Release Date: 7/4/2006 Original Release: 2006 Format: DVD Length: 104 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 043396151628 Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Dramas, Dance, Tragedy, Theatrical Release, Relationships, Dancers, Love
Description
MARILYN HOTCHKISS' BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL begins with a fated meeting, as Frank (Robert Carlyle) pulls over to aid a car-crash victim, Steve (John Goodman), who is slowly dying by the side of the road. Frank is still coming to terms with his wife's suicide, so when Steve spins him a story about the dance school of the title, he decides to attend classes himself. Steve informs Frank that he was in love with a girl named Lisa (Camryn Manheim), who danced at the school when he was a 12-year-old boy. Now, some 40 years later, Frank was on his way to the school to meet her again, hoping to rekindle their flame. Director Randall Miller (CLASS ACT) neatly divides the story into three parts, providing flashbacks to flesh out Steve's story, showing Frank's desperate attempts--along with a paramedic team--to keep Steve alive, and illustrating what happens when Frank makes his way to the school. As the story pings back and forth, Frank arrives at the school intending to tell Lisa what happened to Steve, but fails to find her. What Frank does find, however, is Meredith (Marisa Tomei), a woman he hopes will fill in the aching gap left by the death of his wife. As Frank slowly falls in love with Meredith while continuing his search for Lisa, the film gently arcs through some sentimental material that should appeal to viewers who enjoy a good tearjerker.
DVD Features
Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 2.39 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - English - Optional Additional Release Material: Trailers Featurette: "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Short Film" Audio Commentary: Randall Miller - Director; Robert Carlyle - Star
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