Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
This is one of those movies that I have always wanted to see but just haven't gone to the video store to get it. Here is the synopsis from the movie's actual website: "MARILYN HOTCHISS' BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL is a beautiful film that celebrates the reawakening of the spirit. Based on a short film created 15 years ago by the director an co-writer Randall Miller and wife Jody Savin, MARILYN HOTCHKISS centers on Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle), a widowed man consumed by his wife's death. On a delivery run one day, Frank witnesses a car wreck and talks to the man inside, Steve Mills (John Goodman), who is on the verge of dying. In the last moments of his life, Steve explains the urgency that led to his situation; he tells the story of his childhood love that he swore 40 years ago he would meet at Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School where they first met as kids. When Frank attempts to deliver Steve's regrets for not showing up, Frank meets both Meredith (Marisa Tomei) and the infectious world of dance, which allows his hear to open and find love again. The movie was nominated by the Casting Society of America for Best Independent Feature Film Casting - Sarah Finn, Randi Hiller. It first shown at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2005 then on limited run in general theaters on March 31, 2006.
Cast
Robert Carlyle - Frank Keane
Marisa Tomei - Meredith Morrison
John Goodman - Steve Mills
Mary Steenburgen - Marienne Hotchkiss
Sean Astin - Kip Kipling
Danny DeVito - Booth
Donnie Wahlberg - Randall Ipswitch
David Paymer - Rafael Horowitz
Camryn Manheim - Lisa Gobar
Adam Arkin - Gabe DiFranco
Sonia Braga - Tina
Elden Henson - Sampson/Young Steve Mills
Ernie Hudson - Blake Rische
Miguel Sandoval - Matthew Smith
Patricia Fraser - Marilyn Hotchkiss
Teresa Johnston - Kate Collmary
Kelley Parker - Young Lisa Gobar
Michael Bower - Tommy Tanksley
Chance Michael Corbitt - Peter Jelliffe
Joshua Horowitz - Kenny Dulin
Philip Perlman - Civil Defense Man
Maria Parkinson - Miss Parkinson
Karlyn Michelson - Lucy
Octavia Spencer - Ayisha Lebaron
Ian Abercrombie - Ervin Sezgin
Phillip Gott - Geeky Blond Dancer
Allen Walls - Euro Dancer
Lori Harmon - Chatty Redhead
Dawn Balkin - Sally Ann
Maggie Baird - Linda Sue
Mary Pat Gleason - Natasha
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen - Italian Dancer
Charmain Crain - Blonde Dancer
Sue Jin Song - Sympathetic Dancer
Georgia Simon - Bespectacled Dancer
Destiny Edmond - LeeLee
Nadia Lewis - Lori
David St. James - Cameron McGee
Greg Serano - Officer #1
Greg Collins - Paramedic #1
Liz Burnette - Paramedic #2
Tom Dahlgren - Sy Cranwinkle
Kate Mulligan - Mrs. Mills
Wendy Bowers Armagnac - Mrs. Jelliffe
Harry Shearer - Promo Announcer
Matthew Thomas Craig - Ideal Son
Chad Taylor - Perfect Father
Andree Chapman - Perfect Mother
Solana Green - Ideal Girl
Cliff Emmich - Doorman
Rachel Winfree - 60's Sign-In Lady
Harvey J. Alperin - 60's Record Player
     Man
Eric Schranz - Freckled-Faced Boy
John McLaughlin - Tall Boy
Stephanie Shell - Screechy Girl
Buff Borin - Buff Brenner
Gina Russell - Girl with Sharp Voice
Hal B. Klein - Travel Guy
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