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Blow Dry
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Overview

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Director:
Paddy Breathnach
Writer:
Simon Beaufoy (writer)
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Release Date:
30 March 2001 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Love Is In The Hair more
Plot:
The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run... more | full synopsis
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the ladies steal the show more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alan Rickman ... Phil Allen

Natasha Richardson ... Shelley Allen

Rachel Griffiths ... Sandra
Rachael Leigh Cook ... Christina Robertson

Josh Hartnett ... Brian Allen

Bill Nighy ... Ray (Raymond) Robertson
Warren Clarke ... Tony

Rosemary Harris ... Daisy

Hugh Bonneville ... Louis

Heidi Klum ... Jasmine
Peter McDonald ... Vincent
Michael McElhatton ... Robert
David Bradley ... Noah

Ben Crompton ... Saul
Ann Rye ... Margaret, Farmer's Wife
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Über kurz oder lang (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA | UK | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
At one point in the movie, Ray tells Christina that she isn't in Minneapolis anymore. Rachael Leigh Cook, who plays Christina, is a native of Minneapolis. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Throughout the movie, we are told that Shelley and Sandra left Phil ten years ago, when Phil was in line for his third straight national championship. The current competition is Hair 2000 (and is sometimes called the championships of the year 2000, to confirm that isn't "just" a name). Yet when his honors are announced near the end of the movie, we are told he was national champion in 1981 and 1982. For this to be true, Shelley and Sandra must have walked out on him 17 years ago. more
Quotes:
Phil Allen: A beauty is that Shelley, a beauty. more
Movie Connections:
References Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) more
Soundtrack:
Couldn't Get It Right more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
the ladies steal the show, 7 March 2005
7/10
Author: gael-lancelot from Manchester

So it's a comedy about hairdressing. In truth, the hairdressing provides little more than colour commentary (pun intended), because it's the relationships that take first stage, and they take it really well. Alan Rickman is good, sincere and has depth, Josh Hartnett has an okay delivery ruined by his trying-too-hard faux Yorkshire accent, and Bill Nighy is Bill Nighy, you'll always get a few laughs from him, but the real stars are Rachel Griffiths and Natasha Richardson. Griffiths, in particular, is splendid, going from funny to poignantly hurt to deep, deep love without skipping a beat. Richardson also makes a strong impression, and you can feel the pain in her as the film goes. Oh well... It's a fun film, but it's also a good film.

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