Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)

Director:

Randall Miller

Writers (WGA):

Randall Miller (short film "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School")
Randall Miller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 January 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

When destiny leads, love follows.

Plot:

A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love.

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Baker | Appointment | Black Eye | Therapy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Goodman	...	Steve Mills
Elden Henson	...	Young Steve Mills / Samson
Robert Carlyle	...	Frank Keane
Sean Astin	...	Kip Kipling
Teresa Johnston	...	Kate Collmary
Kelley Parker	...	Young Lisa Gobar
Michael Bower	...	Tommy Tanksley (as Michael Ray Bower)
Chance Michael Corbitt	...	Peter Jelliffe
Joshua Horowitz	...	Kenny Dulin
Philip Perlman	...	Civil Defense Man (as Phil Perlman)
Maria Parkinson	...	Miss Parkinson
Karlyn Michelson	...	Lucy (as Karlyn Hayley Michelson)
Camryn Manheim	...	Lisa Gobar
Octavia Spencer	...	Ayisha Lebaron
Marisa Tomei	...	Meredith Morrison

Also Known As:

Ballroom Dancing (Hong Kong: English title) (short title)
Un toque de seducción (Argentina) (DVD title) (Spain) [es]
Ballroom Dancing (Italy) (DVD title) [it]
Sholi horou kai goiteias (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature situations and language.

Runtime:

USA:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Eagle Rock, California, USA

Company:

Shoreline Entertainment

Trivia:

The flashback scenes are taken from the short film Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990).

Quotes:

Chatty Redhead: So, you're like a dead wives club.
Rafael Horowitz: Well, I don't think you could call it a club, per se.
Chatty Redhead: But, all of your wives are dead.
Rafael Horowitz: No, unfortunately for me mine is still alive and kicking.

Movie Connections:

References Lord of the Dance (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

Over the Rainbow

Emotional roller-coaster, Mary Steenburgen is amazing

It took a while before i felt involved with the film and the characters. However, once more characters started joining the dance class i started to look forward to every scene in the ballroom. Robert Carlyle was obviously the lead role but Mary Steenburgen was fabulous. She was funny but serious and assertive, and her wardrobe throughout the movie evolved along with her character. A nice, subtle touch. As was the gentleman who starts and stops the music for her during the film, i think his name was Freeway? I started looking forward to every time he hit play on that tiny boom box and hearing the music boom through the theater sound. Overall i really enjoyed the film even though it started a little slow.