Marilyn and Me (1991) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

John Patterson

Writers (WGA):

Stu Samuels (story) &
Robert Boris (story) ...

Release Date:

22 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Marilyn Monroe | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Susan Griffiths	...	Marilyn Monroe
Jesse Dabson	...	Robert Slatzer
Terry Moore	...	Woman at Hyde's Funeral
Sandy McPeak	...	Darryl F. Zanuck
Kurt Fuller	...	Harry Lipton
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Walter Winchell
Joel Grey	...	Johnny Hyde
Sal Landi	...	Joe DiMaggio
Marla Adams	...	Gladys Baker
Richard Roat	...	Western Director
David Wells	...	Tom Kelley
Thomas Wagner	...	Harry Cohn
Neil Vipond	...	Henry Hathaway
Patrick Thomas O'Brien	...	Casting Director (as Patrick O'Brien)
Patricia Huston	...	Aunt Ana

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Poochie Productions

Movie Connections:

References Niagara (1953)

Top telemovie with two exceptional lead performers.

This engrossing telemovie tells the story of the on again off again romance between Marilyn Monroe and writer Robert Slatzer. Whether or not the couple actually married briefly in 1953, as Slatzer claims, is immaterial to your enjoyment of this well directed, written and acted film. SUSAN GRIFFITHS is uncannily like Marilyn, but her performance goes beyond impersonation. She gives the young Marilyn great depth - her need to be loved, her selfishness, her ambition, her warmth - they're all here. And JESSE DABSON is equally fine as Slatzer - I'm surprised he isn't a better known actor. He makes Slatzer a very real person, easily seduced by the magic of Marilyn and therefore used by her as an emotional crutch whenever her career or love life is on the rocks. What this movie does is go beyond the real people portrayed to tell the story of all those people who find themselves used by those individuals who seem "blessed by the gods". The exceptionally talented, the exceptionally beautiful - the exceptional - are also often selfish, but their exceptionality makes it easy for them to use people. Slatzer appears to have been one of those "wind beneath my wings" people. I'm sure there are many more in the world - especially in Hollywood. Great movie, don't miss it!