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MARILYN HOTCHKISS' BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL begins with a fated meeting, as Frank pulls over to aid a car-crash victim, Steve, 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, 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.

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EAN5022153186269

eBay Product ID (ePID)59536280

Product Key Features

ActorMarisa Tomei, Sean Astin, Mary Steenburgen, Danny DeVito, Donnie Wahlberg, John Goodman, Robert Carlyle

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Film/TV TitleMarilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School

DirectorRandall Miller

Release Year2006

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesWidescreen

GenreDrama, Romantic

Run Time96 Mins

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Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Additional InformationMARILYN 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.

ReviewsSundance Film Festival - A magical work - not to be missed

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0\Dolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleMarilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing And Charm School