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Billy Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Set in northern England, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher. In 2001, author Melvin Burgess was commissioned to write the novelisation of the film based on Lee Hall's screenplay. The story was adapted for the West End stage as Billy Elliot the Musical in 2005; it opened in Australia in 2007 and on Broadway in 2008.
When the film was released in the United States, the Motion Picture Association of America gave it an R rating due to language. When released on video, it was re-cut to a PG-13 rating for "some thematic elements"; this version edited out many uses of profanity.
The film is set during the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike, and centres on the character of 11-year-old Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell), his love of dance and his hope to become a professional ballet dancer. Billy lives with his widowed father, Jackie (Gary Lewis), and older brother, Tony (Jamie Draven), both coal miners out on strike, and also his invalid Nan (Jean Heywood), who once aspired to be a professional dancer in Durham.
Actors: Sharon Osbourne (actress), Gwen Stefani (actress), Olivia Newton-John (actress), Cliff Richard (actor), Elton John (actor), Ozzy Osbourne (actor), Liza Minnelli (actress), Michael Bublé (actor), Brian McFadden (actor), Jimmy Carr (actor), Josh Groban (actor), Graham Norton (actor), Shane Richie (actor), Kimberley Walsh (actress), Cheryl Cole (actress),
Genres: Family, Music,Actors: Sharon Osbourne (actress), Gwen Stefani (actress), Olivia Newton-John (actress), Cliff Richard (actor), Elton John (actor), Ozzy Osbourne (actor), Liza Minnelli (actress), Michael Bublé (actor), Brian McFadden (actor), Jimmy Carr (actor), Josh Groban (actor), Graham Norton (actor), Shane Richie (actor), Kimberley Walsh (actress), Cheryl Cole (actress),
Genres: Family, Music,Actors: Sharon Osbourne (actress), Gwen Stefani (actress), Olivia Newton-John (actress), Cliff Richard (actor), Elton John (actor), Ozzy Osbourne (actor), Liza Minnelli (actress), Michael Bublé (actor), Brian McFadden (actor), Jimmy Carr (actor), Josh Groban (actor), Graham Norton (actor), Shane Richie (actor), Kimberley Walsh (actress), Cheryl Cole (actress),
Genres: Family, Music,Actors: Tom Cruise (actor), Russell Crowe (actor), Cameron Crowe (actor), Javier Bardem (actor), Jean-Pierre Aumont (actor), Rick Baker (actor), Ben Affleck (actor), Edward Anhalt (actor), Benjamin Bratt (actor), Jeff Bridges (actor), Paul Bartel (actor), Nicolas Cage (actor), Billy Barty (actor), Yun-Fat Chow (actor), Willem Dafoe (actor),
Genres: Family,Actors: Anne Welles (actress), Christopher Lawford (actor), David O'Donnell (actor), Timothy Kendall (editor), Terence Bernie Hines (actor), Benjamin Koldyke (writer), Benjamin Koldyke (director), Benjamin Koldyke (actor), Jef McClure (actor), Garry Guerrier (actor), Josh Drennen (actor), Mark Labbato (actor), Robert Kariakin (actor), Edward Brancieri (actor), Chris Woolsey (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Patrick Malahide (actor), Stephen Warbeck (composer), Jill McCullough (miscellaneous crew), Tessa Ross (producer), Gary Lewis (actor), Tarn Harper (miscellaneous crew), David M. Thompson (producer), Julie Walters (actress), Stephen Mangan (actor), Jamie Bell (actor), Martin L. Evans (actor), John Wilson (editor), Stephen Daldry (director), Imogen Claire (actress), Jake Edmonds (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support.
Keywords: 1980s, 1990s, adultery, affection, against-the-odds, apparition, apron, audition, ballet, ballet-dancerActors: Tim Robertson (actor), Jo Weeks (miscellaneous crew), Martin Vaughan (actor), Vincent Ball (actor), Simon Wincer (director), Judy Morris (actress), David Williamson (writer), Ron Leibman (actor), Gia Carides (actress), Randall Berger (actor), Les Foxcroft (actor), Bruce Rowland (composer), Terry Gill (actor), Cliff Ellen (actor), John Stanton (actor),
Plot: Phar Lap, the legendary Australian racing horse, is as well-known today for his mysterious death as for his fabulous accomplishments in life. Beginning at the end, the film flashes back to the day that Phar Lap, despite his lack of pedigree, is purchased on impulse by trainer Harry Telford. Phar Lap loses his first races, but Telford's faith in the animal is unshakable. Suddenly the horse becomes a winner, thanks to the love and diligence of stableboy Tommy Woodcock. American-promoter Dave Davis arranges for Phar Lap to be entered in several top races, where his "long shot" status results in heavy losses for the professional gamblers. Just after winning an important race in Mexico, Phar Lap collapses and dies; though the film never comes out and says as much, it is assumed that the horse was "murdered" by the gambling interests.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, american-abroad, animal, animal-name-in-title, anonymous-telephone-call, apology, australia, bicycle, binocularsGeorge and Ira Gershwin
A foggy day, in London town
It had me low, and it had me down
I viewed the morning, with much alarm
The British Museum, had lost its charm
How long I wondered, could this thing last
But the age of miracles, it hadn't past
And suddenly, I saw you standing right there