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MONEY
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Earned back only 72% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Beautician and the Beast
"Once upon a time..."
1997 1h 45m EN
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6.7TMDB Β· 380
ComedyRomanceFamily
Synopsis
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A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.
βOnce upon a time...β
Cast
Fran Drescher
Joy Miller
Timothy Dalton
Boris Pochenko
Michael Lerner
Jerry Miller
Ian McNeice
Ira Grushinsky
Patrick Malahide
Leonid Kleist
Lisa Jakub
Katrina Pochenko
Tamara Mello
Consuela
Phyllis Newman
Judy Miller
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ken Kwapis
- Writers
- Todd Graff
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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29 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ken Kwapis, shot by Peter Lyons Collister. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Cliff Eidelman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jon Poll shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Fran Drescher and Timothy Dalton and Michael Lerner carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0118691 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ken Kwapis directs. Peter Lyons Collister behind the camera. Cliff Eidelman scores. Jon Poll cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 72% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 229 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Ken Kwapis, shot by Peter Lyons Collister. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Cliff Eidelman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Jon Poll shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Fran Drescher and Timothy Dalton and Michael Lerner carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time...".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0118691 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "parent child relationship", "culture clash", "dictator", "eastern europe".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Peter Lyons Collister
- Original score
- Cliff Eidelman
- Editing
- Jon Poll
- Production design
- Rusty Smith
- Costume design
- Barbara Tfank
- Makeup / hair
- Pat Gerhardt
- Stunt coordinator
- Dick Hancock
- Runtime
- 105 min Β· 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $16,000,000
- Box office
- $11,486,880
- Return
- 72% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Also by
Ken Kwapis
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Paramount Pictures
US
- HI
High School Sweethearts
- KO
Koch Company
US
Key crew
- Second Assistant DirectorChristina Fong
- AnimationJohn Dillon
- StuntsSteven Lambert
- StuntsThomas Rosales Jr.
- Stunt CoordinatorDick Hancock
- StuntsRosine 'Ace' Hatem
- StuntsBrian J. Williams
- StuntsRick Sawaya
- StuntsSonia Izzolena
- StuntsRita Minor
- Executive ProducerRoger Birnbaum
- Executive ProducerFran Drescher
- ProducerTodd Graff
- Executive ProducerPeter Marc Jacobson
- ProducerHawk Koch
- EditorJon Poll
- CastingJanet Hirshenson
- CastingJane Jenkins
- Production DesignRusty Smith
- Art DirectionSteve Cooper
- Set DecorationSara Andrews
- Costume DesignBarbara Tfank
- Key Makeup ArtistPat Gerhardt
- Makeup ArtistZdenΔk Klika
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- parent child relationship
- culture clash
- dictator
- eastern europe
- education
- dictatorship
- female protagonist
- misunderstanding
- beautician
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-02-07PG
Also known as
International titles
- La belle et la bruteFR
- La novia del presidenteES
