The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Timothy Dalton
Boris Pochenko
Fran Drescher
Joy Miller / Executive Producer
Michael Lerner
Jerry Miller
Ian McNeice
Ira Grushinsky
Patrick Malahide
Leonid Kleist
Lisa Jakub
Katrina Pochenko
Tamara Mello
Consuela
Phyllis Newman
Judy Miller
Heather DeLoach
Masha Pochenko
Adam LaVorgna
Karl Pochenko
Vincent Schiavelli
Jailer
Marianne Muellerleile
Chef
Timothy Dowling
Alek
Michael Immel
Stage Manager
Celeste Russi
Lupe
Todd Graff
Writer / Producer
Ken Kwapis
Director
Christina Fong
Second Assistant Director
John Dillon
Animation
Steven Lambert
Stunts
Rita Minor
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Rick Sawaya
Stunts
Sonia Izzolena
Stunts
Brian J. Williams
Stunts
Dick Hancock
Stunt Coordinator
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Stunts
Peter Lyons Collister
Director of Photography
Steve Cooper
Art Direction
Faye Woods
Hairstylist
Roger Birnbaum
Executive Producer
Sara Andrews
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 7, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingPG
Budget$16,000,000
Box Office$11,486,880
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States · Czech Republic
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The Beautician and the Beast is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis, written by Todd Graff, and starring Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton, Lisa Jakub, Ian McNeice, and Patrick Malahide. It tells the story of a New York City beautician who is hired, under the false assumption that she is a science teacher, to tutor the four children of a dictator of a fictional Eastern European nation, played by Timothy Dalton. The film deals with the theme of cultural differences, and takes inspiration from other stories like Beauty and the Beast, The King and I, Evita, and The Sound of Music. Produced by Drescher's company High School Sweethearts in partnership with Paramount Pictures, The Beautician and the Beast was her first starring role in a film.
Drescher chose Graff to write the screenplay because of his familiarity with her style of humor. She pitched and sold the project as a vehicle to transition her career in television to film. Filming took place during the fall of 1996 in Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, California, and Sychrov Castle in the Czech Republic. Kwapis consulted with dialect coach Francie Brown to create the fictional language Slovetzian used in the film. Cliff Eidelman composed the soundtrack which features the London Metropolitan Orchestra.
The Beautician and the Beast was released on February 7, 1997 to generally negative reviews. Critics panned the story as more appropriate for a sitcom rather than a feature film, and called it a poor example of the romantic comedy genre. Drescher and Dalton received mixed reviews for their performances; Drescher was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. The Beautician and the Beast was a box-office bomb, grossing roughly $11.5 million against a production budget of $16 million.