Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

"One man's dream, another man's destiny."

Jan 12 2006 PG-13 1h 43m
Comedy, Drama, Musical

Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But everything changes when he pulls his bread truck over on a rural highway to help a dying stranger entangled in a car wreck, who was on his way to a fateful reunion.

Plot

Dance is a very powerful drug, if embraced judiciously; to reap its rewards, one must shoulder its challenges with intrepid countenance. Frank Keene, a grieving baker in a near catatonic state, happens on a car accident. The loquacious and insightful victim, Steve Mills, is on his way to an appointment in Pasadena with a years-ago acquaintance; he asks Frank to go in his place. It's a dance class. Frank goes, to find Steve's friend. The story moves back and forth among Steve's childhood, the scene of the accident, and the aftermath of Frank's first Lindy hop. Black eyes, group therapy, loneliness, boys being boys, roads not taken, and saying good-bye color the story.

Written by

Randall Miller, Jody Savin

Directed by

Randall Miller

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Shoreline Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,703
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA