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| Director: | Andrew Bergman | 
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| Writer: | Paul Rudnick | 
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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 "The 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 which she hid up until her death. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 28, 2000 | 
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| Director: | Andrew Bergman | 
| Writer: | Paul Rudnick | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | autism | 
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, TOHO, Tele München, BBC, Marubeni, Lobell/Bergman Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $3,003,296 Budget: $36,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Bette Midler | Jacqueline Susann | 
| Nathan Lane | Irving Mansfield | 
| Stockard Channing | Florence Maybelle | 
| David Hyde Pierce | Michael Hastings | 
| John Cleese | Henry Marcus | 
| John Larroquette | Maury Manning | 
| Amanda Peet | Debbie | 
| Dina Spybey-Waters | Bambi Madison | 
| Paul Benedict | Prof. Brainiac | 
| Jeff Ross | Shecky | 
| David Costabile | Junior Editor | 
| Frank Vincent | Aristotle Onassis | 
| Ricky Mabe | Guy at 14 | 
| Christopher McDonald | Brad Bradburn | 
| Robin Wilcock | Stage murderer | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Barry Malkin | Editor | 
| Andrew Bergman | Director | 
| Paul Rudnick | Screenplay | 
| Burt Bacharach | Original Music Composer | 
| Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Director of Photography | 
| Gary Archer | Prosthetics | 
| Adam Shankman | Choreographer | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Ted Kurdyla | Executive Producer | 
| Gary Levinsohn | Executive Producer | 
| Mike Lobell | Producer | 
| Mark Gordon | Executive Producer | 
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