| Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Tara Devon Gallagher |
Tara (herself -- a docu)
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| Madeleine Hackney |
Herself
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| Charlotte Jorgensen |
Final Competition Judge
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| Rodney Lopez |
Himself
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| Victoria Malvagno |
Herself
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| Stacee Mandeville |
Herself
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| Daniel Ponickly |
Himself
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| Ann Reinking |
Herself
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| Yomaira Reynoso |
Herself
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| Allison Sheniak |
Herself
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| Plot |
| If the delightful spectacle of preteen kids dancing the foxtrot and the merengue isn't enough to lure you in, add the pressure of a dance competition and the triumph of troubled kids finding self-respect through discipline--if Mad Hot Ballroom were a Hollywood movie, it would be too corny for words. Instead, it's an engrossing documentary about a wildly successful after-school program in New York City. Mad Hot Ballroom follows a handful of kids in three different schools from the beginning of their dance classes to the night of the inter-school dance finals. Regrettably, the movie fails to pursue the dancers themselves; a few scenes provide glimpses of some smart, articulate kids with vivid personalities and compelling emotions, but the filmmakers make a minimal effort to draw the kids out or explore their lives outside of the classes. Watching the kids develop as dancers is still gripping and the final competition will have you on the edge of your seat, but it could have been all the more so. Though certainly worthy and genuinely heartwarming, you can't help but feel that Mad Hot Ballroom lost an opportunity for something truly dazzling. --Bret Fetzer |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Documentary |
| Director |
Marilyn Agrelo |
| Producer |
Marilyn Agrelo; Amy Sewell |
| Writer |
Amy Sewell |
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| Studio |
Paramount Pictures |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
105 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/13/2005 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
705 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
8/25/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
097363455547 |
| Release Date |
10/18/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Features Not Specified |
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