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:

Fame | Sex | Actor's Life | Drunkenness | Flirt

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 The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Soundtrack:

William Tell Overture

Dead Awful

I saw this at my friends house who said it was great so i watched it and i thought it was dreadful! who did the research? There were so many errors, the biggest one that bugged me was in the scene where she got her stage name, in the movie it said she got her last name from a president, wrong! in actuality Marilyn got her last name from her mothers maiden name (monroe) however in the movie and real life she did get her name from Marilyn Miller. The next at the end, it implied that she died in the bedroom, that may have well been where she took the pills that lead to her demise, but she didn't die there she died in the bedroom everyone knows that. Mira Sorvino usually is a good actress, but this was poor, she softened her voice, however she didn't achieve Marilyn's seductive, breathless voice and she portrayed her as dumb when Marilyn was as opposite to the public's opinion was smart and shy not like that. Ashley Judd however was interesting to watch as Norma Jeane, it surprises my why Ashley agreed to that movie as she has been in so many great pictures. Terrible film!