Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Joyce Chopra

Writers (WGA):

Jackie Collins (book)
Nicole Avril (teleplay)

Release Date:

19 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A Hollywood star (Fawcett), fed up with her husband's cheating, hires a private investigator to tail him. Emotional support is offered by her two friends - a soul singer (Givens) and a famous director's wife (Gilbert). |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Farrah Fawcett	...	Lissa Roman
Melissa Gilbert	...	Taylor Singer
Robin Givens	...	Kyndra
Dorian Harewood	...	Claude St. Claire
Jeff Kaake	...	Gregg Lynch
Stewart Bick	...	Larry Singer
Kandyse McClure	...	Saffron
Robert Moloney	...	Eric Vernon
Pascale Hutton	...	Nikki Roman
Jack Scalia	...	Michael Scorsinni
Peter Cockett	...	James Pierson
Peter Oldring	...	Danny
Eric Johnson	...	Brian Richter
James Thomas	...	Evan Richter
Dallas La Porta	...	Oliver Rock

Also Known As:

Femmes à Hollywood (Canada: French title)
Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials) | Brazil:93 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Renée Valente Productions

Trivia:

Farrah Fawcett's final TV role.

The New Generation is a pale comparison to the 1985 Mini-Series

This is a pale comparison to the 1985 Mini-Series based on Jackie Collins's novel "Hollywood Wives". Not having read the "New Generation" book, I can't say how literary it is. But as a made for television movie it is poor. Farrah Fawcett's character Lissa seems tired. And the vacuous young characters are atrocious. Every one talking on cell phones in every other scene is a bit much. Yes, most people have cell phones, but it vitiates the action for the characters to always be on cell phones. Doesn't anyone in movies walk down streets, or go over to someone's house without calling first.

I thought all three female leads were empty, shallow characters with nothing interesting to say or do. I'll have to read the book this trash was based on, and imagine how it could have been conceived as a TV movie.