Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
Acting
Giamatti's full emotional breakdown to 'Try a Little Tenderness'.
Sound
Huey Lewis actually sings, and it's weirdly perfect casting.
Writing
Six intersecting stories that actually stick the landing.
Director
Bruce Paltrow
Maria Bello
Suzi Loomis
Andre Braugher
Reggie Kane
Paul Giamatti
Todd Woods
Huey Lewis
Ricky Dean
Gwyneth Paltrow
Liv
Scott Speedman
Billy
Marian Seldes
Harriet Gahagan
Kiersten Warren
Candy Woods
Angie Dickinson
Blair
Lochlyn Munro
Ronny Jackson
Steve Oatway
Ralph Beckerman
Brent Butt
Kansas Motel Clerk
Michael Bublé
Finale Singer
Aaron Pearl
Buddy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruce Paltrow directed his daughter and somehow kept it professional; the karaoke contest scenes were filmed at an actual Omaha competition with real contestants as extras.
This film predicted the karaoke-as-therapy boom years before TikTok made everyone a bathroom singer; it also tanked at the box office because 2000 audiences weren't ready for Giamatti's range.
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