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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.7K
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Marisa Tomei and Robert Carlyle in Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
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A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love.A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love.A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love.

  • Director
    • Randall Miller
  • Writers
    • Randall Miller
    • Jody Savin
  • Stars
    • Robert Carlyle
    • Marisa Tomei
    • Mary Steenburgen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Randall Miller
    • Writers
      • Randall Miller
      • Jody Savin
    • Stars
      • Robert Carlyle
      • Marisa Tomei
      • Mary Steenburgen
    • 78User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • Frank Keane
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Meredith Morrison
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Marienne Hotchkiss
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Steve Mills
    Elden Henson
    Elden Henson
    • Young Steve Mills…
    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Kip Kipling
    Teresa Johnston
    • Kate Collmary
    Kelley Parker
    Kelley Parker
    • Young Lisa Gobar
    Michael Bower
    Michael Bower
    • Tommy Tanksley
    • (as Michael Ray Bower)
    Chance Michael Corbitt
    Chance Michael Corbitt
    • Peter Jelliffe
    Josh Horowitz
    Josh Horowitz
    • Kenny Dulin
    • (as Joshua Horowitz)
    Philip Perlman
    Philip Perlman
    • Civil Defense Man
    • (as Phil Perlman)
    Maria Parkinson
    • Miss Parkinson
    Karlyn Michelson
    • Lucy
    • (as Karlyn Hayley Michelson)
    Camryn Manheim
    Camryn Manheim
    • Lisa Gobar
    Octavia Spencer
    Octavia Spencer
    • Ayisha Lebaron
    Ian Abercrombie
    Ian Abercrombie
    • Evrin Sezgin
    Phillip Gott
    • Geeky Blond Dancer
    • Director
      • Randall Miller
    • Writers
      • Randall Miller
      • Jody Savin
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    User reviews78

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    carolepoz

    enjoyed this movie!

    saw it last nite at a complimentary screening. it was well worth seeing if only for robert carlyle's performance alone! he was absolutely extraordinary! i found mary steenburgen very affected, though, & was consciously aware that she was acting! i can't understand all the positive comments about her performance in this movie, though i absolutely adore her in other things (she was so great in joan of arcadia on TV, for example). i liked the interweaving of past & present & the way story lines played out & were connected eventually. it was well told. it integrated pathos with humor & had many unexpected touches. some of the acting was like caricature - e.g., donny wahlberg's, & i did not enjoy that type of aspect whenever it occurred. but on the whole i felt this was a well crafted film of value and substance. i'm glad i saw it.
    9Poetica

    masterful mingling of narratives

    The film's use of two voices relaying three narrative threads, artfully woven without confusion while maintaining audience interest and focus, could be used as a textbook for compound story structure. If the story hadn't been expanded from a short film thereby requiring this approach, I'd be heaping superlative praise on its inventiveness as well.

    Entertaining, well-cast with excellent performances by its ensemble of seasoned character actors, and just quirky enough to offset its sometimes saccharin character, I think this will grow a deserved following when it airs on cable. A solid illustration of the possibility of 'charm' in contemporary cinema, it presented little violence beyond its illustration of an automobile accident site and the language of adolescent boys, and managed a passionate but never prurient love scene under cover of a liberal dusting of flour.

    Enchanting!
    8DonnaGraysonDotCom

    Outstanding Cast, Great Story

    I loved the movie. I hope you get a chance to see it and it comes to your area. Its a great life story. John Goodman plays a man who is trying to return to his childhood girlfriend. Robert Carlyle finds him in his hour of need, and agrees to meet the childhood girlfriend for him

    Robert Carlyle and Marisa Tomei are so wonderful together. The story of their meeting and falling and love is very romantic.

    Mary Steenburgen is outstanding in her role as the dance instructor.

    And Donnie Wahlberg steals the movie with his character.

    Its a movie filled with outstanding actors. And a very touching and moving story. With great childhood stories.
    7rdfaber

    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.
    8rooprect

    This movie is good for the soul

    I'm ripping off another reviewer's title for "Lisbon Story" (the original "good for the soul" movie), but I can't think of a better description for "Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School."

    I won't even get into the plot except to say that it's at times surprisingly dark, surprisingly uplifting, surprisingly tense, and just overall surprising. It deals with themes of devastating loss, rediscovery, pain, anger, violence, and confusion but in a way that gets your toes tapping to the Lindy Hop. Watch the movie, and that'll make sense.

    If you've gotten past the supercilious title, which doubtlessly scares off anyone in the mood for Saw VIII, and you've gotten as far as the 3rd paragraph of this review which includes supercilious words like "supercilious", then I think you'll get it. This is a movie which explores the veneer of charm which we often use to cloak a deeper ugliness in our lives. But it doesn't do it sarcastically; it actually points out how an occasional ballroom dance may, occasionally, be the cure for the horrors that we experience.

    It's no surprise that the filmmakers managed to snare an all star cast, because this is the kind of movie that actors (who aren't solely obsessed with money) would eagerly jump into. Award winning talent like John Goodman, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen, and some of my personal favorites like Ernie Hudson (The Crow, Ghostbusters) and Donnie Wahlberg (the aforementioned Saw movies) as well as a cameo by Danny Devito really bring this story to life. And of course there's the main character played by Robert Carlyle, an actor whom I'm not familiar with but I'll forever remember his performance here.

    As for the dancing itself, no, it's not really a showcase of fancy footwork (for that, you should check out the awesome Aussie flick "Strictly Ballroom") although Donnie Wahlberg does some impressive moves as the hilarious cheeseball Baryshnikov wannabee who needs to button his shirt back above his navel. This is really a human story with elements of romcom, elements of tragedy, elements of suspense, and regardless of how it turns out "good for the soul."

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    • Trivia
      Elden Henson played two parts in this film, one being Samson, the other as young Steve Mills. The flashbacks are from a 1990 short film of the same name and Elden played the role of Steve as a 12 year old boy.
    • Goofs
      When practicing the waltz, one boy counts off 1-2-3-4. The waltz is a three count.
    • Quotes

      Marienne Hotchkiss: 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.

    • Connections
      Edited from Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Over the Rainbow
      Written by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg

      Courtesy of EMI Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP)

      Performed by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (as Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole)

      Courtesy of Big Boy Record Company/The Mountain Apple Company, Hawaii

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2006 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un toc de seducció
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Unclaimed Freight Productions
      • Shoreline Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $349,132
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $92,668
      • Apr 2, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $410,602
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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