Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (1998) (TV)

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writer (WGA):

Michele Gallery (written by)

Release Date:

9 December 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Drugs, alcohol and controversy mark the author's life. |

Plot Keywords:

Caught Having Sex | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Michele Lee	...	Jacqueline Susann
Peter Riegert	...	Irving Mansfield
James Farentino	...	Bernard Geis
Barbara Parkins	...	Annie Laurie Williams
Goldie Semple	...	Rose Susann
Kenneth Welsh	...	Robert Susann
Sherry Miller	...	Bea Cole
Laurie Paton	...	Joyce Matthews
Sandra O'Neill	...	Benay Venuta
Gloria Slade	...	Ethel Merman
Maria Syrgiannis	...	Bernadette
Dara Perlmutter	...	Young Jackie
Asa Perlman	...	Young Guy
Kevin Jubinville	...	Doug Lacoste
Kevin Hicks	...	Don Preston

Also Known As:

Jacqueline Susann, la scandaleuse (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Quotes:

Jacqueline Susann: That's Patty Duke over there, and this is Sharon Tate.
Annie Laurie Williams: Um. And where is, what's her name - Barbara Parkins?
Sharon Tate: She's not in this scene.
Annie Laurie Williams: Well, she should be.

Movie Connections:

References Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Soundtrack:

Theme from Valley of the Dolls

Mediocre at best.

This is better then the Bette Midler vehicle but still doesn't work in my opinion. Michelle Lee looks a lot more like Susann then Bette Midler but she doesn't have Susann's spark, you need both. Lee produced this I assume because she wanted to play Susann. The same thing happened with Jessica Lange in the Patsy Cline story, she produced it, she played it, it didn't work,totally miscast. Bottom line: watchable but a missing something.