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Synopsis: Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. There's the struggling singer who dreams of making it to the big time, a frustrated salesman who ends up on an unexpected road trip, the dysfunctional family performers which includes a con-artist and his long lost daughter, and an escaped convict with the voice of an angel. 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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director(s): Bruce Paltrow
Production: Hollywood Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
R
Year:
2000
112 min
$4,262,782
505 Views


That was stupid.

Uh-huh. He made

an error in judgment.

Uh.

[Chuckles]

So did you.

- [Sighs]

- Your wife seems like

a very decent person.

Yeah.

She fooled me too.

Now, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, man.

Come on. Enough.

- I'm trying to keep you

from throwing your life away.

- Why?

I'm through livin'

in a middle-class prison.

You don't know anything

about livin' in prison.

I'll... I'll... I'll be good.

I promise.

- [Sighs]

- Let's just go downstairs.

[Snickers]

I never met

anybody like you.

[Hostess] All right, Omaha.

Are we having a good time?

- [Crowd] Yeah!

- Yeah?

Okay. Well, we found her this time,

so let's try this again, okay?

Let's give a nice,

warm round of applause...

to Miss Suzi Loomis.

Hey, hey-ey

Yeah, yea-ah

Sweet dreams

are made of this

Who am I to disagree

I travel the world

and the seven seas

Everybody's

lookin' for somethin'

Some of them

want to use you

Some of them want

to get used by you

Some of them

want to abuse you

Some of them

want to be abused

[Crowd Cheering]

Sweet dreams

are made of this

Who am I to disagree

I travel the world

and the seven seas

Everybody's

lookin' for somethin'

[Singers On CD]

Sweet dreams are made of this

Sweet dreams

are made of this

- Sweet dreams are

- Sweet dreams

[Loud Cheering, Whistling]

Do you think

I'm a good person?

Yeah, I do.

I wish I did.

I wish a lot of things.

Everybody does.

What do you

wish for?

Um...

All the things

I never did...

- When I had a chance to do 'em.

- [Bell Dings]

[Door Sliding Open]

[Sighing]

Uh, ladies and gentlemen,

with your permission,

I'd like to introduce

my daughter, Liv.

[Man]

Yeah!

Baby, let's cruise

Away

From here

Don't be confused

The way

Is clear

And if you want it

you got it forever

This is not

a one-night stand

Baby

- Yeah, so

- So

Let the music

take your mind

Just release

and you will find

You're gonna fly away

Glad you're goin' my way

I love it when

we're cruisin' together

- Have a seat.

- Music is played for love

- Cruisin'is made for love

- You gonna be all right

by yourself for a while?

I love it when we're

cruisin'together

Cerveza, por favor.

Cruise with me, baby

Cruise

Yeah

Cruise

- Oh, baby, let's cruise

- Oh, baby, let's cruise

[Liv]

Let's float

Let's glide

Ooh-ooh, let's open up

And go

Inside

And if you want it

you got it forever

I could just stay here

beside you and love you, baby

Let the music

Take your mind

Just release and

You will fnd

You're gonna fly away

Glad you're goin' my way

I love it when

we're cruisin' together

Music is played for love

Cruisin' is made for love

- I love it when

- I love it

I love it I love it

I love it

[Cheering,

Applause]

Her name was Lola

She was a showgirl

With yellow feathers

in her hair

And her dress

cut down to there

She would merengue

and do the cha-cha

And while she tried to be a star

Tony always tended bar

Across the crowded floor

They worked from 8 till 4

They were young

and they had each other

- Who could ask for more

- At the Copa

At the Copa

Copacabana

The hottest spot

north of Havana

At the Copa

Copacabana

Music and dancing

were always the fashion

At the Copa

Don't fall in love

Copacabana

Copacabana

Copacabana

[Cheering,

Applause, Whistling]

All right, ladies and gentlemen.

It is sure gonna be tough

to pick a winner tonight.

Okay, our next contestant,

Mr. Reggie Kane.

[Applause]

What tune can I spin

for you tonight, Mr. Kane?

I'm gonna make

my own music tonight, ma'am.

This song is for

a friend of mine.

He taught me

to drive.

If I leave here tomorrow

Would you still remember me

For I must be

travelin' on now

'Cause there's too many places

I've got to see

For if I stay here

With you now

Things just couldn't be

the same

'Cause I'm as free

As a bird now

And this bird

you cannot change

Oh-oh

And this bird

you cannot change

Lord knows

I can't change

Lord knows

[Laughing]

I can't change

[Audience Gasps, Screams]

[Todd]

No! Reggie! Reggie!

[Groaning]

[Panting]

And they say our society

has lost its fnesse.

[Laughing]

Oh, my God. Man...

Go home.

May I sit?

Be my guest.

Thought you

might like something.

Brought you

something else.

[Snickers]

I can't go back

to who I was.

I'm different now.

I sing.

I'm sorry

about your friend.

You must have really

cared about him.

[Sighs]

I know I haven't

said this in a long time,

but I love you

very much.

Oh, she may be weary

And young girls

they do get wearied

Wearing that same old

shaggy dress

But when she

gets weary

Try a little tenderness

- Hey.

- Hi.

How ya doin'?

- I can't believe what happened

last night.

- I know.

- Somebody said he was

an escaped convict or something.

- Mornin'.

- All paid up.

- I just don't believe that.

He seemed so sweet,

and he sang so beautifully.

Yeah. I never heard

" Free Bird" sung like that.

- Is that yours?

- Yeah.

- Nice paint job.

- Thanks.

- [Suzi] There you are.

- Hey, you all ready to go?

Let's get the show on the road.

California, here I come.

Hey, something wrong there,

honey?

- No, I'm just sad.

- Yeah, I know.

Well, if it's of any interest, there's

a $2,000 purse in Sparks, Nevada.

Nevada? Nevada's

on the way to California.

Just a slight detour.

What do you say?

- How could I refuse?

- [Chuckling]

Listen, it was really great

meetin' you guys.

Hey, would you like

to share our cab?

Why not?

You know, I already know

the answer to this, but I'm

gonna ask the question anyway.

Fire away.

I have 800,000

frequent flier miles...

that I never

have been able to use.

You don't by any chance

accept them for travel?

Of course we do.

Oh.

Well.

And they say that our society

has lost its fnesse.

Each day

through my window

I watch him

as he passes by

And I say to myself

I'm so lucky

he's so fly

To have a boy like him

Is truly

a dream come true

Out of all

the girlies in the world

He belongs to you

But it was just

my imagination

Runnin'away with me

Tell you

it was just my imagination

Runnin'away with me

Soon we'll be married

And raise a family

Oh, yeah

Have a cozy little crib

in the country

With two children

maybe three

I tell you I

Can visualize it all, baby

Ooh

It couldn't be a dream

'Cause too real

it all seems

Oh-oh, oh, oh

But it was just

my imagination

Ooh, once again, yeah

- Runnin'away with me

- Running away with me

- Tell you it was just my imagination

- Running away

Runnin'away with me

Me, yeah, yeah

Hoo

Every night

on my knees I pray

Dear Lord

Hear my plea, yeah

Don't ever let another

take his love from me

Or I will surely die

- Her love is

- Heavenly

When your arms enfold me

I hear a tender rhapsody

- But in reality

- Ooh

He doesn't even know me

- Just my imagination

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John Byrum

John Byrum (born March 14, 1947) is an American film director and writer known for The Razor's Edge, Heart Beat, Duets and Inserts. more…

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