Dancer (I) (2003)

Who's Ray Bolger? A young Scotsman does some fancy footwork to find the answer when an older colleague mentions the name.

Director:

Ewan Stewart

Writer:

Ewan Stewart

Stars:

Sandy Nelson, Billy McElhaney, James Martin

Cast

Cast overview:
Sandy Nelson	...	Brian
Billy McElhaney	...	Danny
James Martin	...	Old Man
Ann Stevenson	...	Barmaid
Liam Stewart	...	Man at bar #1
Brendan McLaughlin	...	Man at bar #2
Bert McLernan	...	Man at bar #3
Noreen Leighton	...	Librarian

Storyline

Who's Ray Bolger? A young Scotsman does some fancy footwork to find the answer when an older colleague mentions the name.

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Taglines:

Where's your culture?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2003 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£10,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

'Ya Dancer' no longer belongs to just Trainspotting

'Ya Dancer' was first made famous by Ewan MacGregor in Trainspotting, during that epic dive to the bottom of the 'worst toilet in Scotland'.

It is also uttered here, in a similarly joyous moment for the hero.

The difference being that in 'Dancer', the hero has stumbled on the information he has been frantically looking for, the identity of 'Ray Bolger'.

'Dancer' is about the search for knowledge, bettering yourself, rather than trying to relocate your dropped opium deposits. A step out of the gutter for Scotland perhaps.

But, like Trainspotting, it does have a wicked sense of humour and in Sandy, a charismatic, likable leading man you want to see triumph.

Short films are like short stories. Deceptively simple but very hard to pull off successfully. This has all the right ingredients.