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Shall We Dance (2004) -- A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Shall We Dance (2004) -- A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Shall We Dance (2004) -- A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.

Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   13,347 votes
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Director:
Peter Chelsom
Writers (WGA):
Masayuki Suo (1997 screenplay)
Audrey Wells (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 October 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Step out of the ordinary more
Plot:
A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
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(59 articles)
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User Comments:
Feel Good, Magical Movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Gere ... John Clark

Jennifer Lopez ... Paulina

Susan Sarandon ... Beverly Clark
Lisa Ann Walter ... Bobbie

Stanley Tucci ... Link
Anita Gillette ... Miss Mitzi
Bobby Cannavale ... Chic
Omar Benson Miller ... Vern (as Omar Miller)

Tamara Hope ... Jenna Clark

Stark Sands ... Evan Clark

Richard Jenkins ... Devine

Nick Cannon ... Scott

Sarah Lafleur ... Carolyn

Onalee Ames ... Diane
Diana Salvatore ... Tina
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shall We Dance? (USA) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual references and brief language.
Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40888) | Canada:PG (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Miramax Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
About $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. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: When John Clark first sits down at Miss Mitzi's Dance School, the boom mic's shadow falls on Vern's face. more
Quotes:
Paulina: The rumba is the vertical expression of a horizontal wish. You have to hold her, like the skin on her thigh is your reason for living. Let her go, like your heart's being ripped from your chest. Throw her back, like you're going to have your way with her right here on the dance floor. And then finish, like she's ruined you for life.
Bobbie: [looking up from the floor] Yeah, why can't you do it like that?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Biography: Richard Gere" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
I Can Believe Anything more

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35 out of 49 people found the following comment useful:-
Feel Good, Magical Movie, 22 October 2004
Author: moviefan2003va from Washington, DC

This was a decent movie. It will never be as good as the original but it was effective and made you feel good in the end. This is the third Chelsom film I have seen. I didn't see the British movies that brought him the most acclaim but only Town and Country, Serendipity and now this one. The first was clearly a disaster. The latter two should not have worked but they do. Chelsom depends very much on the charisma of his actors to pull off his movies combined with the whimsy he adds with his direction.

With that being said, Gere is very effective in his role. It is his character's likability that sells this movie combined with the colorful supporting actors that show up in Chelsom's movies that provide the final sell for the movie. I predict this movie will spawn an increase in dancing lessons. Like the movie Serendipity, people will leave this movie feeling there is magic in the air and seek out ways to find the magic in their own lives...

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