| Strictly Ballroom (1993)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Paul Mercurio |
Scott Hastings
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| Tara Morice |
Fran
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| Bill Hunter |
Barry Fife
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| Pat Thomson |
Shirley Hastings
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| Gia Carides |
Liz Holt
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| Peter Whitford |
Les Kendall
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| Barry Otto |
Doug Hastings
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| John Hannan |
Ken Railings
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| Sonia Kruger |
Tina Sparkle
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| Kris McQuade |
Charm Leachman
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| Plot |
| While the plot of this Australian film may seem a bit familiar (The Ugly Duckling meets Dirty Dancing), the whimsical tone and superb dance sequences will make you forget the movie's predictability. Scott (Paul Mercurio) is a champion ballroom dancer who wants to dance "his own steps." Fran is the homely, beginning dancer who convinces Scott that he should dance his own steps... with her. Complicating matters are Scott's domineering mother (Pat Thompson), a former dancer herself, who wants her son to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championship (the same contest she lost years ago), and a conniving dance committee that is determined that "there are no new steps!" The dancing is enjoyable, yet not overwhelming, and the movie strives hard not to take itself too seriously (the beginning of the film is even styled as a pseudo-documentary). Strictly Ballroom, while not so subtly imparting its moral ("A life lived in fear is a life half-lived"), is a laughable romp that's sure to be a crowd pleaser. --Jenny Brown |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Romance |
| Director |
Baz Luhrmann |
| Producer |
Tristram Miall |
| Writer |
Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce |
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| Studio |
Disney / Buena Vista |
| Country |
Australia
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
95 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
2/12/1993 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
641 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/12/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
786936166712 |
| Chapters |
14 |
| Release Date |
3/19/2002 |
| Subtitles |
French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Samba to Slow Fox Dance Featurette
3D Gallery
Audio Commentary with Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin and John O'Connell
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