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 | Dance Lesson | Widower

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Unclaimed Freight Productions

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

Steve Mills: In 1962, Pez were cool, Zagnuts, Bombpops and Good-n-Plenty were very cool. The gum in baseball cards still tasted good. Kennedy was president then. Bay of Pigs, nuclear testing in Nevada, the Red Scare. McDonalds only had a million served. I was twelve-years-old and I hated girls more than liver...

Movie Connections:

References Mosura (1961)

A great movie about human feelings

Being a ballroom dancer this was pretty much a "required viewing." It was a little different from what I expected, but it was still worth the time. I've read the feelings of a lot of dancers who have rated this movie lower than I did. I would guess that they come by their opinions based on the fact that dancing to them, is a competition sport and that's how they always look at it. My feeling towards dancing would probably be more in line with those of Mary Ann Hotchkiss and Mr. Keane. "Dance is a very powerful drug Mr. Keane. If embraced judiciously, it can exorcise demons, access deep seated emotions and color your life in joyous shades of brilliant magenta that you never knew existed. But, one must shoulder its challenges with intrepid countenance if one is ever to reap its rewards." Get this movie, curl up on the couch with your honey and enjoy a very nice, sweet movie about searching for, and finding reasons for going on, even when life seems so pointless.