Billy Elliot (Spec) [VHS]
by Stephen Daldry
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Actor: Gary Lewis, Jamie Bell, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Julie WaltersDirector: Stephen Daldry
Producer: Charles Brand
Producer: David M. Thompson
Producer: Greg Brenman
Producer: Jonathan Finn
Producer: Natascha Wharton
Producer: Tessa Ross
Writer: Lee Hall
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Special Edition
Running Time: 110 minutes
Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Universal Studios
Studio: Universal Studios
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Movie Review: Billy elliot movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Heart warming. A lesson for all. Accept people for who they are and what they are. Don't assume any sterotypes.
Summary of Billy Elliot (Spec) [VHS]
Foursquare in the gritty-but-heartwarming tradition of Brassed Off and The Full Monty comes Billy Elliot, the first film from noted British theatrical director Stephen Daldry. The setting is County Durham in 1984, and things "up north" are even grimmer than usual: the miners' strike is in full rancorous swing, and 11-year-old Billy's dad and older brother, miners both, are on the picket lines. Billy's got problems of his own. His dad has scraped together the fees to send him to boxing lessons, but Billy has discovered a different aptitude: a genius for ballet dancing. Since admitting to such an activity is tantamount, in this fiercely macho culture, to holding up a sign reading "I Am Gay," Billy keeps it quiet. But his teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson (Julie Walters, wearily undaunted), thinks he should audition for ballet school in London. Family ructions are inevitable.Daldry's film sidesteps some of the politics, both sexual and otherwise, but scores with its laconic dialogue (credit to screenwriter Lee Hall) and a cracking performance from newcomer Jamie Bell as Billy. His powerhouse dance routines, more Gene Kelly than Nureyev, carry an irresistible sense of exhilaration and self-discovery. Among a flawless supporting cast, Stuart Wells stands out as Billy's sweet gay friend Michael. And if the miners' strike serves largely as background color, the brief episode when visored and truncheon-wielding cops rampage through neat little terraced houses captures one of the most spiteful episodes in recent British history. --Philip Kemp
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