"Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School," a nostalgic and light-hearted tale of how one man’s dreams became another man’s destiny, arrives on DVD July 4th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The film tells the story of Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle), a widowed man consumed by his wife’s death. But Frank's entire life changes when he pulls over on a rural highway to help a dying stranger (John Goodman) entangled in a car wreck.
En route to fulfill a forty-year promise to his childhood sweetheart, the stranger shares a compelling tale of adolescent love replete with first kisses, youthful innocence and ballroom dancing.
Frank promises to fulfill the stranger's wish and finds himself at the doorsteps of the "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School." It is here that he finds an odd path to a new beginning when he meets Meredith (Marisa Tomei) and the infectious world of dance, which allow his heart to open up and find love again.
In addition to Carlyle, Tomei and Goodman, the all-star cast includes Mary Steenburgen, Sean Astin, Donnie Whalberg, Camryn Manheim, Adam Arkin and Danny DeVito.
Based on a short film created 15 years ago by the director and co-writer Randall Miller and his wife and producer Jody Savin, "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School" premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim.
It will be presented on DVD in both widescreen (2.40:1) and full screen formats on a single disc, along with commentary from the director and the original short film on which this new movie is based.
SRP will be $26.96, but you should be able to find this online for about nineteen dollars.
Pre-order "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School" now and save 29%.
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