Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (TV 2001)

The Judy Garland story from the 1930s until her death.

Director:

Robert Allan Ackerman

Writers:

Lorna Luft (memoir), Robert L. Freedman (teleplay)

Stars:

Judy Davis, Victor Garber, Hugh Laurie

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 16 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judy Davis	...	Judy Garland
Victor Garber	...	Sid Luft
Hugh Laurie	...	Vincente Minnelli
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Roger Edens
Sonja Smits	...	Kay Thompson
Jayne Eastwood	...	Lottie
Daniel Kash	...	Arthur Freed
Alison Pill	...	Young Lorna Luft
Aidan Devine	...	Frank Gumm
Stewart Bick	...	Artie Shaw
Tammy Blanchard	...	Young Judy Garland
Al Waxman	...	Louis B. Mayer
Marsha Mason	...	Ethel Gumm
Cynthia Gibb	...	Narrator (voice)
Dwayne Adams	...	Mickey Rooney

Storyline

The movie starts off at the beginning of Judy Garland's life singing when she was two years old. It jumps to when she was 12 and was signed by MGM and later when her father dies. The movie tells about her early struggles with MGM and with the addiction to barbiturates. It then jumps to the marriage to Vincette Minelli and the struggles with that, and leads into the rest of the movie and her marriages to Sid Luft, Mark Herron, and Mickey Deans and ends when she dies in 1969

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Plot Keywords:

drug addiction | award | two part tv movie | woman takes off shoes | homosexuality | 

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Taglines:

Dorothy found the end of the rainbow. Judy spent her life looking for it.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Me & My Shadows

Filming Locations:

Parkwood Estate, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, In-Motion AG Movie & TV Productions, Storyline Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film began as a project for Annette Bening to star in.

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Goofs

Judy watches color TV broadcast of A Star is Born on a vintage black and white television set.

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Quotes

Roger Edens: When you sing, I want you to just be yourself
Young Judy Garland: [whispers] But nobody likes who I am Mr Edens

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Connections

References Sabrina (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"
(uncredited)
Written by James F. Hanley
Performed by Judy Garland

User Reviews

She overcame the Wicked Witch only to be destroyed by demons

Lorna Luft wrote and produced this epic tale of her mother Judy Garland's often-tragic life in the spotlight.

Frances Gumm starts her life out becoming an actress and singer. She changes her name to Judy Garland and signs a contract with MGM studios who promise her a big break.

That break comes in the form of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard Of Oz. But fame comes at a price. Addictions to drugs and alcohol plus failed marriages and piles of debt leave Judy sprialling out of control.

It's the touching true story of Judy Garland. From her humble beginnings to her dramatic end, this is quite simply, brilliant.

Tammy Blanchard, who plays the younger Judy Garland is so much like her, it's not even funny - and her acting is fantastic, also. 9/1O