Liz & Dick (2012)

The torrid relationship between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Director:

Lloyd Kramer

Writer:

Christopher Monger

Stars:

Lindsay Lohan, Grant Bowler, Theresa Russell

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsay Lohan	...	Elizabeth Taylor
Grant Bowler	...	Richard Burton
Theresa Russell	...	Sara Taylor
David Hunt	...	Ifor Jenkins
Bruce Nozick	...	Bernard
Tanya Franks	...	Sybil Burton
Charles Shaughnessy	...	Anthony Asquith
David Eigenberg	...	Ernest Lehman
Creed Bratton	...	Darryl Zanuck
Andy Hirsch	...	Eddie Fisher
Brian Howe	...	Joseph Mankiewicz
Eyal Podell	...	Henry Wynberg
Henry Hereford	...	London Hotel Manager
Taylor Ann Thompson	...	Kate Burton - at 10
Trevor Thompson	...	Christopher Wilding - at 7

Storyline

On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood's most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world's greatest actors, Richard Burton - and she didn't leave. Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise to the paparazzi and they became the most hunted and photographed couple on earth. Their rocky, passionate, relationship, born in front of the cameras, was subsequently captured in a series of films, including The V.I.P.s and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The last of the great, extravagant stars, flaunting diamonds, yachts and private planes, they continually seized the headlines. They even divorced and married again - only to divorce again - but remain in each other's hearts. This Elizabeth Taylor - Richard Burton story is a no-holds barred account of their undying, but impossible love.

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Plot Keywords:

elizabeth taylor character | reference to who's afraid of virginia woolf the play | elizabeth taylor | love | paparazzi | 

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Taglines:

Glamorous, infamous, scandalous

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lindsay Lohan suffered a car accident on her way to set, leading to a brief hospitalization which delayed filming for hours.

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Goofs

When Richard leaves Liz at the hotel and drives home to ask his wife for a divorce, we see him racing down the road in a Jaguar XK E type. However moments later he rolls into his driveway in an Austin Healy roadster.

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Quotes

Elizabeth Taylor: I won't live without you!

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.178 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Just In Time
Written by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green
Performed by Dean Martin and Dave Koz

User Reviews

Uncomfortably Awkward Performance

Lohan was not remotely believable as Liz Taylor. For one, Taylor had a remarkably unique voice with a bit of an English accent since she was born in the UK. Taylor's voice was soft, airy, almost girlish and full of drama. Lohan made no attempt to sound even remotely like Taylor. Lohan's voice is husky like she's smoked too many cigarettes. Lohan sounded like a hardened truck driver without any of the femininity that made Liz Taylor so attractive. In this film, Lohan talked way too fast--she giggled in the wrong places and frowned oddly at the wrong moments. Lohan didn't project any authenticity at all.

Lohan's mannerisms, gestures and facial expressions didn't match the emotional moments she was suppose to be portraying throughout this film. It was like she was rushing through each scene so she could go somewhere more important rather than stick around and try to perform in this dumb movie.

Taylor's body was very curvy--most of her adult life she struggled with overweight, yet, she always projected a raw sexuality that jumped off the screen. Also, Taylor had huge breasts. That's one thing Burton used to say he loved about Taylor. Yet, Lohan appeared scrawny and flat chested in many scenes, as she moved clumsily around trying desperately to be sexy.

Overall, Lohan's performance was almost laughable--sort of a cartoon version of the remarkable Liz Taylor.

The guy who played Richard Burton was much better than Lohan. He is gorgeous. But, this actor had a lousy script to deal with and Lohan to interact with, so he struggled to be believable.

The script was superficial and flimsy.

My grade for the film is a C- verging into D.

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime [United States] Wikipedia [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Liz and Dick

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larry A. Thompson Productions, Lasky Productions, SilverScreen Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD