Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

1h 43m 2005

Brief Synopsis

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Frank has been consumed by grief over his wife's death. But everything changes when he pulls over on a rural highway to help a dying stranger entangled in a car wreck. En route to fulfill a forty-year promise to his childhood sweetheart, the stranger shares a compelling tale of adolescent love rep

Cast & Crew

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Randall M. Miller

Director

Mary Steenburgen

Ernie Hudson

Donnie Wahlberg

John Goodman

Adam Arkin

Film Details

Also Known As
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dance
Drama
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
Independent Distribution Partnership (IDP)/Samuel Goldwyn Films/Watermark
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

Frank has been consumed by grief over his wife's death. But everything changes when he pulls over on a rural highway to help a dying stranger entangled in a car wreck. En route to fulfill a forty-year promise to his childhood sweetheart, the stranger shares a compelling tale of adolescent love replete with first kisses, youthful innocence and ballroom dancing. Frank promises to fulfill the stranger's wish and finds himself at the doorsteps of Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School. It's here that he finds an odd path to a new beginning when he meets Meredith, a beautiful woman trying to find a peace of her own and Frank feels passionate and alive for the first time in years.

Director

Randall M. Miller

Director

Cast

Mary Steenburgen

Ernie Hudson

Donnie Wahlberg

John Goodman

Adam Arkin

Camryn Manheim

Sean Astin

Robert Carlyle

Danny De Vito

Elden Henson

David Paymer

Miguel Sandoval

Sonia Braga

Marisa Tomei

Crew

Mark Adler

Music

Lon Bender

Executive Producer

Linda Brachman

Assistant Director

Eduardo Castro

Executive Producer

Eileen Craft

Producer

Sarah Halley Finn

Casting Director

Sarah Halley Finn

Coproducer

Joann Fregalette Jansen

Choreographer

Carlos Gidi

Executive Producer

Courtney Gross

Casting Director

Randi Hiller

Casting Director

Randi Hiller

Coproducer

Art Klein

Executive Producer

Jeffrey Lampert

Executive Producer

Jonathan Mchugh

Music Supervisor

Randall M. Miller

Editor

Randall M. Miller

Source Material

Randall M. Miller

Producer

Randall M. Miller

Screenplay

Darren Moorman

Associate Producer

Kathryn Morrison

Costume Designer

Maureen Osborne

Set Decorator

Kelly Oxford

Sound

Kevin Reidy

Executive Producer

Morris Ruskin

Producer

Jody Savin

Screenplay

Jody Savin

Producer

Ronald Savin

Executive Producer

Jonathan Sela

Director Of Photography

Dawn Snyder

Production Designer

Jason Stewart

Production Coordinator

Film Details

Also Known As
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dance
Drama
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
Independent Distribution Partnership (IDP)/Samuel Goldwyn Films/Watermark
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring March 31, 2006

Released in United States on Video July 4, 2006

Released in United States January 2005

Released in United States August 2005

Shown at Edinburgh Film Festival (Gala) August 17-28, 2005.

Released in United States Spring March 31, 2006

Released in United States on Video July 4, 2006

Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premiere) January 20-30, 2005.)

Released in United States August 2005 (Shown at Edinburgh Film Festival (Gala) August 17-28, 2005.)

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