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The Dream Merchants (1980) (TV)
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14 July 1981 (Sweden) morePlot:
Fictionalized behind-the-scenes machinations of early Hollywood movie-making. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. moreUser Comments:
Historical Soap Opera of Hollywood's Early Daze moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mark Harmon | ... | Johnny Edge | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Peter Kessler | |
| Morgan Fairchild | ... | Dulcie Warren | |
| Brianne Leary | ... | Doris Kessler | |
| Robert Picardo | ... | Mark Kessler | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Coralee | |
| Kaye Ballard | ... | Esther Kessler | |
| Morgan Brittany | ... | Astrid James | |
| Red Buttons | ... | Bruce Benson | |
| Robert Culp | ... | Henry Farnum | |
| Howard Duff | ... | Charles Slade | |
| José Ferrer | ... | George Pappas | |
| Robert Goulet | ... | Craig Warren | |
| David Groh | ... | Rocco Salvatore | |
| Carolyn Jones | ... | Vera |
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The character "Johnny Edge" (Mark Harmon) is loosely based on the real life of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle. moreFAQ
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Cheese, cheese and more cheese. Mix Harold Robbins' pot-boiling plot (that unfolds in the early days of the Hollywood studio systems) with that "80s Dynasty-esque glamour" and you're left with some bad acting, bad dialogue, and some historical inaccuracies. However, you just gotta love hissing at the screen when bad girl Morgan Fairchild appears to chew up some scenery!
If you love bad miniseries from the 80s, here's one for you.