dance turns, choreographed by Danny Daniels, in addition to her acting chores. Both numbers jerk the movie, which is never particularly believable, into the realm of pure show-business fantasy, while allowing the star to demonstrate real pizzazz as a modern-day vaudevillian trouper. The final number... is an appealingly brassy, new made-to-order song by John Kander and Fred Ebb. It puts the icing on a movie that is the contemporary equivalent of a Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland 'let's put on a show' romp, seasoned with a dash of 'A Chorus Line'." Variety, in its 1991 review, described the film: "It's Liza-as-you-love-her in Stepping Out, a modest heartwarmer about a bunch of suburban left-feeters getting it together for a charity dance spot. Fragile ensemble item often creaks under the Minnelli glitz, but results are likeable enough." Roger Ebert said, "The [stage play] contained more dancing and was generally more engaging, maybe simply because it was on the stage. As a song-and-dance picture, it talks too much. As a drama, it's superficial and locked into a formula." Awards Julie Walters was nominated for a BAFTA film award in the Best Supporting Actress category. Home media The film was released on VHS and DVD in the UK and the US. No Blu-ray has been released for the film and is not available from streaming sites. It is available for purchase on Apple (Australia and United Kingdom). It came out on DVD in Australia in March 2021 References External links Channel 4 review 1991 films 1990s musical comedy films American musical comedy films Films directed by Lewis Gilbert Paramount Pictures films Liza Minnelli soundtracks 1991 comedy films Films set in Buffalo, New York Films shot in Buffalo, New York Films shot in Toronto 1990s English-language films 1990s American films