Shall We Dance (2004)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Writers (WGA):

Masayuki Suo (1997 screenplay)
Audrey Wells (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Music | Comedy

Tagline:

Step out of the ordinary

Plot:

A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Male Female Relationship | Husband Wife Relationship | Remake | Remake Of Japanese Film

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

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
Daphne Korol	...	Daphne
Driton 'Tony' Dovolani	...	Slick Willy
Katya Virshilas	...	Perky Girl (as Keti Virshilas)
David Sparrow	...	Louis (as Dave Sparrow)
Matt Gordon	...	Frank
Candace Smith	...	Betsy
Sandra Caldwell	...	Elise
Mairi Babb	...	Patty
Ann Margaret Clements	...	Female Commuter
Karina Smirnoff	...	Link's Pouty Dance Partner
Diana Marquis	...	Tanya (as Diane Marquis)
Beatriz Pizano	...	Paulina's Mother
Deborah Yates	...	Winking Dancer
Mya	...	Vern's Fiancée (as Mya Harrison)
Holly Johnson	...	Chic's Cute Dance Partner
Gio Tropea	...	D.J.
James Sermons	...	Chic's Young Man
Barre W. Hall	...	Silver Fox
Nick Kosovich	...	Winking Dancer's Partner (as Nickolas Kosovich)
Chantelle Leonardo	...	Christie
Steve Martin	...	Emcee
John 'Cha Cha' O'Connell	...	Judge (as John O'Connell)
Caitlynn Taczynski	...	Young Paulina
Denis Tremblay	...	Paulina's Student
Brian Torner	...	Paulina's Student
Pierre Allaire	...	Paulina's Student
Jean Marc Genereux	...	Smarmy Old Man
Francesco Flumiani	...	Young Male Teacher
Gary McDonald	...	Paulina's Blackpool Partner - Flashback
Vyacheslav 'Slavik' Kryklyvyy	...	Paulina's Blackpool Partner - Present
Geri Hall	...	Bemused Co-Worker
Sean O'Brian	...	Parking Attendant
Brian Drader	...	Competitor in Parking Lot
Ja Rule	...	Hip Hop Bar Performer
Alison Black	...	Backstage 'De-Tanner'
Kim Kindrick	...	Office Girl
Scylla Abarientos	...	Dancer
Rui Arruda	...	Dancer
Tre Armstrong	...	Dancer (as Tracey Armstrong)
Christian Arseneault	...	Dancer
Jennfer Athayde	...	Dancer
Lisa Auguste	...	Dancer
Ron Bedeau	...	Dancer
Ivan Bercovic	...	Dancer
Marie Bolduc	...	Dancer
Robyn Braha	...	Dancer
Ashley Carruthers	...	Dancer
Susana Castillo	...	Dancer
Cecilia 'C.C.' Chang	...	Dancer
Valerie Chartier	...	Dancer
Shanna Cipressi	...	Dancer
Sofia Costantini	...	Dancer (as Sofia Constantini)
Ricardo Coreas	...	Dancer
Cesar Corrales	...	Dancer
Corrie Daniel	...	Dancer
Danny Davalos	...	Dancer
Marco De La Cruz	...	Dancer
Nicole De Lecia	...	Dancer (as Niki Delecia)
Yohandy Diaz	...	Dancer
Dmitri Dorgoselets	...	Dancer
Alain Doucet	...	Dancer
Felipe Droguett	...	Dancer
