‘I was the star of one of the best 1990s films – I can’t return for a sequel’

Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice, is one of the best films of the 90s, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 88% and a devoted fanbase (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

There are few moments in cinema as euphoric as the finale of Strictly Ballroom.

Baz Luhrmann’s 1992 directorial debut was a critical success as well as an enduring cult hit, taking place in the deeply unserious yet repressive world of Australian ballroom dancing, where nothing is as important as dancing the right steps.

Lurid, charmingly camp and unmistakably Australian, the film from the Romeo + Juliet filmmaker tells the...