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Brenda Starr

  • 19891989
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
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4.7/10
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Brooke Shields, Timothy Dalton, and Diana Scarwid in Brenda Starr (1989)
A comic book artist struggling with his "Brenda Starr" strip decides to draw himself into it when his comic book character is disappointed and leaves the strip.
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A comic book artist struggling with his "Brenda Starr" strip decides to draw himself into it when his comic book character is disappointed and leaves the strip.A comic book artist struggling with his "Brenda Starr" strip decides to draw himself into it when his comic book character is disappointed and leaves the strip.A comic book artist struggling with his "Brenda Starr" strip decides to draw himself into it when his comic book character is disappointed and leaves the strip.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
1.2K
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    • Robert Ellis Miller
  • Writers
    • Noreen Stone(story)
    • James D. Buchanan(story)
    • Delia Ephron(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brooke Shields
    • Timothy Dalton
    • Tony Peck
    • Robert Ellis Miller
  • Writers
    • Noreen Stone(story)
    • James D. Buchanan(story)
    • Delia Ephron(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brooke Shields
    • Timothy Dalton
    • Tony Peck
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Brooke Shields and Timothy Dalton in Brenda Starr (1989)
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    Brooke Shields
    Brooke Shields
    • Brenda Starr
    Timothy Dalton
    Timothy Dalton
    • Basil St. John
    Tony Peck
    Tony Peck
    • Mike Randall
    Diana Scarwid
    Diana Scarwid
    • Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb
    Nestor Serrano
    Nestor Serrano
    • Jose
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Vladimir
    June Gable
    June Gable
    • Luba
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Editor Francis I. Livright
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    • Reporter Hank O'Hare
    John Short
    John Short
    • Cub Reporter Pesky Miller
    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Police Chief Maloney
    Mark von Holstein
    • Donovan O'Shea, Public Enemy #3
    Henry Gibson
    Henry Gibson
    • Professor Gerhardt Von Kreutzer
    Ed Nelson
    Ed Nelson
    • President Harry S. Truman
    Tom Aldredge
    Tom Aldredge
    • The Fake Capt. Borg
    Matthew Cowles
    Matthew Cowles
    • The Real Capt. Borg
    Avner Eisenberg
    • Carlos The Magnificent
    Mary Lou Rosato
    • Esperanza
      • Robert Ellis Miller
    • Writers
      • Noreen Stone(story) (screenplay)
      • James D. Buchanan(story) (screenplay)
      • Delia Ephron(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Although shot in 1986 and released in Europe in 1989, the movie, due to legal disputes regarding the American distribution and television rights, was not released in American theaters until 1992.
    • Quotes

      Brenda Starr: [after Mike continually insults Brenda as a cartoon, she comes to life] I've had it! Who the heck do you think you are? For four months I've put up with your insults. Night after night! And I've had it up to here!

      [Mike gasps in disbelief]

      Brenda Starr: So bug off, buster!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Inside 'the Living Daylights' (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Fiesta With My Love
      Written by Kashif, Brian Alexander Morgan (as Brian Morgan) & Shelley Scruggs

      Published by Music Corp. of America (BMI)

      Kashif Music (BMI)

      New Music Group, Inc. (BMI)

      Produced by Kashif, Brian Alexander Morgan (as Brian Morgan) & Shelley Scruggs for

      The New Music Group, Inc.

      Vocal Performance by Yogi Lee

    User reviews21

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    7/10
    This film had its premiere in the Florida Theater a couple of years after it was made.
    I am one of perhaps a couple thousand people to actually view this film in a theater and not on video-tape. I attended the premiere in the Florida Theater in Jacksonville, Florida. From the cast and crew, only the director, Robert Ellis Miller, managed to attend, introducing his film that was made in the Jacksonville area a few years before.

    Overall, it's a fairly good film. The tongue-in-cheek acting is right on, with Brooke Shields and a pre-007 Timothy Dalton having a lot of fun with the material. Unfortunately, a couple of scenes were really hard to believe... especially when our heroine Brenda Starr waterskis on the backs of a pair of alligators!!!

    The other effects in the film were nicely handled, including the animation and the scene showing an older New York City behind the historic Ritz Theater which played host to a scene early in the picture.

    It's not a great film, but deserving of a viewing if you'd like an adventure flick without much seriousness. 7 out of 10 stars.
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    • May 6, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Jacksonville, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • AM/PM Entertainment
      • New World Pictures
      • Tribune Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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