Six Weeks (1982)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Tony Bill

Writers:

Fred Mustard Stewart (novel)
David Seltzer (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

In six weeks you can find memories to last a lifetime.

Plot:

A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician...

Plot Keywords:

Nutcracker | New York City | Ballet | Subway | Political Candidate

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Dudley Moore	...	Patrick Dalton
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Charlotte Dreyfus
Katherine Healy	...	Nicole Dreyfus
Shannon Wilcox	...	Peg Dalton
Bill Calvert	...	Jeff Dalton
Joe Regalbuto	...	Bob Crowther
John Harkins	...	Arnold Stillman
Michael Ensign	...	Choreographer
Anne Ditchburn	...	Assistant Choreographer (as Ann Ditchburn)
Chea Collette	...	Ballet Instructor
Clement St. George	...	TV Interviewer
Joan Yale Edmundson	...	Woman Interviewer
Emily Seltzer	...	Girl in Ballet Dressing Room
Martin Casella	...	Volunteer - Campaign Office
Darwyn Carson	...	Girl - Campaign Office

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Trivia:

Originally cast as mother and daughter were Audrey Hepburn and Tatum O'Neal, but negotiations with Hepburn fell through.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Charlotte and Nikki are dancing in the studio and Nikki is holding an arabesque position, a microphone is being lowered from the ceiling.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Alien from L.A. (#6.16)" (1993)

unfairly treated

This is a film that one might think a little over emotional, but that would, in my opinion, not be an accurate appraisal. The acting is , by Dudley Moore as faultlessly wondrous as always, the little girl was also good, the rest...well.

The score is brilliant and was composed and conducted by Dudley Moore himself. The film did terribly at the Box Office, mainly because people are fearful of bearing their true feelings, the film and Moore's excellent score were forgotten. So if you want to see a good, if not the best, example of Moore's acting then watch this film, but most of all float away listening to it's magical score.