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User Rating:
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Daryl Matthews (written by)
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Release Date:
21 August 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat. more
Plot:
Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time... more | add synopsis
Awards:
5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Two and a Half Men Review: "That's Why They Call It Ball Room"
 (From TVfanatic. 8 December 2009, 10:37 AM, PST)

Music: Review:u.S.E.: Loveworld
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User Comments:
Fun, sexy, great dancing and music is amazing! more (57 total)

Cast

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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
Ana Sofia Pomales ... Fernando's Daughter
Nelson Marquez ... Fiance
Mike Gomez ... Bartender

Charles Venturi ... Waiter
Maurice Schwartzman ... Man in Dance Club
Jannette Valenzuela ... Woman in Dance Club
Jim Mapp ... Fisherman on Pier

Robert Pike Daniel ... Emcee
Tony Meredith ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
Melanie LaPatin ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist (as Melanie Lapatin)
Jean Marc Genereux ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
France Mosseau ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
James Kunitz ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
Jaana Kunitz ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
Giacomo Steccaglia ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
Melissa Dexter ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
Eric Thomas Robinson ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Maria Torres O'Connor ... Professional Latin Dance Finalist
Thomas A. Slater ... Theater Arts Dancer
Carol Bentley ... Theater Arts Dancer
Jose Mesa Benjamin ... Salsa Club Dancer
Harry Bowens ... Salsa Club Dancer
Juan Carlos Cienfuegos ... Salsa Club Dancer
Leila Flores ... Salsa Club Dancer
Raúl Gómez ... Salsa Club Dancer
Monica Gonzalez ... Salsa Club Dancer
Rudy González ... Salsa Club Dancer
Ana Hernandez ... Salsa Club Dancer
Alicia Gómez ... Salsa Club Dancer (as Alicia Gomez)
Joel Hernandez ... Salsa Club Dancer
Erika Landin ... Salsa Club Dancer
Alyra Lennox ... Salsa Club Dancer
Rojelio Moreno ... Salsa Club Dancer
Anne Noelle ... Salsa Club Dancer
Piper Orr ... Salsa Club Dancer
Jacqueline Rios ... Salsa Club Dancer
Chantal Sagouspe ... Salsa Club Dancer
Marissa Soratorio ... Salsa Club Dancer
Albert Torres ... Salsa Club Dancer
Francisco Vasquez ... Salsa Club Dancer
Joby Vasquez ... Salsa Club Dancer
Luis Vasquez ... Salsa Club Dancer
Roberto Villacorta ... Salsa Club Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eustace Dunbar IV ... Salsa group singer
Anthony Avery ... Las Vegas Tourist (uncredited)
Kira Burt ... Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)

Bronwen Carson ... The long-legged dancer (uncredited)
Wilfredo A. Crispin ... Salsa Group Singer (uncredited)
James De Jesus ... Salsa Group Singer (uncredited)
Dawn Didawick ... Thrift Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Ty Donaldson ... (uncredited)
J.E. Freeman ... (uncredited)
Albita Rodríguez ... Salsa Singer (uncredited)

Casey Ryan ... Dance Contestant (uncredited)

Kevin Sateri ... Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Randa Haines 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Daryl Matthews (written by)

Produced by
Shinya Egawa .... producer
Randa Haines .... producer
Aldric La'Auli Porter .... associate producer
Lauren Weissman .... producer
Allan Wertheim .... associate producer
Ted Zachary .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Convertino 
 
