Movie
Blow Dry
Overview
The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-03-01
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- IMF, Mirage Enterprises, Intermedia Films, West Eleven Films, Miramax
- Country
- Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alan Rickman as Phil Allen
- Natasha Richardson as Shelley Allen
- Rachel Griffiths as Sandra
- Rachael Leigh Cook as Christina Robertson
- Josh Hartnett as Brian Allen
- Bill Nighy as Ray Robertson
- Warren Clarke as Tony
- Rosemary Harris as Daisy
- Hugh Bonneville as Louis
- Heidi Klum as Jasmine
- Peter McDonald as Vincent
- Michael McElhatton as Robert
Crew
- Paddy Breathnach - Director
- Simon Beaufoy - Writer
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