Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Michael Sucsy

Writers (WGA):

Michael Sucsy (teleplay) and
Patricia Rozema (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

18 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

True glamour never fades

Plot:

Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis (both named Edith...

Plot Keywords:

Eccentric | Surprise After End Credits | Film Premiere | Old Woman | Poverty

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Cast

Neil Babcock	...	Young Phelan Jr. - Age 14
Daniel Baldwin	...	Julius Krug
Drew Barrymore	...	'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale
Marcia Bennett	...	Hostess
Ben Carlson	...	Principal
Kevin Etherington	...	Fashion Photographer
Malcolm Gets	...	George 'Gould' Strong
Neil Girvan	...	Concierge
Louis Grise	...	Young Buddy - Age 12
Arye Gross	...	Albert Maysles
Ken Howard	...	Phelan Beale
Jessica Lange	...	'Big' Edith Bouvier Beale
Justin Louis	...	David Maysles
Tamsen McDonough	...	Model (as Tamsen Evans)
Perry Mucci	...	Young Photographer
Duane Murray	...	Doorman
Joshua Peace	...	Buddy Bouvier
Catherine Marie Thomas	...	Lee Radzwill
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Olivia Waldriff	...	Young Jacqueline Bouvier - Age 7
Kenneth Welsh	...	Max Gordon
Evan Williams	...	Young Banker

Runtime:

USA:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Centre Island, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Et Cetera Films

Trivia:

Drew Barrymore has stated in many interviews that she stayed very close to Little Edie's character throughout filming, shutting herself off from the outside world and from friends.

Quotes:

[last lines]
'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale: [voiceover] No animals were harmed in the making of this movie.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Grey Gardens (1975)

Soundtrack:

Tea For Two

Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange are so good it is SCARY!

I have NEVER publicly commented on a feature performance until now. Having seen the 1975 documentary about Edith and Edie Beale, I was absolutely blown away by the exacting performances--especially Drew Barrymore. I noticed a few comments dissing the film and it's rather obvious these people don't know the storyline. Jessica and Drew WERE their characters to perfection--a not-so-trivial accomplishment. I knew Lange could act but Drew perhaps has certainly lived up to her family lineage!!! ! Take it for what it's worth: this is a non-fiction account of a most dysfunctional family, parental control, character disorders, being a victim, and reluctant realization of unfulfilled dreams. Little Edie, with all her psychiatric shades, is accurately portrayed by Drew Barrymore. Jessica Lange as the spoiled, controlling mother, sort of sums it all up by telling her daughter that she's not easily likable or attractive with "...Edie ... you are more of an acquired taste". Yet, the bizarre paradox of their relationship is simple. Edie is filled with too much fear to go out into the world and the two really need each other. Call it pathological complementarity. This film works at every level!