Duets

Duets (2000)

Six littles souls in search of a little harmony.

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.

Date of release
2000-09-09
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (165)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Director
Bruce Paltrow

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Vancouver and Coquitlam

Duets is a 2000 American road musical comedy drama film co-produced and directed by Bruce Paltrow, and written by John Byrum. The motion picture features an ensemble cast with Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Maria Bello, Angie Dickinson, Scott Speedman, and Andre Braugher among others. The movie "revolves around the little known world of karaoke competitions and the wayward characters who inhabit it." Duets premiered at TIFF on September 9, 2000 before being released by Hollywood Pictures on September 15, 2000. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $6.6 million against a $21 million budget, making it a box office bomb.

Production

Bruce Paltrow spent several years trying to get the project started. The film was produced outside Disney's main production channels and was acquired and financed by Buena Vista Film Sales and was distributed through Hollywood Pictures.

This was the only time Gwyneth Paltrow and her producer/director father Bruce Paltrow worked together on a film project, and it was also Bruce Paltrow's last production before his death.

Brad Pitt was first cast in Speedman's role, but, after he and Gwyneth Paltrow announced the end of their off-camera romance, Pitt decided not to take the role.

The film locations include Las Vegas, Nevada; British Columbia, Canada; and Los Angeles, California.

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