Six Weeks (1982)

A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician. Since the girl has only six weeks or less ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Bill

Writers:

Fred Mustard Stewart (novel), David Seltzer (screenplay)

Stars:

Dudley Moore, Mary Tyler Moore, Katherine Healy

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 von Franckenstein	...	TV Interviewer (as Clement St. George)
Joan Yale Edmundson	...	Woman Interviewer
Emily Seltzer	...	Girl in Ballet Dressing Room
Martin Casella	...	Volunteer - Campaign Office
Darwyn Carson	...	Girl - Campaign Office

Storyline

A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician. Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the daughter skates the ice rink at Rockefeller Center, assumes the lead in The Nutcracker ballet, and sightsees most of the city.

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Plot Keywords:

leukemia | nutcracker | ballet | new york city | terminal illness | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 December 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seis semanas

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$6,700,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jacqueline Bisset, once considered for a part in this movie, had reservations about portraying a mother in this picture. Bisset once said of this: "I don't think I'd make a good mother. That's why I have no plans to have children of my own."

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Goofs

Gives the impression that William F. Christensen's production of "The Nutcracker" is the one annually performed in Lincoln Center, when it is George Balanchine's production that is annually staged there.

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Connections

References The Nutcracker (1965)

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Soundtracks

"The Nutcracker"
(excerpts)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Orchestra conducted by André Previn

User Reviews

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.