The Makeover (2013)

This is an update of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" that changes the genders of the main characters. Hannah Higgins attempts to turn blue-collar Boston beer vendor Elliot Doolittle into ... See full summary »

Director:

John Gray

Writer:

C. Jay Cox

Stars:

Julia Stiles, David Walton, Camryn Manheim

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Stiles	...	Hannah Higgins
David Walton	...	Elliot Doolittle
Camryn Manheim	...	Colleen
Georgia Lyman	...	Bonnie
Frances Fisher	...	Allie Doolittle
Tony V.	...	Frank (as Tony 'Tony V' Viveiros)
Nada Despotovich	...	Wilma
Maureen Keiller	...	Vivian
Bill Mootos	...	Wade Bradbury
Lonnie Farmer	...	Humphrey Rossdale
Albert M. Chan	...	Pearce (as Albert Chan)
Marianna Bassham	...	Jean Evans
David Santori	...	Monsieur Rupert
Chris Zito	...	Victor
Marc Carver	...	Mr. Warner

Storyline

This is an update of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" that changes the genders of the main characters. Hannah Higgins attempts to turn blue-collar Boston beer vendor Elliot Doolittle into a viable candidate and inadvertently learns something of Elliot's side of life.

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Plot Keywords:

candidate | vendor | poll defeat | election speech | photographer | 

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Taglines:

He's her work in progress.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Kandidat zum Verlieben

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions,McGee Street Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The classic rock and roll song Dirty Water which plays during the bowling scene and at the end is the original 1966 version by the Standells. The lyrics include references to the pollution of the Charles River and Boston Harbor.

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Goofs

In the last scene Hannah parks her car right in front of Elliot's front door and walks around the car to get to the door. When she comes out again she walks about eight paces uphill to get to her car.

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Connections

Version of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: Pygmalion (1956)

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Soundtracks

Dirty Water
(uncredited)
Performed by The Standells

User Reviews

Adorable and funny

I was in the hospital and high on drugs when I saw this. That also explains my delay in reviewing it since during my recovery I had limited time online and there were other priorities.

Even though it felt like I was dreaming this episode, I still remember some details. David Walton did a very good Boston accent and he was quite appealing as an obviously blue-collar character. And yet Elliot wanted more from life than just delivering beer. An executive position was open in his company, and the uptight but still adorable Hannah tricked him into letting her train him to talk and act properly for that position. Only her goal was to replace the deceased congressman she had wanted to see elected. Elliot did very well in his transition to a sophisticated executive, but did he want the job of congressman? Well, you'll just have to watch for yourself. And there appears to be romantic potential here as well.

Not quite up to the usual Hallmark Hall of Fame standards, but it would have made a very good Lifetime movie.