Cinematography by
Fred Murphy 
 
Film Editing by
Lisa Fruchtman 
William S. Scharf 
 
Casting by
Lora Kennedy 
 
Production Design by
Waldemar Kalinowski 
 
Art Direction by
Barry Kingston 
 
Set Decoration by
Florence Fellman 
 
Costume Design by
Joe I. Tompkins 
 
Makeup Department
Kate Best .... makeup artist: Ms. Williams
Eric Ferrell .... hair stylist: Ms. Williams
K.G. Ramsey .... key hair stylist
Rick Sharp .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Howard Griffith .... production supervisor: Houston
Michael J. Harker .... post-production supervisor
Allan Wertheim .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William M. Connor .... second assistant director
David Hyman .... second second assistant director
Aldric La'Auli Porter .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Alan Burg .... set dresser
Hunter Cain .... set dresser
Elizabeth Colomba .... paintings
Beth Emerson .... set dresser
Monica Frommholz .... art department coordinator
Tom Gebr .... set dresser
L. David Gordon .... drapery foreman
Gregor Habsburg .... art department assistant
Jeff Hay .... set dresser
James Jackson .... set dresser (as Jim Jackson)
Jeffery J. Jenkins .... paint foreman
Jeffrey Paul Johnson .... assistant property master
Helen Kozora .... property buyer
Lauren Lustig .... on-set dresser
Eugene McCarthy .... property master
Charles Page .... construction general foreman (as Charles G. Page)
Robert Page .... construction foreman
Charles Phillips .... construction coordinator (as Chuck Phillips)
Brent Rice .... lead man
Michael Stone .... art department assistant (as Michael C. Stone)
 
Sound Department
David Franklin Bergad .... dialogue editor
Mark Berger .... supervising re-recording mixer
Frank Canonica .... supervising sound recordist: mix stage
Yin Cantor .... assistant sound editor
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio .... sound effects designer
Tobin Davis .... assistant sound editor (as Tobin John de Lacca Davis)
Thomas Giordano .... cable person
Thomas Giordano .... sound technician (as Tom Giordana)
Mark Levinson .... dialogue editor
Marnie Moore .... foley artist (as Mamie Moore)
Jennifer Myers .... foley artist
Peggy Names .... playback operator
John Nutt .... supervising sound supervisor
Margie O'Malley .... foley artist
David Parker .... sound re-recording mixer
Richard Quinn .... dialogue editor
Charleen Richards .... adr mixer (as Charlene Richards)
David M. Ronne .... sound
Earl Sampson .... boom operator
Michael Semanick .... sound re-recording mixer
Greg Steele .... adr mixer
Marilyn S. Zalkan .... foley editor (as Marilyn Zalkan)
Sage Vanden Heuvel .... sound intern (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Stan Parks .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
John Allison .... visual effects
Christopher Dusendschon .... in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon .... main title sequence optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Baer .... electrician
Kevin Ball .... best boy grip
Jim 'Tomcat' Downing .... rigging key grip
Mark Figueroa .... second assistant camera
Jeffrey Greeley .... first assistant camera (as Jeff Greeley)
Michael LaViolette .... chief lighting technician
Todd Liggitt .... grip
Michael Listorti .... dolly grip
Greg Mayer .... rigging best boy
Greg Mayer .... rigging electrician
John Nuler .... Steadicam operator
John Nuler .... camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Osborne .... camera loader
Frank Perl .... camera operator
J.B. Richner .... rigging gaffer
Zade Rosenthal .... still photographer
Eric Sandlin .... assistant chief lighting technician
Todd Slyapich .... first assistant camera
Charles M. Smallwood .... key grip (as Charles Smallwood)
Thomas Giordano .... video assist operator: re-shoots (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Carolyn Dyer .... dance casting
Kristy Sager .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margo Baxley .... key costumer
Elaine Davis .... costumer
Kimberly Guenther .... costume supervisor
Mathew Hooey .... key costumer
Claudia Wick .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Daniel Craven .... first assistant editor
Russell Eaton .... first assistant editor
Marta Evry .... associate editor
Mike Mertens .... color timer
Fabienne Rawley .... additional editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed .... negative cutter
William S. Scharf .... additional editor (as William Sharf)
Timsawat Smith .... post-production assistant
 
Music Department
Budd Carr .... executive music producer
Christine Cholvin .... assistant music editor
Marylou Eales .... associate music supervisor
Alan Geik .... music consultant: Cuban music
Tomas Hart .... music element creator
Artie Kane .... conductor
Daryl B. Kell .... supervising music editor
Tami Lester .... associate music supervisor
David Marquette .... music recordist (as Dave Marquette)
Shawn Murphy .... music recordist
Bobby Muzingo .... orchestrator
Gary Raymond .... music playback & recording mixer
Robert Schaper .... supervising music engineer
Joel Sill .... executive music producer
Steven L. Smith .... music preparation
Carl Zittrer .... production music editor
 
