Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1997 · 1h 45m

The Beautician and the Beast

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Director
Ken Kwapis
Cast
Fran Drescher as Joy Miller Timothy Dalton as Boris Pochenko Michael Lerner as Jerry Miller Ian McNeice as Ira Grushinsky Patrick Malahide as Leonid Kleist Lisa Jakub as Katrina Pochenko
Crew
Peter Lyons Collister — Director of Photography Jon Poll — Editor Cliff Eidelman — Original Music Composer Todd Graff — Writer Hawk Koch — Producer Todd Graff — Producer
Tagline

Once upon a time...

Synopsis

A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.

Trailer The Beautician and the Beast — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
parent child relationshipculture clashdictatoreastern europeeducationdictatorshipfemale protagonistmisunderstandingbeautician
Key Collaborators
Ken Kwapis Director Peter Lyons Collister Director of Photography Jon Poll Editor Cliff Eidelman Original Music Composer Todd Graff Writer Hawk Koch Producer Todd Graff Producer Rusty Smith Production Design Barbara Tfank Costume Design
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