Billy Elliot Page #5

Synopsis: County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support.
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Director(s): Stephen Daldry
Production: NCM Fathom
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 54 wins & 65 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
R
Year:
2000
110 min
14,456 Views


Like electricity.

Yeah...

...like electricity.

Have a safe journey home.

Mr. Elliot.

Good luck with the strike.

Toast.

I think you should get yourself a trade, son.

Something useful.

I could have been a professional dancer.

What's happened to the dinosaurs, Miss?

They were crushed as well.

And the pressure of all of this

caused the plants and trees to change...

...into coal.

That's what must have happened to her.

Michael Caffrey,

if you have got something to say...

...you can say it to the class.

Sorry, Miss.

So, gradually...

...over hundreds of thousands of years...

Post!

This is it.

- Have you heard anything yet?

- Not yet.

You'll have no problem, man.

Fingers crossed, eh?

I got in.

He did it! He f***ing did it!

Jackie, have you not heard, man?

We're going back.

Strike's over, Jackie.

The union caved in yesterday.

I think I'm scared, Dad.

That's okay, son.

We're all scared.

Well, if I don't like it, can I still come back?

Are you kidding?

We've let out your room.

Four, five, six, seven, eight.

And one, two, three, four...

...five, six, seven.

Keep going, girls.

Miss, I just came to tell you.

It's all right, Billy, I heard it from Debbie.

Look, it was just...

Well, you know, after everything.

- I'll miss you, Miss.

- No, you won't.

I will. Honest.

This is when you go out and find life...

...and all those other things.

The best of luck, Billy.

Right. Back to the bar, girls. And again.

Thank you.

Debbie, eyes front.

- Was she there?

- Yeah.

- You'll miss the bus.

- I'll take it.

- Give us the bag.

- Okay, right, no time for this.

Come on, I'll take that.

- Good-bye, Billy.

- See you.

Dancing boy!

- You'll miss your bus, Billy.

- Stop being an old f***ing woman.

See you, then.

- I'll miss you!

- What? I can't hear you!

Dad, come on, man. We're gonna be late.

Come on!

The show's just started.

Excuse me.

Can you tell Billy Elliot

that his family's here?

- Sorry, mate.

- It's all right, Tony.

It's me, Michael. Remember?

It's Michael.

- What the bloody hell are you doing here?

- I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Stand by, please.

- Billy, your family are here.

- Thanks.

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