Waltzing Anna (2006)
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A doctor learns there's more to his profession than making money in this comedy-drama. Charlie Keegan (Robert Capelli Jr.) is a physician who has built up a lucrative practice by caring more about profits and working the loopholes of medical insurance claims than looking after the needs of his… More A doctor learns there's more to his profession than making money in this comedy-drama. Charlie Keegan (Robert Capelli Jr.) is a physician who has built up a lucrative practice by caring more about profits and working the loopholes of medical insurance claims than looking after the needs of his patients. While Keegan's scams allow him to live high for a while, eventually his misdeeds catch up with him, and when he's found guilty of insurance fraud, as part of his sentence he's ordered to spend six months doing volunteer work at Shady Pines, an nursing home for the elderly that has seen better days. With the help of Jill (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a pretty and compassionate nurse who works at the home, Keegan makes friends with his often eccentric patients and learns to deal with the other members of the staff and their many problems. In time, Keegan finds himself looking at the Shady Pines residents as people rather than clients, and gains a new perspective on himself and his career; he also finds himself falling in love with the idealistic Jill. Also starring Pat Hingle, Betsy Palmer, Paige Turco, and Artie Lange, Waltzing Anna was the first directorial effort from the team of Doug Bollinger and Bx Giongrete. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bx Giongrete, Doug Bollinger
- Written By
- Doug Bollinger
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 11, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Kindred Media Group
Critic Reviews
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Excruciating as it is well meaning, Doug Bollinger's Waltzing Anna is a vanity production that turns serious issues about the aging into a schmaltzy dramatic comedy.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Given the dismal reception that greeted their last comedy, Mail Order Bride, you'd think filmmakers Doug Bollinger and Robert Capelli Jr. would have considered alternate career choices.
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Jim Ridley, Village Voice
The filmmakers care; the actors try; the closing dedication is heartfelt and sweet. The movie, sadly, is an IV drip of artery-clogging Lifetime movie-of-the-week goo.
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Mark Keizer, Los Angeles CityBeat
Cowriters Bollinger and Capelli may have sincere intentions, but they're too immature and unpolished to pull off what they're attempting.
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Kim Voynar, Cinematical
If this were a well-made film with particularly astounding acting, it might be easier to overlook the predictability of the plot. The script, unfortunately, is actually the least of Waltzing Anna's problems.
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Cast
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Emmanuelle Chriqui
as Nurse Jill
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Robert Capelli Jr.
as Dr. Charlie Keegan
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Pat Hingle
as Mo Kegley
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Betsy Palmer
as Anna Rhoades
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Grant Shaud
as JD Reno
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Artie Lange
as Jacob Kline
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Casey Siemaszko
as Dr. Jeffrey Webb
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Paige Turco
as Barbara Rhoades
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Marilyn Chris
as Mrs. Chadwick
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Ed Jewett
as Frank Lombardi
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Jason Kravits
as Dr. Meyer
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Adam Le Fevre
as Dr. Conley
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Marcella Lowery
as Nurse Hardaway
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Mackenzie Milone
as Abigail Rhoades
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Gordana Rashovich
as Nurse Potter
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Armando Riesco
as Hector
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Shelby Young
as Catherine Rhoades
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J. Eddie Peck
as Dean Van Patton
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Stephen Henderson
as Pete
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George Morfogen
as Henry
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Marilyn Rafael
as Trudy
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Margery Beddow
as Reba





