William John Hunter was an Australian actor of film, stage and television, who was also prominent as a voice-over artist. He appeared in more than 60 films and won two AFI Awards. He was also a recipi
Strictly Ballroom is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Baz Luhrmann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Craig Pearce. The film is the first in his Red Curtain Trilogy of theatre-motif-r
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Paul Mercurio plays Scott Hastings, the frustrated son of a family of ballroom dancers, whose flashy 'crowd-pleasing' steps are not considered 'strictly ballroom'.
Tara Morice plays Fran, a 'beginner' dancer at the studio with whom Scott eventually agrees to partner, intrigued by her willingness to dance "his way".
Gia Carides plays Liz Holt, Scott’s dancing partner, who leaves him when they lose a championship because Scott refuses to stick to approved dancing steps.