Dance with Me (1998)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Randa Haines

Writer (WGA):

Daryl Matthews (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Music

Tagline:

In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.

Plot:

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Beautiful Woman | Dance Contest | Ballroom Dancing

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Vanessa Williams	...	Ruby Sinclair
Chayanne	...	Rafael Infante
Kris Kristofferson	...	John Burnett
Joan Plowright	...	Bea Johnson
Jane Krakowski	...	Patricia
Beth Grant	...	Lovejoy
Harry Groener	...	Michael
William Marquez	...	Stefano
Scott Paetty	...	Steve
Rick Valenzuela	...	Julian Marshall
Chaz Oswill	...	Peter
Liz Curtis	...	Kim
Bill Applebaum	...	Don Harrington
Angelo Pagan	...	Cuban Mailman
Victor Marcel	...	Fernando

Also Known As:

Shut Up and Dance (USA) (working title)
Baila conmigo (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Danse passion (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Dance with Me (Italy) [it]
Danse avec moi (Canada: French title) [fr]
No Ritmo da Dança (Brazil) [pt]
Zatancz ze mna (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #35240) | Iceland:L | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | France:U | Hong Kong:I | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Dominican Republic

Company:

Ballroom Dancer

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ruby and Rafael are eating the chicken burrito the wind blows away her napkin. In the next scene the napkin is in her hand again.

Quotes:

John Burnett: There you are.
Lovejoy: Thanks, I was wondering where I was.

Movie Connections:

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Soundtrack:

A Deeper Love

Exquisite display of color, movement and emotion

This movie is very good eye candy. The music and the dancing pulls you into the movie. Sometimes I just forgot that they were telling a story because almost in every scene there was movement, feeling and attention in the dance choreography. It was a wonderful display of dancing and choice in music. Some may not like the movie because it lacks a strong storyline, but there are no new ideas. We all know what hidden behind door number 1, 2 and 3. Nonetheless, it is not that the movie doesn't stray into the unknown; it is that the movie has attraction, heat, and passion especially with the chemistry between Chayanne and Vanessa. I even like the music video that complements the movie. Chayanne has done a great job in his first English role and better yet he has the moves to back it up. Although Vanessa is heard in the movie speaking extremely poor Spanish, she did a wonderful job in the Spanish version of "You are my home" it was great!