Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2289 in VHS
• Released on: 1998-01-01
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 113 minutes

Customer Reviews

Liza in her prime
STEPPING OUT is Liza Minnelli's last big-screen feature to date, before she concentrated on her concert performances and her health started to decline.

Liza plays Mavis Turner, a has-been Broadway hoofer who now teaches tap lessons and sings in a bar in her spare time. The charming group of misfits who all come together once a week for their tap lesson share with Mavis the joys and sadness of their lives. When the group is asked to perform at a charity gala, they realise what the group really can accomplish.

STEPPING OUT is a blue-haired version of A CHORUS LINE, charming, poignant and occasionally heartbreaking. The immensely-talented ensemble of actors featured represent some of the best talent in movies today.

Among the actors are seasoned veteran Broadway performers Ellen Greene, Jane Krakowski and Bill Irwin, along with Canadian actress Sheila McCarthy and legendary Shelley Winters and Julie Walters.

Liza shows us her stuff in some great dance numbers, while her vocal prowess is also given time to shine.

A memorable film and very inspirational, STEPPING OUT is a great old-fashioned, feel-good movie.

A Forgotten Gem
This is a film that truly reminds you that they just don't make 'em like they used to.

I recently rediscovered this film only a couple of months ago when a local video store was selling off some of their old stock. I had been a part of the stage version a year before, and had found the story to be heart warming and charming.

And the film is much the same...truly a forgotten gem of a film that will bring a smile to your face. Of special note are Shelly Winter's wonderful comic moments, and Liza's amazing dance segments. This film appears to capture Liza in the last of her great years...before her health slipped away from her. In this film, she will take your breath away with her rich voice and sublime dance skill.

Most of all, this film will take you back to the golden days of movie musicals, and remind you that they don't make 'em like they used to.

Uplifting for those who want to believe in the best in us.
As a dance teacher, I found this movie to be an lovely statement to all that is positive about dance and the benefit of dance class for everyone. The lives of the dancers in this movie were all enhanced by their dance experience. For those who are adult and want the dance experience in their lives, this movie covers it all. It is funny, and sad and encouraging and educational. I would like to think that this movie also speaks to those who have always wanted to dance but were afraid to try. This movie will give them hope and courage to try and find the joy for themselves. Liza Minelli does not over power the cast. As the star she is, you watch as the story unfolds and the musical dances itself out.