Rent Strictly Ballroom (1992)
3.7 of 5 from 141 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
- Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) is a talented ballroom dancing champion who longs to dance his own steps. This results in being dumped by his partner and chastened by all those around him, except two people. One is Fran, the ugly duckling of the school who persuades him to let her dance with him, and eventually steals his heart. The other is his father, a quiet man dominated by his bejewelled wife. Scott knows in his heart he must follow his dreams, but some are determined to see him fail. The film climaxes at the Australian Championship in a superbly choreographed and heart-warming finale.
- Actors:
- Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides, Peter Whitford, Barry Otto, John Hannan, Sonia Kruger, Kris McQuade, Pip Mushin, Leonie Page, Antonio Vargas, Armonia Benedito, Jack Webster, Lauren Hewett, Steve Grace, Paul Bertram, Di Emery, Lara Mulcahy
- Directors:
- Baz Luhrmann
- Writers:
- Baz Luhrmann
- Others:
- Craig Pearce, Roger Savage, Antony Gray, Jack N. Green, Phil Judd, Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie, Jill Bilcock, David Hirschfelder, Ben Osmo, Ian McLoughlin
- Studio:
- ITV DVD
- Genres:
- Comedy, Romance
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2023, Dancing Queens: Guide to the Musical Films That'll
- Countries:
- Australia
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/06/2008
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- 'Behind-the scenes' Documentary
- Original Movie Trailer
- John Paul Young 'Love is in the Air' music video
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Reviews (1) of Strictly Ballroom
A snapshot of Australian ballrom dancing, but so much more - Strictly Ballroom review by DH
At first glance, this may look like a tacky production about ballroom dancing of all things, but stick with it and it's so much more. The film has a lovely flow to it, with sudden changes as the plot evolves. The way the film explores how shallow a lot of folks are, going with the flow, keeping the boring old status quo, not rocking the boat. The film shows the pain, but also the potential huge rewards for daring to be different, both in life and in love. The film's use of the ballroom dancing world allows the real world to be put to one side, allowing the viewer to focus on the human traits - goood and bad.
Perhaps it helps to be a child of the '80's and of a certain frame of mind, but this is my favourite film. It's uplifting. I saw the great actor Ralph Richardson interviewed shortly before his death and he said it was one of his favourite fims. If it was good enough for Ralph, it's good enough for me.
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