Strictly Ballroom (1992)
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- PG
- 1h 34min
- Comedy, Drama
- 12 Feb 1993 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 16 wins & 20 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Paul Mercurio | ... |
Scott Hastings
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Tara Morice | ... |
Fran
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Bill Hunter | ... |
Barry Fife
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Pat Thomson | ... |
Shirley Hastings
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Gia Carides | ... |
Liz Holt
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Peter Whitford | ... |
Les Kendall
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Barry Otto | ... |
Doug Hastings
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John Hannan | ... |
Ken Railings
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Sonia Kruger | ... |
Tina Sparkle
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Kris McQuade | ... |
Charm Leachman
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Pip Mushin | ... |
Wayne Burns
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Leonie Page | ... |
Vanessa Cronin
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Antonio Vargas | ... |
Rico
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Armonia Benedito | ... |
Ya Ya
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Jack Webster | ... |
Terry
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Lauren Hewett | ... |
Kylie
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Steve Grace | ... |
Luke
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Paul Bertram | ... |
J.J. Silvers - State Finals MC
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Di Emery | ... |
Waitress
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Lara Mulcahy | ... |
Natalie
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Brian M. Logan | ... |
Clarry
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Michael Burgess | ... |
Merv
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Todd McKenney | ... |
Nathan Starkey
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Kerry Shrimpton | ... |
Pam Short
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Simone Gage | ... |
Kendall's Studio - Dancer
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Bradley Sabott | ... |
Kendall's Studio - Dancer
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Ray Mather | ... |
Kendall's Studio - Dancer
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Jo Shinta | ... |
Kendall's Studio - Dancer
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Peter Lynch | ... |
Kendall's Studio - Dancer
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Lee Becchiet | ... |
Kendall's Studio - Dancer
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Warren Ring | ... |
Tryout Coach
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Jaya Jamieson | ... |
Tryout Coach
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John O'Connell | ... |
Tryout Coach
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Anita Curtis | ... |
Tryout Girl
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Roxana Vella | ... |
Tryout Girl
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Deanne Curtis | ... |
Tryout Girl
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Ángel García | ... |
Toledo Guitarist
(as Angel Garcia)
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Dene Kermond | ... |
New Steps Family
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Genevieve White | ... |
New Steps Family
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Lisa Ellis | ... |
New Steps Family
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Jacqueline Lendich | ... |
New Steps Family
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Bob Adams | ... |
New Steps Family
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Michelle McClatchy | ... |
Jane Williams dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Baz Luhrmann |
Written by
Baz Luhrmann | ... | (original idea) |
Baz Luhrmann | ... | (earlier screenplay) and |
Andrew Bovell | ... | (earlier screenplay) |
Baz Luhrmann | ... | (screenplay) and |
Craig Pearce | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Antoinette Albert | ... | executive producer |
Tristram Miall | ... | producer |
Jane Scott | ... | line producer |
Music by
David Hirschfelder | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
Steve Mason | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Jill Bilcock |
Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge | ... | grading |
Nick Cole | ... | 2nd assistant picture editor |
Jane Moran | ... | first assistant editor |
Adrian Hauser | ... | telecine assistant (uncredited) |
Casting By
Faith Martin | ... | (casting) |
Fiona McConaghy |
Production Design by
Catherine Martin |
Art Direction by
Martin Brown |
Costume Design by
Catherine Martin | ... | (street costumes) |
Angus Strathie | ... | ballroom costume designer |
Makeup Department
Rebecca Simons | ... | hair assistant / make-up assistant |
Lesley Vanderwalt | ... | make-up designer |
Paul Williams | ... | hair designer |
Production Management
Fiona McConaghy | ... | production manager |
Justin Plummer | ... | unit manager |
Fifa Riccobono | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sue Andrews | ... | assistant director |
Keith Heygate | ... | 1st assistant director |
John Martin | ... | 3rd assistant director |
P.J. Voeten | ... | 2nd assistant director |
Art Department
Mary Baumont | ... | construction: Rob Ricketson Design |
Tony Campbell | ... | art department runner |
Rebecca Cohen | ... | props buyer / set dresser |
Alan Craft | ... | scenic artist |
Peter Grady | ... | construction: Radar |
Bill Marron | ... | associate production designer / props buyer / set dresser |
Terry Matthews | ... | constructor |
Julieanne Mills | ... | art dept. co-ordinator |
Elizabeth Mary Moore | ... | art department attachment |
Michael Philips | ... | draughtsman / model maker |
Lynn Rowland | ... | scenic artist: East Coast Signs |
Steve Smith | ... | scenic artist |
Duncan Stemler | ... | draughtsman / model maker |
Justine Thompson | ... | props buyer / set dresser |
George Zammit | ... | standby props |
Guy Chapman | ... | construction assistant (uncredited) |
Jonathan Clouston | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bruce Brown | ... | sound effects mixed by |
Steve Burgess | ... | foley recording |
Julius Chan | ... | effects editor |
Michael Costa | ... | sound tools editing |
Stuart Cottom | ... | sound dept. attachment |
Andy Duncan | ... | boom operator |
Jack Friedman | ... | playback operator |
Antony Gray | ... | dialogue editor |
David Grusovin | ... | assistant editor |
Phil Judd | ... | mixed by |
Gerry Long | ... | foley artist |
Ian McLoughlin | ... | mixed by |
Ben Osmo | ... | sound recordist |
Wayne Pashley | ... | effects editor |
Paul Pirola | ... | foley recording |
Roger Savage | ... | mixed by |
