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Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom

Strictly Ballroom

1992 94 min ★ 6.6 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?

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Cast

Paul Mercurio

Paul Mercurio

Scott Hastings

Tara Morice

Tara Morice

Fran

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Barry Fife

Pat Thomson

Pat Thomson

Shirley Hastings

Gia Carides

Gia Carides

Liz Holt

Peter Whitford

Les Kendall

Barry Otto

Barry Otto

Doug Hastings

John Hannan

Ken Railings

Sonia Kruger

Sonia Kruger

Tina Sparkle

Kris McQuade

Kris McQuade

Charm Leachman

Details

Director

Baz Luhrmann

Screenplay

Baz Luhrmann

Tagline

"A life lived in fear... is a life half lived."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$33,946,224

Production

Beyond Films, M & A, Australian Film Finance Corporation, New South Wales Film & Television Office

Reviews

R

r96sk

May 4, 2021

★ 8/10

Part 1 of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy: <em>'Strictly Ballroom'</em>. Entertaining! It's as if <em>'Dirty Dancing'</em> and <em>'Blades of Glory'</em> had a baby. The comedic parts work better than the more romantic parts, but all in all it's an enjoyable watch - even for someone who holds no interest in dance. It's also extremely predictable, but that doesn't trouble the film one bit. ...

C

CinemaSerf

July 24, 2023

★ 7/10

Rarely can one movie be credited with resurrecting an entire genre of programming, but this one certainly reinvigorated media - and participatory - interest in the reputationally staid pursuit of ballroom dancing. The young, accomplished and handsome "Scott" (Paul Mercurio) is determined to get to the top and to do it his way. He is not content to stick with the status quo as defined by the ageing...

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

March 11, 2024

★ 7/10

**A film that remains fresh and enjoyable, even if the plot suffers from irritating clichés and other problems.** Dance is one of those arts that is occasionally portrayed in cinema, and this film is reasonably similar to others that focus on ballroom dancing and major dance competitions (I'm thinking of the most obvious example, “Shall We Dance”, but there are others). Directed by Baz Luhrmann...

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