Mad About Mambo
Mad About Mambo is a 2000 romantic comedy film written and directed by John Forte. It stars William Ash, Keri Russell and Brian Cox.
Plot
A boy obsessed with football finds his life changing dramatically once he adds a little Mambo. Danny plays on the football team at the all-boys Catholic school he attends in Belfast. Danny's three best friends, who also play on the team, all have different ambitions. Mickey wants to be a fashion designer to become rich and date supermodels. Gary wants to become a magician to get rich and meet beautiful women. And Spike likes to beat people up, so he wants to become a mercenary and do it for a living. But Danny dreams of making football his life.The players Danny most admires are South Americans, such as Pele and Carlos Riga, who he feels have a special rhythm and flexibility. Wanting to add some of these qualities to his own game, Danny has an idea: he'll take Mambo lessons, hoping that dancing like a South American will help him play like a South American. To the surprise of himself and his friends, Danny turns out to be a pretty good Latin dancer and finds himself smitten with a student in his dance class, Lucy. However, Lucy has a boyfriend, a fierce competitor on one of Danny's rival teams. The film also stars Brian Flanagan who plays an inspiring cameo role along with members of Celbridge Town Football Club.
Cast
- William Ash as Danny Mitchell
- Keri Russell as Lucy McLoughlin
- Brian Cox as Sidney McLoughlin
- Maclean Stewart as Mickey
- Joe Rea as Spike
- Russell Smith as Gary
- Theo Fraser Steele as Oliver Parr
- Tim Loane as Brother McBride
- Jim Norton as Brother Xavier
- Rosaleen Linehan as Mrs Burns
- Aingeal Grehan as Mrs Mitchell
- Gavin O'Connor as Seamus Mitchell
- Alan McKee as Frank Mallon
- Julian Littman as Rudi Morelli
- Daniel Caltagirone as Carlos Rega