Duets (2000)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Bruce Paltrow

Writer (WGA):

John Byrum (written by)

Release Date:

24 November 2000 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

Six lost souls in search of a little harmony.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Karaoke | Pub | Singing Contest | Drinking | Topless

Cast

Lochlyn Munro	...	Ronny Jackson
Carol Alexander	...	Beth the Hostess
Michael Rogers	...	Tulsa Bartender
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)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #37116) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:M | Spain:7 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

In the hotel scene with Scott Speedman and Maria Bello, Scott sits with his shirt off. We see him wearing a gold necklace with a Broken Heart pendant hanging on it; it is the other half of Gwyneth's necklace, the one she claims her father gave her on her 3rd birthday. This is never explained in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ricky Dean starts eating his sandwich, he takes a bite out of the center of the sandwich. In the next shot, the sandwich has been eaten away from the corner.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Val Kilmer/U2 (#26.7)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Strangers In The Night

A little perfection

This film brings some great things to it, actually 3 things- Paul Giamatti's performance, Huey Lewis's performance and every good singing person who (besides Lewis) surprised me with they're talents. Overall, the karaoke scenes overshadow the dramatic trio of tales (except for the free bird story with Giamatti and Andre Braugher) which is unfair because the talent on stage is somewhat better than the acting (Maria Bello is pretty damn sexy though). Overall, it's fair, more of a chick flick to say. B