The Beautician and the Beast (1997)

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writer (WGA):

Todd Graff (written by)

Release Date:

7 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Once upon a time...

Plot:

A New York cosmetologist mistakenly thought to be a science teacher is offered a job to teach the children of an Eastern European dictator.

Plot Keywords:

Dictator | Teacher | Beautician | Castle | Fish Out Of Water

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Fran Drescher	...	Joy Miller
Timothy Dalton	...	Boris Pochenko
Ian McNeice	...	Ira Grushinsky
Patrick Malahide	...	Leonid Kleist
Lisa Jakub	...	Katrina Pochenko
Michael Lerner	...	Jerry Miller
Phyllis Newman	...	Judy Miller
Heather DeLoach	...	Masha Pochenko
Adam LaVorgna	...	Karl Pochenko
Kyle Wilkerson	...	Yuri Pochenko
Tyler Wilkerson	...	Yuri Pochenko
Timothy Dowling	...	Alek
Michael Immel	...	Stage Manager
Tonya Watts	...	Model
Tamara Mello	...	Consuela

Also Known As:

La niñera y el presidente (Argentina) (video title) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Güzel dadi ile çirkin kral (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I koukla kai to teras (Greece) [el]
L'éducatrice et le tyran (France) [fr]
L'amore è un trucco (Italy) [it]
La beauté et la brute (Canada: French title) [fr]
La novia del presidente (Spain) [es]
Mein Liebling, der Tyrann (Germany) [de]
Tyttö ja tyranni (Finland) [fi]
Um Conto Quase de Fadas (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and sensuality.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG (certificate #34952) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

High School Sweethearts

Trivia:

Fran Drescher took voice lessons to alter the nasal quality of her voice for the part of Joy Miller. When she arrived on set using her new "normal" voice, producers insisted that she revert to her natural trademark one, as it was one of the reasons she was asked to play the part.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Joy is massaging the president, the cloth around his face keeps disappearing and reappearing between shots.

Quotes:

[Motto for her cosmetology class]
Joy Miller: Flashy, not trashy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

Soundtrack:

Hungarian Sundance

adorable!

I saw this movie in the theater on a hunch and it was a really cute film. The premise is very similar to Fran's "Nanny" role (although in this case, she's the "tutor"). It's clean, the laughs are consistent, and it's a great family film. I'm not saying the film certified for Oscar, but kids would love it.