- Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
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Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont Written by Donald L. Stewart Starring Jamie Lee Curtis
Bruce Weitz
Robert ReedCountry United States Language English Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1981 American Television film. It is a fictionalized dramatization of the life and the murder of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, played by Jamie Lee Curtis. Two years later the same story was developed by director Bob Fosse in his movie Star 80, starring Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts. The TV-movie was aired over the NBC Network in November 1981.[1]
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Cast
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Dorothy Stratten
- Bruce Weitz as Paul Snider
- Robert Reed as David Palmer
- Mitchell Ryan as Hugh Hefner
- Bibi Besch as Hilda Flushing
- Tracy Reed as Mindy
- Gloria Gifford as Jean
Production
As revealed by Peter Bogdanovich in his book The killing of the unicorn: Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), at the family's insistence, the names and relationships of her mother and sister were altered.[1]
Reception
The New York Times critic John J. O'Connor praised the movie, saying: "the movie works remarkably well in building a dramatic momentum. Jamie Lee Curtis's Dorothy is a thoroughly understandable, if not sympathetic figure. And Bruce Weitz is extraordinary".[2]
References
- ^ a b Peter Bogdanovich (1984). The killing of the unicorn: Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980). W. Morrow. p. 169. ISBN 0688016111.
- ^ John J. O'Connor (October 30, 1981). "TV WEEKEND; TERROR IN FICTION AND FACT". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/30/arts/tv-weekend-terror-in-fiction-and-fact.html?scp=9&sq=Death%20of%20a%20Centerfold:%20The%20Dorothy%20Stratten%20Story%20&st=cse. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
External links
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1981 films
- Films based on actual events
- American biographical films
- American drama films
- American television films
- 1980s drama film stubs
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