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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   11,040 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Baz Luhrmann (original idea)
Baz Luhrmann (earlier screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA) more
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Tagline:
There's something in the air. It might be love -- but it isn't. more
Plot:
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed? full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Decade in Review: 2001 Top Ten
 (From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 8:41 PM, PST)

Not So Solitary
 (From FilmInk.com.au. 26 October 2009, 2:28 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Never has a movie been so completely engaging more (151 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Paul Mercurio ... Scott Hastings
Tara Morice ... Fran
Bill Hunter ... Barry Fife
Pat Thomson ... Shirley Hastings

Gia Carides ... Liz Holt
Peter Whitford ... Les Kendall
Barry Otto ... Doug Hastings
John Hannan ... Ken Railings
Sonia Kruger ... Tina Sparkle
Kris McQuade ... Charm Leachman
Pip Mushin ... Wayne Burns
Leonie Page ... Vanessa Cronin
Antonio Vargas ... Rico
Armonia Benedito ... Ya Ya
Jack Webster ... Terry
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and sensuality.
Runtime:
94 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The first scene filmed was the big finale at the dance competition. It was filmed at a real dance competition during the 1-hour lunch break. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Shirley Hastings finally rips the calendar pages off in anger shouting, "It was his year," some of the pages underneath also show days marked off and the Pan-Pacific date circled in red. more
Quotes:
Scott: I have to help Wayne with his bogo pogo. more
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Soundtrack:
Londonderry Air more

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13 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Never has a movie been so completely engaging, 27 December 1999
10/10
Author: lionesss from New York City

From beginning to end. Wow. This is the best Baz Luhrmann film, without a doubt. I've seen it maybe half a dozen times. The characters are hilarious, but even the most obvious parodies are real. They're all so absorbed in their crazy, strange, fantastic world of dancing, you can't help but get absolutely involved in what transpires onscreen. Fran's (Morice) 'transformation' is done very well, and she is possibly the only sane person in a world of over-the-top loons. Scott (Mercurio) is astoundingly handsome and believably self-involved. Go see it!

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