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Bette Midler | ... | ||
Nathan Lane | ... | ||
Stockard Channing | ... | ||
David Hyde Pierce | ... | ||
John Cleese | ... | ||
John Larroquette | ... |
Maury Manning
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Amanda Peet | ... | ||
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Terrence Labrosse | ... |
Radio actor
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Jeffrey Ross | ... |
Shecky
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Christopher McDonald | ... |
Brad Bradburn
(as Christopher MacDonald)
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Paul Benedict | ... |
Prof. Brainiac
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Dina Spybey-Waters | ... |
Bambi Madison
(as Dina Spybey)
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Pauline Little | ... |
Leslie Barnett
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William Hill | ... |
Passerby
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Mal Z. Lawrence | ... |
Mort
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An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "Valley of the Dolls" and other trashy novels. Facing a failing career, Susann meets a successful promoter who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-1960s, her books were looked upon as trash and non-printable. But then the sexual revolution hit and an audience was born for her books. The story shows the hidden behind the scenes story of Susann's life, including her autistic son and her continuing bout with cancer that she hid up to her death. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
As much as I love Bette Midler, even she can't save this film or make the character any less flat. This is not a story and these are not characters we can relate to. We rush through a lifetime of moments without ever getting into the story. The only light point in this whole fiasco is Stockard Channing who manages to make her character as round as she can get in this awfully flat story. In one word: UUULLLLggggh