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The Beautician and the Beast (1997) -- A New York cosmetologist mistakenly thought to be a science teacher is offered a job to teach the children of an Eastern European dictator.

Overview

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Director:
Ken Kwapis
Writer (WGA):
Todd Graff (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 February 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Once upon a time...
Plot:
A New York cosmetologist mistakenly thought to be a science teacher is offered a job to teach the children of an Eastern European dictator. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
adorable! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Fran Drescher ... Joy Miller

Timothy Dalton ... Boris Pochenko

Ian McNeice ... Ira Grushinsky

Patrick Malahide ... Leonid Kleist
Lisa Jakub ... Katrina Pochenko

Michael Lerner ... Jerry Miller
Phyllis Newman ... Judy Miller
Heather DeLoach ... Masha Pochenko
Adam LaVorgna ... Karl Pochenko
Kyle Wilkerson ... Yuri Pochenko
Tyler Wilkerson ... Yuri Pochenko

Timothy Dowling ... Alek

Michael Immel ... Stage Manager

Tonya Watts ... Model

Tamara Mello ... Consuela
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and sensuality.
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG (certificate #34952) | Iceland:L

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most signs in the movie are written in Czech, albeit nonsensically and mostly without the proper diacritics. The banner at the secret resistance meeting says "to unite correct"; the warning signs in the factory read "Danger: Steam"; and the scribbles on the newspaper mean "From our readers' letters". The labor decree that Pochenko draws up is only seen for a split second in one shot, but part of it says "further site updates are hereby postponed". more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the movie when Joy is at her parents' house, the piano lid is open/closed between shots. more
Quotes:
Boris Pochenko: Oh my, call an ambulance! She doesn't know what to say! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) more
Soundtrack:
L'Internationale more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
adorable!, 22 February 2003
Author: shawnw007

I saw this movie in the theater on a hunch and it was a really cute film. The premise is very similar to Fran's "Nanny" role (although in this case, she's the "tutor"). It's clean, the laughs are consistent, and it's a great family film. I'm not saying the film certified for Oscar, but kids would love it.

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