- The fact-based true story of the rapid rise to fame and untimely death of Jessica Savitch - one of America's first female news anchors.
- As a budding news reporter in the 1970s, Jessica, complete with the cowgirl boots and big hair, was discovered while working at a local tv station in Houston. What she lacked in expericnce she made up for in talent and ambition. She got noticed, got a makeover, and her career took off. Her life is filled with emotional ups and downs surrounding men and work. She refused to let her unstable personal life be a hinderance... her career skyrockets, all the way up the ladder of newscasting to the ultimate goal: anchor on national network nightly news. Jessica constantly searches for 'the perfect love, the perfect career' and she never seemed to fulfill her dreams. She struggled with suicide [she finds her husband hanging dead in the basement], drugs, alcohol, and eating disorders, while battling her complusive desire to be the best and rise to the top in what has [to date] been a man's world. As the glamour and power of celebrity enveloped Jessica, the perks brought pressures. She neglected her health, as noted when an assistant told her she needed food, Jessica replied, "I ate yesterday". Her emotions and personality became somewhat of a concern as well, as she was known to have outbursts, ranting and raving on news sets... one infamously caught on national tv and the subject of enormous riducule for her....and damaging to her reputation. A combination of it all sent her spiraling out of control and she hit rock bottom both professionally and personally. Released from her job as news achor, she finally had the time to assess, adjust, and deal with her demons. Just as Jessica appeared to have made peace with herself regarding failed marriages, miscarriages, and overcome addiction to drugs... and get her personal life back on track, it is cut short in an automobile accident one rainy night. She was having dinner with a New York newspaper VP when their car slid off the slick road into a Deleware canal. Jessica was in the back seat with her Siberian Husky, Chewy, when they drowned.
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By what name was Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995) officially released in Canada in English?
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