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Writers (WGA):
Randall Miller (short film "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School")
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Release Date:
12 January 2006 (Netherlands) more
Tagline:
When destiny leads, love follows.
Plot:
A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Beautiful and charming film more (46 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Goodman | ... | Steve Mills | |
| Elden Henson | ... | Young Steve Mills / Samson | |
| Robert Carlyle | ... | Frank Keane | |
| Sean Astin | ... | Kip Kipling | |
| Teresa Johnston | ... | Kate Collmary | |
| Kelley Parker | ... | Young Lisa Gobar | |
| Michael Bower | ... | Tommy Tanksley (as Michael Ray Bower) | |
| Chance Michael Corbitt | ... | Peter Jelliffe | |
| Joshua Horowitz | ... | Kenny Dulin | |
| Philip Perlman | ... | Civil Defense Man (as Phil Perlman) | |
| Maria Parkinson | ... | Miss Parkinson | |
| Karlyn Michelson | ... | Lucy (as Karlyn Hayley Michelson) | |
| Camryn Manheim | ... | Lisa Gobar | |
| Octavia Spencer | ... | Ayisha Lebaron | |
| Marisa Tomei | ... | Meredith Morrison |
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Ballroom Dancing (Hong Kong: English title) (short title)
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Rated PG-13 for mature situations and language.
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USA:103 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:M | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG-13
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Elden Henson played two parts in this film, one being Samson, the other as young Steve Mills. The flashbacks are from a 1990 short film of the same name and Elden played the role of Steve as a 12 year old boy. more
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Steve Mills: In 1962, Pez were cool, Zagnuts, Bombpops and Good-n-Plenty were very cool. The gum in baseball cards still tasted good. Kennedy was president then. Bay of Pigs, nuclear testing in Nevada, the Red Scare. McDonalds only had a million served. I was twelve-years-old and I hated girls more than liver... more
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References Sora no daikaijû Radon (1956) more
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Ciribiribin more
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I caught this film at the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck Michigan. Directed by Randall Miller and a star filled cast, this film was the best of the festival, and may be one of my favorites of the year. The film begins with baker Robert Carlyle driving down a deserted highway. He comes upon a stranger in a car wreck, played by John Goodman, and the two talk with each other, waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Goodman tells Carlyle of his planned reunion with his childhood love at the place mentioned in the title.
This beautiful film is wonderfully acted, with such stars as Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Astin, Donnie Wahlberg, David Paymer, and Ernie Hudson. I loved the story, I didn't realize you could do so much with such a simple outline. I loved the structure of the film, the way it was edited and shot. There were some very funny moments, very touching moments, and overall it's just a great experience. Some of the filmmakers showed up for the festival and had some great stories to tell. The movie was originally made 15 years ago as a short film of the same title, and a lot of the scenes from the short film are used in the feature as flashback scenes (I knew I saw Donkeylips from Salute Your Shorts).
I think with such an all-star cast and such a good story, this film will at least get release in major cities. So if you get the chance, check this movie out.