Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Summary:
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a surfacy TV-movie rehash of the same real-life events which inspired the 1980 theatrical feature Star 80. Jamie Lee Curtis stars as Dorothy Stratten, here depicted as an ingenuous, highly vulnerable Canadian girl who aspires to show business stardom. Decked out with a generous toupee, Bruce Weitz co-stars as Paul Snyd... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bibi Besch - (Hilda Flushing)
Jim Boeke - (Lyman)
Kale Browne - (Sidney)
Robert Burgos - (Photographer)
Robert Clotworthy - (Floyd)
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Review:
This made-for-t.v. depiction of the Dorothy Stratten is well-intentioned but ends up being entertaining for all the wrong reasons. The script chronicles the same series of events later covered in the feature film Star 80 but does so in a clumsy, shallow manner that reduces a real-life tragedy to a particularly banal type of t.v. drama. Direct... Continue >>
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