Lisa Anne Durupt	...	Dancer (as Lisa Durupt)
Ben Ermis	...	Dancer
Shalene Archer Ermis	...	Dancer
Isabelle Farand	...	Dancer
Sharon Ferguson	...	Dancer
Rebecca Frohlinger	...	Dancer
Miguel Garrido	...	Dancer
Alea Goodmanson	...	Dancer
Jason Grenville	...	Dancer
Khristen Hamilton	...	Dancer
David Huang	...	Dancer
Faye Hung	...	Dancer
Dimitry Ilyushenov	...	Dancer (as Dmitry Ilyushenov)
Stéphane F. Jacques	...	Dancer (as Stephane Jacques)
Anik Jolicoeur	...	Dancer
Lynn Jolicoeur	...	Dancer
Charlotte Jorgensen	...	Dancer
Kirsten Kelly	...	Dancer
Dominic Lacroix	...	Dancer
Francis LaFreniere	...	Dancer
Vanessa Lawson	...	Dancer
Stephanie Leong	...	Dancer
Josee Lepine	...	Dancer
Ron Levitt	...	Dancer (as Ron Levit)
Conant Liu	...	Dancer
Susan Luu	...	Dancer
Shannon Mahussier	...	Dancer
Stephanie Manchulenko	...	Dancer
John 'Joel' Marasigan	...	Dancer
Ronald Carlos Martinez	...	Dancer
Kaylee Maslowsky	...	Dancer
Kojo Mayne	...	Dancer (as Kojo 'Tuch' Mayne)
Lisa McIntyre	...	Dancer
Gary McIntyre	...	Dancer
Tony Meredith	...	Dancer
Jean Francois Messier	...	Dancer
Dawn Mickelow	...	Dancer
Christian Millette	...	Dancer
Jean Phillippe Milot	...	Dancer
Michael Mitsui	...	Dancer
Angela Mostovoy	...	Dancer
Vadim Mostovoy	...	Dancer
Margaret Motyka	...	Dancer
Ted Motyka	...	Dancer
Sarah Murphy-Dyson	...	Dancer
Dale Neale	...	Dancer
Martin Nietrzeba	...	Dancer
Luba Nikolayev	...	Dancer
Melissa Panton	...	Dancer
Justin Pike	...	Dancer
Robert Pili	...	Dancer
Brian Acheam Pong-Mensah	...	Dancer
Claudia Primeau	...	Dancer
Vanessa Primeau	...	Dancer
Caridad Quesdada	...	Dancer
Ozana Quesada	...	Dancer
Danny Quilliame	...	Dancer
Kimberley Rampersad	...	Dancer
Allison Riley	...	Dancer
Jacqueline Rios	...	Dancer
Delphine Romaire	...	Dancer
Daisy Rosales	...	Dancer
Angela Ryu	...	Dancer
Young Ryu	...	Dancer
Oscar Sanchez	...	Dancer
Ronald Santos	...	Dancer (as Ron Santos)
Clara Shih	...	Dancer
Serhiy Shvetsov	...	Dancer
CindyMarie Small	...	Dancer (as Cindy Marie Small)
Stephanie Sousa	...	Dancer
Jason Tabachnicov	...	Dancer
Christine Thibault	...	Dancer
Katya Trubina	...	Dancer
Allen Walls	...	Dancer
Kevin Williams	...	Dancer
Cindy Winsor	...	Dancer
Stephanie Wishart	...	Dancer
Johnny A. Wright	...	Dancer (as Johnny Wright)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sharon Bajer	...	Woman at Party (uncredited)
John Brown	...	Ballroom Audience Member (uncredited)
Cory Cassidy	...	Ballroom Audience Member (uncredited)
Stan Lesk	...	Flower Man (uncredited)
Bob Washington	...	Extra (uncredited)
Warren Louis Wiltshire	...	Judge (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Chelsom

