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1978·PG

Slow Dancing In The Big City

Slow dancing is falling in love.

DramaRomance1h 50m

6.6/10

6.6

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Storyline

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

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Details

Director

John G. Avildsen

ReleasedNov 8, 1978

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePGUS

Studio

United Artists

Cast

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Lou Friedlander

Anne Ditchburn

Anne Ditchburn

Sarah Gantz

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

David Fillmore

Anita Dangler

Anita Dangler

Franny

Thaao Penghlis

Thaao Penghlis

Christopher

Linda Selman

Linda Selman

Barbara Bass

Héctor Mercado

Héctor Mercado

Roger Lucas

Susan Doukas

Susan Doukas

Nurse

Dick Carballo

George Washington Moreno

Jack Ramage

Doctor Foster

Daniel Faraldo

Daniel Faraldo

T.C. Oliveira

Michael Gorrin

Michael Gorrin

Lester Edelman

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Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

1 fresh · 2 rotten

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJun 16, 2018

Corny? There hasn't been a cornier romantic tear-jerker since Love Story. But John Avildsen's Slow Dancing in the Big City has the courage of its corniness, and its clichs aren't half-hearted.

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George Anderson

RTPittsburgh Post-GazetteJul 8, 2025

Credibility never enters its head.

M

Marina Hirsch

RTBerkeley BarbDec 28, 2020

Grant finds the heights of romance in slum living, investigative reporting and stricken ballerinas. Her movie's title, poetic in the newspaper ads, is just the first glob in a load of goo.

R

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Information

Title

Slow Dancing In The Big City

Released

Nov 8, 1978

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Status

Released

Studio

United Artists

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