Simon B. Sheridan | ... | assistant engineer |
Visual Effects by
Roger Cowland | ... | opticals |
Camera and Electrical Department
Leah Ashenhurst | ... | clapper loader |
Ross Berryman | ... | 2nd camera operator |
Alan Dunstan | ... | electrics |
Reg Garside | ... | gaffer |
Stephen Gray | ... | electrician |
Al Hansen | ... | assistant grip (as Alan Hansen) |
Gary Hill | ... | best boy |
Ian Jones | ... | steadicam operator |
Philip Le Masurier | ... | stills photographer |
Andrew McLean | ... | 2nd camera operator |
John Platt | ... | focus puller |
Paul Thompson | ... | key grip |
David Woodward | ... | steadicam operator |
Calum McFarlane | ... | additional focus puller (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Faith Martin | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lyn Askew | ... | standby wardrobe |
Kym Barrett | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Peter Bevan | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Kym Bywater | ... | costume detailing |
Christopher Essex | ... | costumier |
Melissa Harrison | ... | costume detailing |
Nola Lowe | ... | costumier |
Anthony Phillips | ... | costumier |
Suzette Waters | ... | costume detailing |
Kym Barrett | ... | wardrobe buyer (uncredited) |
Location Management
Lisa Hennessey | ... | locations |
Music Department
Ric Formosa | ... | additional orchestration |
Phillip Hartl | ... | concertmaster |
David Hirschfelder | ... | musical direction |
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | ... | composer: tango "La Cumparsita" |
Script and Continuity Department
Jo Weeks | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Jonathan Clouston | ... | vehicle rig |
Jeremy Hutchinson | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
Geoff Abadee | ... | logistics (uncredited) |
Sue Andrews | ... | nurse |
Trish Cameron | ... | producer's secretary |
Roger Cowland | ... | titles design |
Michele D'Arcey | ... | production accountant |
John Faithfull | ... | caterer |
Dina Gillespie | ... | unit publicist |
Christine Gordon | ... | production secretary |
Amanda Higgs | ... | production assistant / runner |
Sonia Kruger | ... | ballroom advisor |
Claude Lambert | ... | safety officer |
Bill Marron | ... | titles design |
Catherine Martin | ... | titles design |
Ray Mather | ... | assistant choreographer / ballroom tutor |
Tania McGuinness | ... | double: Liz Holt |
Paul Mercurio | ... | additional choreography |
John O'Connell | ... | choreographer (as John 'Cha Cha' O'Connell) |
Ian Russell | ... | laboratory liaison |
Nicole Sheridan | ... | copyright clearance |
Rowena Talacko | ... | production co-ordinator |
Antonio Vargas | ... | flamenco dance tutor |
Catherine Lavelle | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Thanks
Ted Albert | ... | this film is dedicated to |
Bill Marron | ... | Baz Luhrmann acknowledges the special contribution in the development of this film |
Catherine Martin | ... | Baz Luhrmann acknowledges the special contribution in the development of this film |
Rob Murphy | ... | also special thanks to (as Robert Murphy) |
Production Companies
- Beyond Films (presents)
- M & A (production)
- New South Wales Film & Television Office (this film was developed with the assistance of)
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) (made with the participation of)
Distributors
- Ronin Films (1992) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cinepix / Famous Players Distribution (C/FP) (1992) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Meteor Film Productions (1992) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (as Meteor Film)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (1992) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1992) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (release)
- Sandrew Film (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- UGC PH (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- Filmayer (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1993) (United States) (theatrical)
- Prooptiki (1993) (Greece) (theatrical)
- C/FP Video (1993) (Canada) (VHS)
- Cannes Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Guild Home Video (1993) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (Australia) (VHS) (Distributed by Columbia TriStar Hoyts Home Video)
- Columbia TriStar Hoyts Home Video (1994) (Australia) (VHS) (Released through Columbia TriStar Home Video)
- Touchstone Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Centre Skip Film (1995) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
- Europa Filmes (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Winkler Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Content Rocket (2020) (Non-US) (video) (Internet - Worldwide excluding Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Scandinavia, North America)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Rob Ricketson Design (construction)
- Radar (construction)
- East Coast Signs (scenic artist)
- Soundfirm (mixed at)
- Albert Studios (recording studios)
- Albert Studios (post production studios)
- Sydney Philharmonia Choir (choral voices)
- The Funny Farm (title shoot)
- Samuelson Film Service Pty. Ltd. (camera equipment)
- Hammond Jewell (insurance brokers)
- Rosenfeld Kant & Co. (auditor)
- Michael Frankel & Company Solicitors (legal advisors)
- First Australian Completion Bond Company (FACB) (completion guarantor)
- Albert Productions (soundtrack album by)
- Sony Music (distributed by)
- Sony Music (soundtrack)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Scott Hastings is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckly who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!" Written by Rowena Young |
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Taglines | There's something in the air. It might be love -- but it isn't. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | AUD3,000,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $12,567,792 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Fran's house was a set built on to an existing railway station. In the most expensive shot in the entire film, a train was hired to pass by the house twice. Once, a real food inspector came onto the set and demanded paperwork because he thought it was a real shop. See more » |
Goofs | When Shirley Hastings finally rips the calendar pages off in anger shouting, "It was his year," some of the pages underneath also show days marked off and the Pan-Pacific date circled in red. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Untamed Heart/Strictly Ballroom/Groundhog Day/Love Field/Riff-Raff (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Love Is In The Air See more » |
Crazy Credits | At the end of the film credits on VHS, a message appears saying "And the dancing continues...", and then it plays the video that was made at the time for John Paul Young's Love Is In The Air, the video having been made to go with the film's release. See more » |
Quotes |
Fran:
A life lived in fear is a life half lived. See more » |