Dance Movies

Billy Elliot is a 2000 film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Set in the fictional town of ‘Everington’ in the real County Durham, UK, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy’s older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher. In 2001, author Melvin Burgess was commissioned to write the novelisation of the film based on Lee Hall’s screenplay. The story was adapted for the West End stage as Billy Elliot the Musical in 2005; it opened on Broadway in 2008.

Soundtrack

1. “Cosmic Dancer” – T. Rex
2. “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” – T. Rex
3. “Town Called Malice” – The Jam
4. “I Love to Boogie” – T. Rex
5. “London Calling” – The Clash
6. “Children of the Revolution” – T. Rex
7. “Shout to the Top” – The Style Council
8. “Walls Come Tumbling Down” – The Style Council
9. “Ride a White Swan” – T. Rex
10. “Burning Up” – Eagle Eye Cherry

Cast

• Jamie Bell as Billy Elliot
• Julie Walters as Mrs. Wilkinson
• Gary Lewis as Jackie Elliot
• Jamie Draven as Tony Elliot
• Jean Heywood as Grandma Elliot
• Janine Birkett as Mrs. Elliot
• Stuart Wells as Michael Caffrey
• Mike Elliott as George Watson
• Billy Fane as Mr. Braithwaite
• Nicola Blackwell as Debbie Wilkinson
• Colin MacLachlan as Mr. Tom Wilkinson
• Adam Cooper as Billy Elliot, age 25
• Merryn Owen as Michael Caffrey, age 25