Directed by:
Shirley MacLaineCinematography:
Jan KiesserComposer:
Chris BoardmanCast:
Alex D. Linz, Shirley MacLaine, Gary Sinise, Kathy Bates, Joey Lauren Adams, Jennifer Tilly, Brett Butler, Gwen Verdon, Lainie Kazan, Mark Joy (more)VOD (1)
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Dress Code, called "Bruno" when it debuted on cable, is Shirley MacLaine's first feature as director. Like many of the movies in which she has appeared, it's a drama that uses humor to get its message across. Bruno (Alex D. Linz) is a gradeschooler who lives with his mother and likes to wear dresses. It's one more thing that makes him stand out at Catholic school. Even before his secret gets out, the other kids tease him because he's small and smart--a spelling whiz that reads the dictionary for fun with a mother that is, as he puts it, "flamboyant." His estranged father (Gary Sinise) notes that Angela also weighs 450 pounds, which makes her flamboyance even harder to miss. She means well, however, which can't be said for most of the other people in Bruno's life, with the exception of new girl, Shaniqua, who likes to dress up as well (as a cowgirl). (official distributor synopsis)
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