Fresh
Manages to be sweet and likable, largely because Kwapis directs the actors well and treats the sub-Lubitsch material as if he actually believed in it.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
The Beautician and the Beast
Once upon a time...
1997 · 1h 45m · PG
Comedy, Family, Romance
Directed by
Ken Kwapis
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The Beautician and the Beast
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.
Director and cast
- Ken Kwapis Director
- Fran Drescher as Joy Miller
- Timothy Dalton as Boris Pochenko
- Michael Lerner as Jerry Miller
- Ian McNeice as Ira Grushinsky
- Patrick Malahide as Leonid Kleist
- Lisa Jakub as Katrina Pochenko
- Tamara Mello as Consuela
- Phyllis Newman as Judy Miller
- Heather DeLoach as Masha Pochenko
- Adam LaVorgna as Karl Pochenko
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Listening to Fran Drescher's nasal squawk for an entire movie is the price you'll pay to see The Beautician and the Beast. Imagine having your ear canal scoured with Brillo. Only more abrasive.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
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