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Mad About Mambo

Play trailer Poster for Mad About Mambo PG-13,  2000,  1h 32m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 57% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
57% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
When his favorite football club, Belfast United, recruits a Brazilian soccer sensation, high-schooler Danny Mitchell (William Ash) decides that to become a master of fancy footwork on the field he must learn Latin dance. Mitchell secretly enrolls at a dance studio, where he struggles to improve his coordination. As the semester wears on, Mitchell discovers a passion he never knew existed -- for both the mambo and for his prudish partner, Lucy McLoughlin (Keri Russell).
Mad About Mambo

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Critics Consensus

A throw back to earlier films like Strictly Ballroom, Mambo is a competent but ultimately dull film.

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Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter Jan 1, 2000
Uninspired end result. Go to Full Review
Robert Horton Film.com Jan 1, 2000
Everything about the movie is fine and dandy and dull. Go to Full Review
Robert Koehler Variety Jan 1, 2000
Nothing more than an ultra-formulaic Hollywood romantic fantasy grafted onto Belfast. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 19, 2005
2/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Mar 12, 2004
3/5
Brandon Judell PopcornQ Sep 15, 2003
Boy falls for girl who wants to win dance contest. He learns all the steps, the girl becomes enamored of him, and . . . Well, you know. You've been there time and time again. Go to Full Review
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John Forte

Director

William Ash

Danny Mitchell

Keri Russell

Lucy McLoughlin

Brian Cox

Sidney McLoughlin

Theo Fraser Steele

Oliver Parr

Rosaleen Linehan

Mrs. Burns

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Synopsis When his favorite football club, Belfast United, recruits a Brazilian soccer sensation, high-schooler Danny Mitchell (William Ash) decides that to become a master of fancy footwork on the field he must learn Latin dance. Mitchell secretly enrolls at a dance studio, where he struggles to improve his coordination. As the semester wears on, Mitchell discovers a passion he never knew existed -- for both the mambo and for his prudish partner, Lucy McLoughlin (Keri Russell).
Director
John Forte
Producer
David P. Kelly
Screenwriter
John Forte
Distributor
USA Films, Gramercy Pictures
Production Co
First City Features Ltd, Phoenix Pictures, Gramercy Pictures, Plurabelle Films
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 14, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$61.7K
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
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