| | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing And Charm School DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Dance Videos, Love, Relationships, Tragedy, Dancers | | Starring | Robert Carlyle, Mary Steenburgen, Danny DeVito, Camryn Manheim, John Goodman, David Paymer, Marisa Tomei, Donnie Wahlberg, Jody Savin | | Director | Randall Miller | | Composer | Mark Adler | | Director of Photography | Jonathan Sela | | Producer | Eilleen Craft, Morris Rushkin |
Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle) is a baker by trade but now a man consumed by his wife's death. When fate intervenes, he pulls over to help a stranger in a car wreck, a man near death (John Goodman) who urgently discloses a planned reunion, a meeting with a lost childhood love at a school for ballroom dance. Stars Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, and Mary Steenburgen. Extras include commentary and short film. MARILYN HOTCHKISS' BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL begins with a fated meeting, as Frank (Robert Carlyle) pulls over to aid a car-crash victim, Steve (John Goodman), who is slowly dying by the side of the road. Frank is still coming to terms with his wife's suicide, so when Steve spins him a story about the dance school of the title, he decides to attend classes himself. Steve informs Frank that he was in love with a girl named Lisa (Camryn Manheim), who danced at the school when he was a 12-year-old boy. Now, some 40 years later, Frank was on his way to the school to meet her again, hoping to rekindle their flame. Director Randall Miller (CLASS ACT) neatly divides the story into three parts, providing flashbacks to flesh out Steve's story, showing Frank's desperate attempts--along with a paramedic team--to keep Steve alive, and illustrating what happens when Frank makes his way to the school. As the story pings back and forth, Frank arrives at the school intending to tell Lisa what happened to Steve, but fails to find her. What Frank does find, however, is Meredith (Marisa Tomei), a woman he hopes will fill in the aching gap left by the death of his wife. As Frank slowly falls in love with Meredith while continuing his search for Lisa, the film gently arcs through some sentimental material that should appeal to viewers who enjoy a good tearjerker. Theatrical Release: March 31, 2006 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing And Charm School Reviews: "[A] touching drama about a bunch of sad sacks who seek a respite from life's battles in the comforting rituals of the lindy hop and the merengue."
-- Stacey Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing And Charm School | List Price | $14.94 (You save $5.15) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  43274  | | CD Universe Part number | 7101651 | | Catalog number | 15162 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 04, 2006 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Running Time | 104 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
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Featurette: "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Short Film"
Audio Commentary: Randall Miller - Director; Robert Carlyle - Star
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