Writing credits (WGA)
Masayuki Suo		(1997 screenplay)
Audrey Wells		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jennifer Berman	....	co-executive producer
Simon Fields	....	producer
Julie Goldstein	....	executive producer
Rachel Hudgins	....	associate producer
Amy Israel	....	co-executive producer
Bob Osher	....	executive producer
Mari Snyder Johnson	....	executive producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	co-producer (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Original Music by
John Altman
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
John de Borman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Charles Ireland
Robert Leighton

Casting by
Ross Clydesdale
Richard Hicks

Production Design by
Caroline Hanania

Art Direction by
Sue Chan

Set Decoration by
Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks		(as Cal Loucks)

Costume Design by
Sophie Carbonell		(as Sophie de Rakoff)

Makeup Department
David R. Beecroft	....	key hair stylist
Margot Boccia	....	makeup artist: Ms. Lopez
Marilyn Carbone	....	makeup artist: Ms. Sarandon
LuAnn Claps	....	makeup artist: Mr. Gere
Christine Hart	....	key makeup artist
Patricia Keighran	....	first assistant makeup artist
Lydia Pensa	....	assistant hair stylist
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair designer: Mr. Gere
Sandy Sokolowski	....	hair stylist: Ms. Sarandon
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair stylist: Ms. Lopez (as Melissa Yonkey)
Lori Caputi	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Frances Hans	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Jennifer Machnee	....	second assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Brenda Magalas	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Demetra Diamantopoulos	....	production supervisor: Chicago
Jane Nerlinger Evans	....	executive in charge of physical production (as Jane Evans)
Robert Hackl	....	post-production supervisor
Lyn Lucibello	....	unit production manager
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	unit production manager (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Board	....	second assistant director
Richard Duffy	....	third assistant director
Don H. Julien	....	first assistant director: Chicago (as Don Julien)
Leslie Mikol	....	second assistant director: Chicago
Melody L. Moses	....	second assistant director: Chicago (as Melody Moses)
Michael Peleshok	....	dgc trainee
Martin Walters	....	first assistant director
Shane Clements	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Janet Zdyb	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Anthony Barracca	....	set decorator: Chicago (as Tony Barracca)
Gary Barringer	....	graphic designer
Gary Baugh	....	art director: Chicago
Tory Bellingham	....	property master
Rudy Braun	....	set designer
Carlos Caneca	....	on-set dresser
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez	....	props buyer (as Anne Marie Ferney-Tellez)
Sarah Furgale	....	head painter
Brad Good	....	property master: Chicago
Réjean Labrie	....	set designer (as Rejean Labrie)
I.R. McEune	....	key scenic artist (as Rob McEune)
Jeffrey A. Melvin	....	lead dresser
Elizabeth Moran	....	art department coordinator
Jim O'Donoghue	....	supervising head carpenter
Jeff Poulis	....	assistant property master (as Jeffrey W. Poulis)
Charles Sharun	....	assistant key scenic artist
Phillip Tellez	....	construction coordinator
Lawrence Van Went	....	head painter
Ming Yee	....	location head carpenter
Ricardo Alms	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Ricardo Alms	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lloyd Brandson	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Thomas J. Glynn	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Sheldon Johnson	....	scenic carpenter (uncredited)
Alexis Labra	....	set crew (uncredited)
Michael Madden	....	set designer (uncredited)
Tyler Osman	....	construction coordinator: Chicago (uncredited)
Bill Sinosich	....	scenic carpenter (uncredited)
Larry Spittle	....	props buyer (uncredited)
Remi Verfaillie	....	dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (as James Ashwell)
Rob Bertola	....	ProTools playback operator (as Robert Bertola)
Jack Bourdon	....	cable puller
Weldon Brown	....	adr mixer
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Paul B. Clay	....	adr supervisor (as Paul Clay)
Paul B. Clay	....	sound supervisor (as Paul Clay)
Matt Colleran	....	sound mix technician (as Matthew Colleran)
Michael P. Cook	....	dialogue editor (as Michael Cook)
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Patrick Cyccone)
Craig A. Dellinger	....	adr editor (as Craig Dellinger)
Jason England	....	sound effects editor
Bob Goold	....	dialogue editor
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	sound effects editor
Bryan Pennington	....	consultant: Dolby Sound (as Brian Pennington)
Moshe Saadon	....	boom operator
Robert Scherer	....	production sound mixer (as Robert F. Scherer)
Greg Stacy	....	sound effects editor
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Maciek Malish	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Todd Niesen	....	dialogue denoising (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark Gebel	....	special effects supervisor
Tim Harding	....	assistant special effects coordinator
Bruce A. Strong	....	special effects supervisor: Chicago

Stunts
Lisa Anne Durupt	....	stunt double (as Lisa Durupt)
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt rigger
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Carr	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jim Craig	....	key rigging grip (as Jim 'J.C.' Craig)
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gerrit Dangremond	....	camera operator: Chicago
Christopher Dean	....	key grip
John Durica	....	electrician
John Gilmore	....	rigging gaffer
Christopher M. Gower	....	best boy grip (as Christopher Gower)
Bob Harper	....	best boy rigging grip
Joao Holowka	....	lead electrician
David James	....	still photographer
Charles Jimenez	....	key grip: Chicago
Philip Lanthier	....	dolly grip (as Buck Lanthier)
Joachim Martin	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robert McRae	....	chief lighting technician
James A. Miller	....	gaffer: Chicago
William Mills	....	lead grip (as Bill Mills)
Mark Motoch	....	electrician
Daniel Quesnel	....	camera loader (as Daniel J. Quesnel)
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