Hollywood Wives 

A three-part, six-hour adoptation of Jackie Collins' book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women who are caught up in the low life and high society of Hollywood.

Stars:

Candice Bergen, Joanna Cassidy, Mary Crosby

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Candice Bergen	...	Elaine Conti 3 episodes, 1985
Joanna Cassidy	...	Marilee Gray 3 episodes, 1985
Mary Crosby	...	Karen Lancaster 3 episodes, 1985
Angie Dickinson	...	Sadie LaSalle 3 episodes, 1985
Steve Forrest	...	Ross Conti 3 episodes, 1985
Anthony Hopkins	...	Neil Gray 3 episodes, 1985
Roddy McDowall	...	Jason Swandle 3 episodes, 1985
Stefanie Powers	...	Montana Gray 3 episodes, 1985
Suzanne Somers	...	Gina Germaine 3 episodes, 1985
Robert Stack	...	George Lancaster 3 episodes, 1985
Rod Steiger	...	Oliver Easterne 3 episodes, 1985
Andrew Stevens	...	Buddy Hudson 3 episodes, 1985
Catherine Mary Stewart	...	Angel Hudson 3 episodes, 1985
Frances Bergen	...	Pamela Lancaster 3 episodes, 1985
Daryl Anderson	...	Ferdie 3 episodes, 1985
Stephen Shellen	...	Randy 3 episodes, 1985
Dorothy Dells	...	Francis 3 episodes, 1985
Aleisa Shirley	...	Shelly 3 episodes, 1985
Dino Gigante	...	Hairdresser 2 episodes, 1985
James 'Gypsy' Haake	...	Koko 2 episodes, 1985
Anna Maria Poon	...	Brenda 2 episodes, 1985
Joe E. Tata	...	Elliot 2 episodes, 1985
Meg Wyllie	...	Mrs. Liderman 2 episodes, 1985

Storyline

A three-part, six-hour adoptation of Jackie Collins' book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women who are caught up in the low life and high society of Hollywood.

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Plot Keywords:

hollywood | identical twins | twins separated at birth | talent agent | struggling actor | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hollywood Wives

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

270 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When first shown on the ITV network in the U.K. in October 1985, the penultimate reel (with a run time of fifteen minutes) was accidentally omitted from the broadcast in some regions. Despite an audience of millions, few complaints were received by the network.

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Connections

Spoofed in Not Necessarily the News: Inside Entertainment (1987)

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Soundtracks

Hollywood Wives
Performed by Laura Branigan

User Reviews

I Love Mindless Junk Like This...

Every once in a while when you sit down in front of the TV to be entertained, you don't want to have to think or analyze or correlate anything that you're watching. Sometimes you just want to put your brain on hold and watch pretty people in pretty costumes having pretty problems. If you like to indulge in mindless potboilers every now and then have your fill with the 1985 miniseries Hollywood WIVES, the trashy multi-episodic miniseries based on the equally trashy Jackie Collins novel. The story follows a select circle of Hollywood friends, acquaintances, newcomers, secretholders, adulterers and their various escapades. Now, let's see if I can remember all of this...Steve Forrest is an actor looking for a comeback and neglecting wife Candice Bergen while having an affair with Mary Crosby...producer/director Anthony Hopkins is cheating on screenwriter wife Stefanie Powers with blackmailing bimbo Suzanne Somers...Andrew Stevens and wife Catherine Mary Stewart move to Hollywood so that he can begin a career as an actor but she's the one who ends up having a career, being drafted by the studio head (Rod Steiger) who wants her for the lead in a film that Hopkins promised to Somers. When Stevens' career goes nowhere, he gets hired by Roddy McDowell to be a male escort to make ends meet. Stevens by the way, has a dual role as a psycho who comes to Hollywood to find the mother that gave him up for adoption many years ago. Those are the main story lines so if you're in the mood for some mindless eye candy, sit back and enjoy.