Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)

Director:

Tim Fywell

Writers (WGA):

Anthony Summers (book)
Jill Isaacs (written by)

Release Date:

18 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality.

Plot:

This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career. She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but not love. |

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Fame | Icon | William Tell Overture | Female Nudity

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Ashley Judd	...	Norma Jean Dougherty
Mira Sorvino	...	Marilyn Monroe
Josh Charles	...	Eddie Jordan
Ron Rifkin	...	Johnny Hyde
David Dukes	...	Arthur Miller
Peter Dobson	...	Joe DiMaggio
Taylor Nichols	...	Fred Karger
John Rubinstein	...	Darryl Zanuck
Allan Corduner	...	Billy Wilder
Dana Goldstone	...	Lee Strasberg
Micole Mercurio	...	Mozelle Hyde
Lindsay Crouse	...	Natasha Lytess
John Apicella	...	Milton Krasner
Robert Alan Beuth	...	Commissary Photographer
Frank Birney	...	Preacher

Also Known As:

Norma Jean and Marilyn (USA) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and nudity, some substance abuse and strong language.

Runtime:

Australia:108 min | Spain:115 min | USA:135 min | USA:139 min | South Korea:91 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (video rating) | USA:TV-14 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Spain:13 | South Korea:18 | USA:TV-MA (HBO) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Grauman's Chinese Theater - 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Eddie and Norma Jean smoke filtered cigarettes before filtered cigarettes were introduced.

Quotes:

Marilyn Monroe: Oh, no, Johnny, you need your rest.
Johnny Hyde: I'll get my rest when I'm dead, which is going to be sooner rather than later. You know that, Marilyn.

Movie Connections:

Features Some Like It Hot (1959)

Soundtrack:

I Wanna be Loved by You

Pointless Film - No Entertainment Value

Just exactly why the producers made this film I cannot understand. Now I am not familiar with the exact events of Marilyn Monroe's life, so I could not judge the accuracy of this film in depicting her life. But this film is totally disappointing in the depiction of her life. The question in my mind is "Did the producers & writers of this film truly enjoy telling the world how screwed up Marlilyn Monroe's life really was?" Did the producers really enjoy making this film? It is a pretty degraded purpose to tear up someone's life like this and expose it to the world as "entertainment", regardless of how accurate it is.

To me films should serve as entertainment. The entertainment value of this film is absolute ZERO. It shows none of the happier moments of Marilyn's life, except in her childhood, but then it only goes downhill from there. There is nothing in this film that glorifies the most celebrated of all actresses.

If you want some graphical depiction of the degraded points of Marilyn's life, then perhaps this film is for you. But if you are looking to be entertained, unless you are pretty sadistic, look elsewhere for entertainment. 1/10