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Billy’s father catches Billy dancing in the gym and realizes his son is truly gifted and finally accepts that dance is Billy’s passion. Mrs. Wilkinson sets up an interview/audition at the Royal Ballet School in London and offers to pay for the trip but Billy’s father insists that Billy is his son and it is his responsibility to pay. Billy’s father decides to cross the picket line to pay for the trip to London, but Tony (Billy’s brother) stops him. The entire community pulls together to help raise money for the trip and Bill’s father pawns Billy's mother's jewelry to help cover the cost of the trip. Billy and his father go to London but trip and the audition weighs heavily on Billy. In his frustration, he punches another boy at the audition and his final interview with the admissions board does not go well. He is asked what it feels like when he is dancing, he describes it as like electricity.Believing he has been rejected, Billy returns home. However sometime later, he receives a letter accepting him to the Royal Ballet School. He says goodbye to his family and friends and give Michael a little kiss on the cheek and boards the train for London. | Billy’s father catches Billy dancing in the gym and realizes his son is truly gifted and finally accepts that dance is Billy’s passion. Mrs. Wilkinson sets up an interview/audition at the Royal Ballet School in London and offers to pay for the trip but Billy’s father insists that Billy is his son and it is his responsibility to pay. Billy’s father decides to cross the picket line to pay for the trip to London, but Tony (Billy’s brother) stops him. The entire community pulls together to help raise money for the trip and Bill’s father pawns Billy's mother's jewelry to help cover the cost of the trip. Billy and his father go to London but trip and the audition weighs heavily on Billy. In his frustration, he punches another boy at the audition and his final interview with the admissions board does not go well. He is asked what it feels like when he is dancing, he describes it as like electricity.Believing he has been rejected, Billy returns home. However sometime later, he receives a letter accepting him to the Royal Ballet School. He says goodbye to his family and friends and give Michael a little kiss on the cheek and boards the train for London. | ||
The film's final scene is years later the now grown Billy takes the stage to perform the lead in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as Billy’s father, brother and Michael watch in the audience. | The film's final scene is set years later, the now grown Billy takes the stage to perform the lead in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as Billy’s father, brother and Michael watch in the audience. | ||
== Billy Elliot (the Film)== | == Billy Elliot (the Film)== | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 27 July 2013
Billy Elliot is the story of 11-year-old boy and his introduction to the world of dance and it has become a gay and BL cult classic. Set in northern England during the 1984-5 coal miners' strike, Billy lives with his father and brother who work in the coal mines and he helps to take care of his grandmother. His mother is deceased.
Billy and his friend Michael take boxing lessons at local gym. Billy is apathetic about boxing but wishes to please his father. At the same time, a ballet class is using the back of the gym for classes because their usual basement studio is temporarily being used as a soup kitchen for the striking miners. After his boxing lessons, Billy stays to watch the dancers. Seeing that Billy has been staying to watch the class, the ballet teacher Mrs. Wilkinson encourages Billy to join in. Secretly, Billy quits boxing and uses the money his father gives him to take ballet lessons. Mrs. Wilkinson believes that Billy has what it takes to become a professional dancer.
When Billy’s’ father and brother find out that he is taking ballet lessons, they are furious with Billy and his father forbids him from continuing believing that others will think him a “poof”.(i.e. the British equivalent of a fag). Mrs. Wilkinson confronts Billy’s father but he is unyielding. She continues to give Billy dancing lessons in private despite his father’s objections.
During this time, Billy’s friend Michael has been questioning him about his motivations for taking ballet. He is building toward his own coming out to Billy and perhaps wishing that Billy too is gay. Billy is not gay but accepts and is supportive of Michael when he finally discovers Michael’s truth.
Billy’s father catches Billy dancing in the gym and realizes his son is truly gifted and finally accepts that dance is Billy’s passion. Mrs. Wilkinson sets up an interview/audition at the Royal Ballet School in London and offers to pay for the trip but Billy’s father insists that Billy is his son and it is his responsibility to pay. Billy’s father decides to cross the picket line to pay for the trip to London, but Tony (Billy’s brother) stops him. The entire community pulls together to help raise money for the trip and Bill’s father pawns Billy's mother's jewelry to help cover the cost of the trip. Billy and his father go to London but trip and the audition weighs heavily on Billy. In his frustration, he punches another boy at the audition and his final interview with the admissions board does not go well. He is asked what it feels like when he is dancing, he describes it as like electricity.Believing he has been rejected, Billy returns home. However sometime later, he receives a letter accepting him to the Royal Ballet School. He says goodbye to his family and friends and give Michael a little kiss on the cheek and boards the train for London.
The film's final scene is set years later, the now grown Billy takes the stage to perform the lead in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as Billy’s father, brother and Michael watch in the audience.
Billy Elliot (the Film)
| Year Released: | 2000 |
| MPAA Rating (USA): | PG-13 |
| Director: | Stephen Daldry |
| Starring: | Jamie Bell Stuart Wells |
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.[1] The 2000 British drama was written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry.[2][3]
Billy Elliot (the Musical)
| Character | Original London Cast[4] | Original Broadway Cast | Original Australian Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Elliot | Liam Mower James Lomas George Maguire |
Kiril Kulish David Álvarez Trent Kowalik |
Rhys Kosakowski Lochlan Denholm Rarmian Newton Nick Twiney |
| Sandra Wilkinson | Haydn Gwynne | Genevieve Lemon | |
| Jackie Elliot | Tim Healy | Gregory Jbara | Richard Piper |
| Tony Elliot | Joe Caffrey | Santino Fontana | Justin Smith |
| Grandma | Ann Emery | Carole Shelley | Lola Nixon |
| Mr. Braithwaite | Steve Elias | Thommie Retter | John Xintavelonis |
| George | Trevor Fox | Joel Hatch | Linal Haft |
| Jenny Elliot | Stephanie Putson | Leah Hocking | Samantha Morley |
| Billy Elliot (age 25) | Issac James | Stephen Hanna | Joshua Horner |
| Michael Caffrey | Ryan Longbottom Ashley Luke Lloyd Brad Kavanagh |
David Bologna Frank Dolce |
Thomas Doherty Landen Hale-Brown Scott Eveleigh Joel Slater |
| Debbie Wilkinson | Lucy Stephenson Emma Hudson Brooke Havana Bailey |
Erin Whyland | Shannon Joliff Fiona Booker Kelsi Boyden Taylor-Rose Campanella |
References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Elliot
- ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/billy_elliot/ Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/billy-elliot/
- ↑ "UK News: Re-scheduled Previews and Casting for Billy Elliot" BroadwayWorld.com, 16 March 2005
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Elliot_the_Musical
