I was thinking that it would probably be a movie which poked fun at the fact that a boy wanted to do ballet, much ala The Full Monty.
A young boy, in his trunks, standing in line between young girls in tutus, apparently going to a dance class. I remember waiting in line to get my ticket and glancing over at the poster. Heart-warming, inspiring, sweet and funny, Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry, was the thing at that time. Don’t miss the original classic this month on Netflix.In 2001, I went to the cinema one day to see a movie hailed as the ‘feel-good’ movie of the year. The film was later turned into Billy Elliot the Musical in 2005, which opened on Broadway in 2008.
On top of that success, the film brought in a worldwide gross of $109.3 million against a 3 million budget (in pounds) and was nominated for a ton of awards, including three Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Original Screenplay. Upon release, Billy Elliot was one of the breakout hit films of the year, earning rave reviews from critics and holding an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
While Billy struggles with the negative stereotype attached to being a male ballet dancer, Mrs. Wilkinson (Julie Walters) doesn’t see often. Despite never having formally danced, Billy shows an aptitude for the art form, which the dance instructor Mrs. One day, he wanders into a ballet class instead of his weekly boxing lesson and discovers a previously latent passion for dance. This February, it’ll be one of the best new releases on everybody’s favorite online video store.īilly Elliot stars Jamie Bell, making his film debut, as the titular character, an 11-year-old coal miner’s son living in Northern England. Can you picture the rows of VHS tapes and their covers? One of those movies was Billy Elliot, a hit dance drama that was a popular selection at video stores at the turn of the century. Maybe it’s a not a universal memory, but there were always a handful of titles that were consistently on display. But way back when, video stores were the way to choose and watch a movie. Starring: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells, Nicola Blackwell, Colin Maclachlan, Mike Elliott, Adam CooperĪ decent portion of Netflix viewers won’t remember the original Netflix: video stores.
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