October 31, 2008
Creepy cuz it's true.
Eric Roberts, Mariel Hemingway, Carroll Baker
Paul Snider, discovered Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten, pushed her toward stardom, and worshiped her at the altar of the Playboy mystique. Snider wants people to "treat us that special way, the w...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 10, 1998
Stats: 115 reviews
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February 22, 2008Bob Fosse's Boogie Nights.
Eric Roberts gives a fantastic psychopathic performance in this heavy drama by the master director. -
May 27, 2007An excellent film exploring the life and death of Playboy supermodel Dorothy Stratton. Hemmingway is brilliant as Stratton, and Eric Roberts is superb as her husband, Paul Snider. A true look at Snider's obsessive nature with Stratton and her career?
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June 15, 2009Eric Roberts looks so different. This was interesting to watch now because body types have changed a lot. Oh, the days before plastic surgery...
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July 28, 2009Not up to Bob Fosse's usual standard but a nonfiction tale of a shy Canadian girl who is swept off her feet but a much older man who uses her to attain the success that always eluded him. Sad story. Makes Peter Bogdonavich look a little creepy - after Dorothy Stratten died, he to...( read more)
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August 10, 2008Recently saw Mariel Hemmingway in a very bad movie. I wonder if she can do better....
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