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Mae West

  • TV Movie
  • 19821982
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
227
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POPULARITY
30,674
6,372
Ann Jillian in Mae West (1982)
BiographyDrama
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
227
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
30,674
6,372
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    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • E. Arthur Kean
    • Stars
      • Ann Jillian
      • James Brolin
      • Piper Laurie
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • E. Arthur Kean
    • Stars
      • Ann Jillian
      • James Brolin
      • Piper Laurie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 nominations total

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    Ann Jillian
    Ann Jillian
    • Mae West
    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Jim Timony
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Matilda West
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Rene Valentine
    Louis Giambalvo
    Louis Giambalvo
    • George Kane
    Chuck McCann
    Chuck McCann
    • W.C. Fields
    Lee de Broux
    Lee de Broux
    • Jack West
    Donald Hotton
    Donald Hotton
    • Edward Eisner
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Dorset
    Bill Morey
    Bill Morey
    • Al Kaufman
    Rita Taggart
    Rita Taggart
    • Sally
    Michael Currie
    Michael Currie
    • Bill Le Baron
    Jay Garner
    • Archie Mayo
    Burke Byrnes
    • Withers
    Bridgette Andersen
    Bridgette Andersen
    • Mae - age 7
    Debbie Lytton
    Debbie Lytton
    • Mae - age 13
    Than Wyenn
    • Ira Pitkin
    Blane Savage
    • Frank Wallace
    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • E. Arthur Kean
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Rene Valetine (Roddy McDowall) is based on real-life 1920s drag queen Bert Savoy.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)

    User reviews6

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    9/10
    Ann Jillian was completely memorable as Mae West.
    I can only say that when I saw this movie on Showtime I completely enjoyed it. Then, in the months that followed, when I would be flipping through the channels looking for something to kill a little time, I'd stop when I came upon Mae West. I'd think to watch it for a few minutes and go on. Inevitably I would watch it through to the end once again. I must have seen the last half or two-thirds of this movie twenty times or more and I never tired of seeing it again.

    If I could find it on DVD or VHS I'd likely watch it twenty more times. I can't really say why but the story, the casting and the acting, mainly Ann Jillian made it memorable and endlessly enjoyable.
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    • Jun 29, 2002

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mae West - Il fascino del peccato
    • Production company
      • Hill/Mandelker Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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