Strictly Ballroom

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

Feb 12 1993 PG 1h 34m
Comedy, Drama, Music

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

Plot

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

Baz Luhrmann, Andrew Bovell, Craig Pearce

Directed by

Baz Luhrmann

Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

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

Languages

English, Español

Awards

Won 3 BAFTA 19 wins & 20 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
30,113
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA