Blow Dry (2001)

Regisseur:

Paddy Breathnach

Drehbuchautor:

Simon Beaufoy (writer)

Premierendatum:

30. März 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Love Is In The Hair

Plot:

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run...

Plot Keywords:

Lesbianism | Competition | Hairdresser | Lesbian | Hair Stylist

Nutzerkommentare:

a story and a social document

Besetzung

Alan Rickman	...	Phil Allen
Natasha Richardson	...	Shelley Allen
Rachel Griffiths	...	Sandra
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Christina Robertson
Josh Hartnett	...	Brian Allen
Bill Nighy	...	Ray (Raymond) Robertson
Warren Clarke	...	Tony
Rosemary Harris	...	Daisy
Hugh Bonneville	...	Louis
Heidi Klum	...	Jasmine
Peter McDonald	...	Vincent
Michael McElhatton	...	Robert
David Bradley	...	Noah
Ben Crompton	...	Saul
Ann Rye	...	Margaret, Farmer's Wife

Alternativ:

Über kurz oder lang (Deutschland)
Never Better (USA) (working title)
Über kurz oder lang (Österreich) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and brief nudity.

Länge:

91 Min | Germany:87 Min (DVD version)

Produktionsland:

USA | UK | Deutschland

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:S | Netherlands:6 | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:6 | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:L

Drehorte:

Batley, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Firma:

IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG

Dies und das:

At one point in the movie, Ray tells Christina that she isn't in Minneapolis anymore. 'Rachel Leigh Cook' , who plays Christina, is a native of Minneapolis.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Throughout the movie, we are told that Shelley and Sandra left Phil ten years ago, when Phil was in line for his third straight national championship. The current competition is Hair 2000 (and is sometimes called the championships of the year 2000, to confirm that isn't "just" a name). Yet when his honors are announced near the end of the movie, we are told he was national champion in 1981 and 1982. For this to be true, Shelley and Sandra must have walked out on him 17 years ago.

Dialogzitate:

Daisy: I don't have many tomorrows.
Shelley Allen: In case you've forgotten, neither do I, you selfish old bat!
Daisy: That's the spirit.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Nimmt Bezug auf Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Soundtrack:

On My Mind

a story and a social document

I thought this film was wonderful, a slushy feel good film with classic Shakespearian sub-plots. What is most poignant is that it depicts a town that is disappearing in England. Films like this are social documents. If people don't act like this, then this is how we would like to have historians of the future remember us.

It's nice to have films about people and places that are not normally considered glamorous.

It's funny, thoughtful and a gentle story. No violence, no car chases, no sex. A bit of swearing, but that's part of normal language nowadays.

I loved the compère moving from his mayoral robes to night club glitter jacket through the competition. I loved the young ones falling in love. I loved the closure on the separation.

I'm sure some cinematographer could have done more with the visuals of the hair cutting but this was a narrative film. It had a story, and I will add it to my collection of British movies.