A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
Acting
Stanley Tucci going full unhinged as Link, the secret dance freak.
Score
That Peter Gabriel cover will live rent-free forever.
Practical Effects
Actual ballroom dancers, not actors pretending badly.
Director
Peter Chelsom
Richard Gere
John Clark
Jennifer Lopez
Paulina
Susan Sarandon
Beverly Clark
Stanley Tucci
Link
Lisa Ann Walter
Bobbie
Anita Gillette
Miss Mitzi
Bobby Cannavale
Chic
Omar Benson Miller
Vern
Tamara Hope
Jenna Clark
Stark Sands
Evan Clark
Richard Jenkins
Devine
Nick Cannon
Scott
Sarah Lafleur
Carolyn
Onalee Ames
Diane
Diana Salvatore
Tina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This American remake of the 1996 Japanese original completely flopped in Japan, where the original is a beloved classic about repressed salarymen finding joy.
Richard Gere actually trained extensively for this — those feet are HIS, not a double, which is why the tango scene slaps.
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