Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003) (TV)

Director:

Jason Ensler

Writers (WGA):

Christopher M. Byron (book)
Suzette Couture (teleplay)

Release Date:

19 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Cybill Shepherd	...	Martha Stewart
Tim Matheson	...	Andy Stewart
Joanna Cassidy	...	Caroline Kass
Jude Ciccolella	...	Ed Kostyra
Dorie Barton	...	Young Martha Stewart
Seann Gallagher	...	Young Andy Stewart
Michelle Nolden	...	Norma Collier
Ross Petty
Sheila Brand
Rhonda McLean	...	Connie Maynard
Hollis McLaren	...	Big Martha
Raquel Duffy	...	Melissa Graham
Jeremy Akerman	...	Kmart CEO
Nigel Bennett	...	Rat Bastard (Time-Warner CEO)
Stan Carew	...	Sam Waksal

Also Known As:

Driven to Succeed (Australia) (cable TV title)
Martha Stewart - L'obcession du succès (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and some thematic elements.

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials) | Canada:83 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Goofs:

Errors in geography: At the end of the movie, Martha stops by a marketplace off the highway back to Connecticut. In the hall of the marketplace, a Canadian flag can be seen flying from a pole, where you would otherwise expect an American flag to be.

Quotes:

Martha Stewart: Hi, I'm Martha Stewart. Sometimes we learn something new about orchids. But today we're going to learn an entirely new recipe with lima beans. Are you kidding me? Where are the lima beans? I'm sitting here talking about lima beans, and there aren't any? Someone on my staff forgot to put out the lima beans? Excuse me?! Why is everyone here so stupid?

Movie Connections:

Followed by Martha Behind Bars (2005) (TV)

You go, girl.

Martha Inc. is actually worth watching to see Cybill Shepherd's take on the character. She really delves into the role and begins to show a sympathetic and vulnerable side to her. Sure, she's pretty and definitely intelligent, perhaps a genius. She worked Wall Street and modeled her way through College. She got married and had a daughter but domestic bliss was never enough for Martha. She wanted more and more in time. She became a successful Connecticut caterer. Even though she won't admit it, she is born and bred in New Jersey to Polish born Parents who immigrated to America. She was brought up in a large ethnic family rather than the small waspy family in Connecticut. Maybe Martha was no great wife or mother but she is creative and brilliant enough to succeed in a man's world. She has done it with class and brilliance. This movie does portray the messy divorce and the affair that broke up this longtime union. Martha may not have best people personilaty but just compare her to Barbra Streisand who is far more difficult. Martha is a perfectionist but brilliant and creative enough to establish herself as a household name. This success always comes with such sacrifice like a marriage and an estranged relationship with her daughter. Most men have often done this but why does it bother people when it is a woman? You go girl, Martha.