Slow Dancing in the Big City

1978

Drama / Musical / Romance

3
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 297 297

ballerina

Plot summary

An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.

Director

John G. Avildsen Photo
John G. Avildsen

Top cast

Anita Dangler Photo
Anita Dangler as Franny
Ed Crowley Photo
Ed Crowley as Graffiti Cop
Daniel Faraldo Photo
Daniel Faraldo as T.C. Olivera
Paul Sorvino Photo
Paul Sorvino as Lou Friedlander
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1014.91 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
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1.84 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by michael-lynch-01

SLOW DANCING--where is it?

I saw this film years ago and it was John G. Avilsden's first film after ROCKY. I for one was blown away at the time and there is some great dancing in it and a good love story. Also, the soundtrack is awesome (I have the original on vinyl 33) and should be re-released on cd. Would also like to see the film released on dvd--alomg with Avilsden's other neglected work: THE FORMULA Brando/Scott. This was Paul Sorvino's finest hour on screen and I remember coming out of the cinema extremely moved--true, you may love this film or hate it-depends what kind of a soul you have. Slow Dancing never even turns up on Tv --What happened to this movie and are there any other fans of it out there?
Reviewed by Dr. Cumin 7 / 10

A Guilty pleasure

When you read about this film you wanna cringe. I have seen it countless times and yet I cringe myself! So what is the attraction here? I think that for me, it's the offbeatness of the romance. I find it super refreshing to have an oddball coupling between this NYC Jimmy-Breslin-like columnist and a down-on-her-luck (health-wise) ballerina. You feel embarrassed for Paul Sorvino at his unsubtle approach to wooing this woman. Like the guy in the bar who can't take a hint. He's a bit overweight (at least as a would-be suitor for a ballerina. Hope that doesn't sound unkind) and possibly a tad too old for her. Nice change of pace from Greek God wooing Super-model. The Bill Conti score has stuck in my head all these years later, which is a pretty good sign. However some of the acting is just dreadful. A subplot involving a young Puerto-Rican boy befriended by Sorvino's character is just hilariously bad. But the opening scene where Ditchburn is warming up to Carole King draws you right into this story. Good luck finding it. You'd think that Lifetime would be re-airing this or even WE, but I haven't seen it on in quite a few years.
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