Six Weeks
| Six Weeks | |
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 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Tony Bill |
| Produced by |
Peter Guber Jon Peters |
| Screenplay by | David Seltzer |
| Based on |
Six Weeks by Fred Mustard Stewart |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Dudley Moore |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
| Box office | $6,700,000 |
Six Weeks is a 1982 drama film, directed by Tony Bill and based on a novel by Fred Mustard Stewart. It stars Dudley Moore and Mary Tyler Moore.
Co-star Katherine Healy was a professional figure skater and a ballerina, both talents demonstrated by her character in the film. Golden Globe nominated actress and ballet dancer Anne Ditchburn choreographed her dance scenes, as well as appeared as an assistant choreographer on camera.
Plot
Charlotte Dreyfus, a wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter Nicole, who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician, Patrick Dalton. Nicole has decided to abandon all further treatments for the disease because of the treatments' side effects.
Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the daughter skates the ice rink at Rockefeller Center, assumes the lead role of Marie in The Nutcracker with the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center, and sightsees most of the city. During her subway ride returning from her triumphant performance in the Tchaikovsky ballet, she suddenly collapses and dies in her mother's arms, having achieved her lifelong dream.
In the final scene, Charlotte gets on a plane to Paris and is seen alone. Patrick writes to her imploring her to keep in touch. There is no reply.
Reception
The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, one for Dudley Moore for Best Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture and one for Katherine Healy as Best New Female Star of the Year. However, Mary Tyler Moore's performance earned a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress. Roger Ebert later named it one of the worst films of 1982.[1] Gene Siskel however, liked the film, praising the performances from the leads and its go-for-broke sentiment.
Cast
- Dudley Moore as Patrick Dalton
- Mary Tyler Moore as Charlotte Dreyfus
- Katherine Healy as Nicole
- Shannon Wilcox as Peg Dalton
References
- ↑ Varecha, Bob (director) "Stinkers of 1982" (January 14, 1983). Television: At the Movies. Chicago: Tribune Productions, Inc.
- Maslin, Janet (December 17, 1982), "Six Weeks", New York Times.
- Tucker, Ken (December 18, 1982), "A Film That Suffocates In Its Own Lack Of Emotion", Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Porter, Bob (January 8, 1983), "Mary Tyler Moore Was After Comedy But Got 'Six Weeks'", Hartford Courant.
External links
- Six Weeks at the Internet Movie Database
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