A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
Director:
Baz Luhrmann
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Cast
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| Paul Mercurio | ... | Scott Hastings | |
| Tara Morice | ... | Fran | |
| Bill Hunter | ... | Barry Fife | |
| Pat Thomson | ... | Shirley Hastings | |
| Gia Carides | ... | Liz Holt | |
| Peter Whitford | ... | Les Kendall | |
| Barry Otto | ... | Doug Hastings | |
| John Hannan | ... | Ken Railings | |
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Sonia Kruger | ... | Tina Sparkle |
| Kris McQuade | ... | Charm Leachman | |
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Pip Mushin | ... | Wayne Burns |
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Leonie Page | ... | Vanessa Cronin |
| Antonio Vargas | ... | Rico | |
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Armonia Benedito | ... | Ya Ya |
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Jack Webster | ... | Terry |
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Storyline
Scott Hastings is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckly who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!" Written by Rowena Young
Plot Keywords:
dance | father son relationship | mother son relationship | cinderella story | ballroom dancing |Taglines:
There's something in the air. It might be love -- but it isn't. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ballroom - Gara di ballo See more »Filming Locations:
Marrickville Road and Victoria Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
AUD3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$145,977, 15 February 1993Gross USA:
$11,738,022Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$11,738,022Company Credits
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Charm: No you don't little miss!
Kylie: Shame on you, Miss Leachman!
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Composed by Johann Strauss
Arranged by David Hirschfelder
(c) T.W.O./Polygram Music Publishing
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Baz Luhrmann participated in the sorts of ballroom dancing competitions shown in the movie. Stricly Ballroom began life as an improvised play, featuring Luhrmann. The play was later performed at the Sydney Theatre Company. See more »Goofs
When Shirley Hastings finally rips the calendar pages off in anger shouting, "It was his year," some of the pages underneath also show days marked off and the Pan-Pacific date circled in red. See more »Quotes
[Charm snatched the power cord from Kylie]Charm: No you don't little miss!
Kylie: Shame on you, Miss Leachman!
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Preceding the end credits is the note: This film is dedicated to Ted Albert See more »Soundtracks
The Blue Danube WaltzComposed by Johann Strauss
Arranged by David Hirschfelder
(c) T.W.O./Polygram Music Publishing
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It's a love story. It's a story about being yourself. It's story of following your dreams and not giving up. It's a story with DANCING!!
A boy who loves to dance HIS WAY loses at the major dancing competition. Why or why can't he dance like the others. This is killing his mother. No one wants to be his partner now. He is TOO MUCH!
He works as an instructor at his parents dance studio. His mom wants him to dance again, but the right way. His dad doesn't say much. He is too busy reliving his old dancing days when he was happier. There is a girl who dances at the studio who wants to be his partner. She is too plain and clumsy to be taken seriously. Will she ever get the chance?? Will the boy ever make the world see his way?? Will his mom ever chill out?? Will his Dad end up in the Nuthouse??? For the answers to these questions, please get this film.
Seriously, you will love this film. Though it follows closely to the "DIRTY DANCING" story, it is much more than that. The characters are just so off the wall you will laugh your arse off. The love story is kind of sweet, but the DANCING is great!
8 out of 10