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Mad About Mambo

Mad About Mambo is a 2000 romantic comedy film written and directed by John Forte. It stars William Ash, Keri Russell and Brian Cox.

Plot
A boy obsessed with football finds his life changing dramatically once he adds a little Mambo. Danny plays on the football team at the all-boys Catholic school he attends in Belfast. Danny's three best friends, who also play on the team, all have different ambitions. Mickey wants to be a fashion designer to become rich and date supermodels. Gary wants to become a magician to get rich and meet beautiful women (and presumably see them in half). And Spike likes to beat people up, so he wants to become a mercenary and do it for a living. But Danny dreams of making football his life. The players Danny most admires are South Americans, such as Pele and Carlos Riga, who he feels have a special rhythm and flexibility. Wanting to add some of these qualities to his own game, Danny has an idea: he'll take Mambo lessons, hoping that dancing like a South American will help him play like a South American. To the surprise of himself and his friends, Danny turns out to be a pretty good Latin dancer and finds himself smitten with a student in his dance class, Lucy. However, Lucy has a boyfriend, a fierce competitor on one of Danny's rival teams. The film also stars Brian Flanagan who plays an inspiring cameo role along with members of Celbridge Town Football Club. == Cast ==
Cast
William Ash as Danny Mitchell • Keri Russell as Lucy McLoughlin • Brian Cox as Sidney McLoughlin • Maclean Stewart as Mickey • Joe Rea as Spike • Russell Smith as Gary • Theo Fraser Steele as Oliver Parr • Tim Loane as Brother McBride • Jim Norton as Brother Xavier • Rosaleen Linehan as Mrs Burns • Aingeal Grehan as Mrs Mitchell • Gavin O'Connor as Seamus Mitchell • Alan McKee as Frank Mallon • Julian Littman as Rudi Morelli • Daniel Caltagirone as Carlos Rega Jackie Fullerton also makes a cameo as himself. == Production ==
Production
Despite being set in Belfast, the majority of filming took place in Dublin. Filming began in May 1998. == Reception ==
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 57% based on reviews from 14 critics. John Walker, in ''Halliwell's Film, Video & DVD Guide'', wrote: 'Oddly titled corny romance – it has nothing to do with the mambo – that is frequently implausible but gets by on the charm of its two stars.' == References ==
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