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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
467 Views


- Arizona?

- [Laughing]

- Right?

- Are you crazy?

You're in New Mexico.

- Oh.

Close enough.

They're right next to each other.

[Both Laughing]

Well, why don't you

go ahead and go sing?

- No. No!

- Yeah.

- Oh, come on! It won't kill you!

- No way. No.

- I'd be way too nervous.

- Ah! Okay.

Here. Take one of these.

Just one. Go ahead.

Go on. Beta blockers.

They chase all your fears away.

Come on.

Drink up. Taffy!

- Good boy.

- Sheila!

- What can I do for you?

- Can you do me a little favor?

- My friend here is desperate to sing.

- Oh, no.

- Are you sure?

- No, no, thank you. No, I couldn't.

- Oh, come on!

- I couldn't. No.

They're not workin' yet.

- Uhhh!

- Mm-hmm.

- Go! You can do it!

- Okay! What the hell!

[Laughs]

All right! What's your name?

- Todd. Yeah.

- Don't be afraid. Come on up.

Whoa, whoa.

What am I supposed to sing?

I'm gonna put a song on.

Watch the monitor and sing.

Everyone, a warm welcome

for Todd.

He's a little nervous.

[Applause]

[Man]

Come on, brother! Sing your song!

- Hello, it's me

- [Groaning, Laughing]

- Hello, it's me

- [Music Stops]

I'm sorry, honey.

You started a little too soon.

- You wait till the colors change.

We'll try it again.

- Okay.

Hello, it's me

I've thought about us

for a long, long time

Maybe I think too much

but something's wrong

- There's something here

that doesn't last too long

- [Girls Giggling]

Maybe I shouldn't think

of you as mine

- [Woman] Yeah!

- [Man Hoots]

[Cheering]

Seein' you

Or seeing anything

as much as I do you

I take for granted

that you're always there

I take for granted

that you just don't care

- Sometimes I can't help

seein' all the way through

- [Cheering]

- Yeah!

- [Cheering Continues]

Whoo! Yeah!

It's important to me

That you know

you are free

- 'Cause I never wanna

- Hey, Taffy.

- Make you change for me

- He's so cute, isn't he?

Yeah, he is.

Think of me

You

You know that I'd

be with you if I could

I'll come around to see you

once in a while

Or if I ever need

a reason to smile

And spend the night

if you think I should

- Hey, lady, can you help me out?

- Hey. Oh, no.

I spent my last money

on that bus.

Maybe you can help me out.

They got a karaoke bar around here?

Oh, I wouldn't know.

I guess you wouldn't,

would you?

Anyway...

- Hey!

- God bless you, sir. Have a nice day.

Hey, lady,

come back!

- [Rock]

- Hey, hey, ah

What I like about you

What... What I like

about you

That's what I like

That's what I like

- [Coughing]

- [Continues]

Here you go.

Billy!

Been to every bar in town.

Me too.

I'm really sorry.

I didn't mean to hurt you.

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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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