Transportation Department
Randy Burke .... transportation captain
Rick Damazio .... driver
J. Armin Garza II .... driver: camera car
Jeff Kidman .... transportation office coordinator
Karin Parish Kurz .... transportation office coordinator
Dan Marrow .... transportation coordinator
James Wayne Roberts .... transportation co-captain
 
Other crew
Alison Balian .... assistant: Ms. Haines
Alex Barnoya .... set medic
Dave Bennett .... accountant
Sonia Bhalla .... production assistant
Stanley Brossette .... unit publicist
Janet Brownlee .... assistant: Ms. Weissman
Barbara Calloway .... assistant accountant
Liz Curtis .... choreographer
Alberto Del Toro .... location consultant: Cuba
Virginia Díaz .... location manager: Houston
Ty Donaldson .... choreography department coordinator
Jim Dunlap .... first assistant accountant
Jon E. Edwards .... production assistant
Jon Edwards .... production assistant
Pablo Ferro .... title designer
Bennett Fidlow .... additional legal services
Danny Green .... production assistant
Noelle Green .... assistant production coordinator (as Noelle Chapin)
Paul Harrison .... assistant location manager
James Jeffares .... location projectionist
Ryan R. Johnson .... assistant to head of production
Tish Johnson .... post-production accountant
Tish Johnson .... production accountant: post-production
Danika Kohler .... dance coordinator
Andrew Magarian .... acting coach
Dylan K. Massin .... production assistant
Daryl Matthews .... choreographer
Michael Mead .... dancer
Eric Mention .... production assistant
Mary Murphy .... dancer
Bobby Muzingo .... supervisor
Kris Olsen .... production secretary
Michele Panzarella .... assistant: Mr. Zachary
Leslie Park .... script supervisor
Allyn Partin .... dialect coach
Toni Redpath .... dancer
Jake Richter .... production assistant
Izzy Rodriduez .... production assistant
Michelle Romaine .... assistant: Ms. Haines
Benjamin Ronne .... production assistant
Woody Schultz .... production assistant
Bill H. Schwocho .... craft service
Jonathon Slator .... location manager
John Strahm .... assistant location manager
Carmen Tabanyi .... assistant to director
Nadia Venesse .... dialect coach
Kevin Wiebelhaus .... production assistant
Yvonne Yaconelli .... production coordinator
Jack E. Herman .... extras set coordinator (uncredited)
George Lakes .... production finance executive (uncredited)
Emily Vinas .... production coordinator: Texas (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

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]
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Runtime:
126 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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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:

Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Julian Marshall: Watch your tempo
Ruby Sinclair: Watch your ego!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Boy from New York City more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Fun, sexy, great dancing and music is amazing!, 27 May 2002
10/10
Author: suavehermanita from Auckland, New Zealand

A must see! Chayanne (Rafael) is incredibly sexy and Vanessa Williams (Ruby)looks amazing. Chayanne from Puerto Rico, who has been a singer for years, has proven himself multi-talented. Not only can he sing, he can DEFINATLY dance, and act too! Vanessa is one of those women you love to hate - especially in this movie. Utterly Gorgeous, she dances like a dream and in the duet with Chayanne "You are my home" she even sings great too! The Chemistry between the two leads is electrifying, especially evident in the Dance championships and in the club scenes. Well casted. Ruby's young son is irresistable and Bea is the grandma everyone wants. The music is so incredibly catchy - I have the soundtrack, which also contains a couple of songs not in the movie which should be, but unfortunatly leaves out some that are in the movie that should be on the CD as well! There is also "Dance with Me 2" which contains songs not in the movie but in the syle of. Features Chayanne and Vanessa Williams, Gloria Estefan, Sergio Mendes, DLG (who have a role in the movie performing at the club Rafael and Ruby go to), Ruban Blades and more! I think I must have seen this movie over 25 times and I never get sick of it! I've almost memorised the script! Would have been nice to embelish the father-son relationship of Rafael and John (Kris Kristofferson), but this may well have detracted from the dance scenes. And I definatly would have liked more on the romance between the two leads...! I hope Chayanne does more movies as he has a talent for it and I'm hanging out for more perving! Oh, and more dancing too!

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