  • Writers
    • Masayuki Suô(1997 screenplay)
    • Audrey Wells(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Susan Sarandon
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Chelsom
  • Writers
    • Masayuki Suô(1997 screenplay)
    • Audrey Wells(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Susan Sarandon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 236User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

    Videos3

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    Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon in Shall We Dance (2004)
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    Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez in Shall We Dance (2004)
    Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, and Stanley Tucci in Shall We Dance (2004)
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    Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon at an event for Shall We Dance (2004)
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    Top cast

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    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • John Clark
    Jennifer Lopez
    Jennifer Lopez
    • Paulina
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Beverly Clark
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Link
    Lisa Ann Walter
    Lisa Ann Walter
    • Bobbie
    Anita Gillette
    Anita Gillette
    • Miss Mitzi
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Chic
    Omar Benson Miller
    Omar Benson Miller
    • Vern
    • (as Omar Miller)
    Tamara Hope
    Tamara Hope
    • Jenna Clark
    Stark Sands
    Stark Sands
    • Evan Clark
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Devine
    Nick Cannon
    Nick Cannon
    • Scott
    Sarah Lafleur
    Sarah Lafleur
    • Carolyn
    Onalee Ames
    • Diane
    Diana Salvatore
    Diana Salvatore
    • Tina
    Daphne Korol
    • Daphne
    Driton 'Tony' Dovolani
    Driton 'Tony' Dovolani
    • Slick Willy
    Katya Virshilas
    • Perky Girl
    • (as Keti Virshilas)
    • Director
      • Peter Chelsom
    • Writers
      • Masayuki Suô(1997 screenplay)
      • Audrey Wells(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      About $4,000 worth of jewelry worn by Susan Sarandon during the filming of the movie was stolen and recovered at a murder scene in Winnipeg on July 4th 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.
    • Goofs
      When Richard Gere's character is at home washing his SUV, the car is covered in soap suds but the driver's window is wide open.
    • 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'."

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Shall We Dance?/Taxi/Raise Your Voice/Stage Beauty (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Shall We Dance?
      (1951)

      Music by Richard Rodgers

      Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

      Produced and Arranged by John Altman

    User reviews236

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Lost in translation
    One of the worst things anyone can do is to try to tackle something that was made better. Hollywood doesn't seem to learn its lesson at all. In trying to "Americanize" the great Japanese film of the same name, the film makers had no idea what they were getting into. In fact, the original film, directed with great flair by Masoyuki Suo, loses all its charm with this reincarnation.

    That said, this edition of "Shall we Dance" directed by Peter Chelsom, is not a horrible movie, but the freshness and subtleness of its Japanese model was lost in the translation. While the Japanese version was light and captivating, this adaptation is a bit heavy handed. The editing of the film has a lot to do with out enjoyment, and when the dance sequences in the competition are clumsily handled as it's the case here, one wonders what could the creators have been looking at?

    The idea of seeing Richard Gere as the man who is intrigued by the dancing he sees as he passes the dance academy, is not as credible as one would have expected to be. Mr. Gere is versatile enough as he already showed with his role in "Chicago". The idea of his character pulling the wool over his wife Beverly's eyes doesn't come across as too credible. It seems to be a cultural difference that a Japanese wife might be less vocal and accepting a straying husband than in this country by an American wife. That's basically the fatal flaw with the movie, in our humble opinion.

    Jennifer Lopez comes across better. As Paulina she shows a professional attitude toward her students, but her chemistry with Richard Gere doesn't create any sparks. Susan Sarandon, as Beverly, the wife who suspects her husband's betrayal, underplays her role with better results than some of her late screen appearances. Stanley Tucci's character is irritating, at best and Lisa Ann Walters does what she can with Bobbie.

    Since you probably have seen this version, take a chance and rent the original Japanese film and compare.
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    10
    • jotix100
    • Jan 3, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shall We Dance?
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Miramax
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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