Strictly Ballroom (1992)
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This wildly off-beat comedy is about a male dancer (Paul Mercurio) who refuses to follow the accepted rules of ballroom dancing and creates his own style of choreography, which infuriates the ballroom dancing establishment. Before he's scheduled to compete in the Pan-Pacific ballroom championships, he's forced to take up a new partner (Tara Morice), a beginner who initially seems without promise. With his help, she turns into an assured and wonderful dancer. Baz Luhrmann's visual style may be too bright, gaudy and exaggerated for some tastes, yet he treats his characters with compassion, which makes Strictly Ballroom such an engaging comedy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, (more)
- Director(s):
- Baz Luhrmann
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Strictly Ballroom
This wildly off-beat comedy is about a male dancer (Paul Mercurio) who refuses to follow the accepted rules of ballroom dancing and creates his own style of choreography, which infuriates the ballroom dancing establishment. Before he's scheduled to compete in the Pan-Pacific ballroom championships, he's forced to take up a new partner (Tara Morice), a beginner who initially seems without promise. With his help, she turns into an assured and wonderful dancer. Baz Luhrmann's visual style may be too bright, gaudy and exaggerated for some tastes, yet he treats his characters with compassion, which makes Strictly Ballroom such an engaging comedy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of Strictly Ballroom
- Paul Mercurio - Scott Hastings
- Bill Hunter - Barry Fife
- Pat Thompson - Shirley Hastings
- Peter Whitford - Les Kendall
- Sonia Kruger-Tayler - Tina Sparkle
- Armonia Benedito - YaYa
- John O'Connell - Try-out Coach
- Bob Adams - New Steps Family
- Jack Webster - Terry
- Peter Lynch - Extra: Kendall's Studio
- Tara Morice - Fran
- Barry Otto - Doug Hastings
- Gia Carides - Liz Holt
- John Hannan - Ken Railings
- Pip Mushin - Wayne Burns
- Kris McQuade - Charm Leachman
- Antonio Vargas - Rico
- Paul Bertram - J.J. Silvers
- Leonie Page - Vanessa Cronin
- Michael Burgess - Merv
- Director(s):
- Baz Luhrmann
- Writer(s):
- Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, Andrew Bovell
- Producer(s):
- Jane Scott, Tristram Miall
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Profanity, Strong Sexual Content)
- Categories:
- Romance
- 1992 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Director
- 1992 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- 1992 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Supporting Actress
- 1992 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Picture
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