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Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
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Release Date:
18 May 1996 (USA)
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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. | full synopsis
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William Tell Overture
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Female Nudity
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes.
Another 5 nominations
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User Comments:
Pointless Film - No Entertainment Value
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Norma Jean and Marilyn (USA) (video box title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content and nudity, some substance abuse and strong language.
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Runtime:
Australia:108 min | Spain:115 min | USA:135 min | USA:139 min | South Korea:91 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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USA:R (video rating) |
USA:TV-14 |
Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
Spain:13 |
South Korea:18 |
USA:TV-MA (HBO) |
UK:15
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Anachronisms: Eddie and Norma Jean smoke filtered cigarettes before filtered cigarettes were introduced.
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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.
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Johnny Hyde: I'll get my rest when I'm dead, which is going to be sooner rather than later. You know that, Marilyn.
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Movie Connections:
Features Some Like It Hot (1959)
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Soundtrack:
I Wanna be Loved by You
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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