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The Beautician and the Beast

The Beautician and the Beast

Once upon a time...

19976.71h 45m

Overview

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

Directed by Ken Kwapis
Written by Todd Graff
Produced by Todd Graff, Hawk Koch
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0MRevenue: $11.5M

Top Cast

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Boris Pochenko

Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher

Joy Miller

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Jerry Miller

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Ira Grushinsky

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Leonid Kleist

Lisa Jakub

Lisa Jakub

Katrina Pochenko

Tamara Mello

Tamara Mello

Consuela

Phyllis Newman

Phyllis Newman

Judy Miller

Heather DeLoach

Heather DeLoach

Masha Pochenko

Adam LaVorgna

Adam LaVorgna

Karl Pochenko

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipculture clashdictatoreastern europeeducationdictatorshipfemale protagonistmisunderstandingbeautician

About The Beautician and the Beast

The Beautician and the Beast is a comedy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of parent child relationship, culture clash, dictator, eastern europe, education, dictatorship. Directed by Ken Kwapis, it stars Timothy Dalton, Fran Drescher, Michael Lerner. A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.

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