A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter, who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician. Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the daughter skates the ice rink at Rockefeller Center, assumes the lead in The Nutcracker ballet, and sightsees most of the city.
Acting
Katherine Healy, an actual Olympic figure skater, brings genuine grace to her only film role.
Production
Nutcracker sequences shot at Lincoln Center with real NYCB dancers—no faking the ballet.
Director
Tony Bill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Katherine Healy was 13 and competing internationally when cast; this remains her only acting credit.
The film bombed because audiences in 1982 found Dudley Moore unbelievable as a romantic lead after Arthur—ironic given the actual romance here is parental.
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