Isn't She Great
Brief Synopsis
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Before Jacqueline Susann published her best-selling novel "Valley of the Dolls," she was deteremined to find her place in the spotlight. When a friend told her that "talent wasn't everything" she embarked on a quest to find someone to promote her. She found Irving Mansfield, a manager and publicist
Cast & Crew
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Ted Kurdyla
Director
Ricky Mabe
Maurice Carlton
Larry Block
David Costabile
Nathan Lane
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Comedy
Romantic Comedy
Teens
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Synopsis
Before Jacqueline Susann published her best-selling novel "Valley of the Dolls," she was deteremined to find her place in the spotlight. When a friend told her that "talent wasn't everything" she embarked on a quest to find someone to promote her. She found Irving Mansfield, a manager and publicist who fell in love with her and came up with a crazy idea: write a book. When Susann protested she had no writing experience he gave her golden advice: "Write what you know." And with that she turned her personal dramas with crazy, drug-addicted, sex-craved hopeful movie stars into an engrossing book that featured taboo subject matter and a vocabulary that would shock a sailor. Shunned by publishers at first, Jackie's charm and committment to personally publicizing the book would eventually change the way books were written and sold. With this battle won, Susann would go on to face larger demons, including the pitfalls of fame and her rapidly deteriorating health.
Cast
Ricky Mabe
Maurice Carlton
Larry Block
David Costabile
Nathan Lane
Elizabeth Lawrence
Jack Eagle
John Larroquette
Steven Mccarthy
Charles Doucet
Sam Street
Karyn Quackenbush
Ellen David
Christopher Mcdonald
Mal Z Lawrence
Jim Walker
Performer
John Cleese
Jude Beny
Sonia Benezra
Stockard Channing
Bette Midler
Clebert Ford
Jean-guy Bouchard
Anna Lobell
David Lawrence
Debbie Gravitte
Frank Vincent
Pauline Little
Carl Alacchi
Robin Wilcock
Richard Mcconomy
Amanda Peet
Mickey Toft
Edward B Goldstein
Jerry Detitta
Lead Person
Brett Gillen
Adam Heller
Paul Benedict
Peter Blaikie
David Hyde Pierce
Olga Merediz
William Hill
Gary Grant
Performer
Jeffrey Ross
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
James Villemaire
Le Clanche Du Rang
John Cunningham
Tommy Morgan
Performer
Helen Stenborg
Dan Ziskie
John Moore
Terrence Ross
Dick Henley
Richard Litt
Dina Waters
Sheena Larkin
Jacklin Webb
Crew
Tevin Adelman
Set Production Assistant
Charles Albertine
Song
Steve Allen
Song
Colin Anderson
Steadicam Operator
Andrea Kenyon And Associates
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Paul Anka
Song
Christine Anthony-trudelle
Location Assistant
Meredith Apel
Apprentice
Serge Archambault
Other
James Archer
Assistant Property Master
Carole Arpin
Assistant Property Master
Johanne Assedou
Production Assistant
Burt Bacharach
Song
Burt Bacharach
Music
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects
Joane Baptiste
Other
Alex Barder
Assistant
Bob Baron
Adr
Monica Barraza
Production Assistant
Michael Barry
Rerecording
Stephane Beaudoin
Swing Gang
Andre Bedard
Swing Gang
Annie Belanger
Assistant
Monica Benazides
Dga Trainee
Ariane Benmergui
Production Assistant
Michelle Benoit
Assistant Director
Anne Berrie
Other
James R Bilz
Props
Jeff Blatt
Apprentice
David Bolton
Adr
Jim Boniece
Best Boy
Tim Boyle
Other
Pierre Brassard
Assistant Director
Tracy Braunstein
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Andre Brochu
Construction
Michel Brochu
Construction
James Brown
Song Performer
James Brown
Song
Nat Brown
Song
Rosina Bucci
Casting
Gilbert Bureau
Other
Amy Burt
Set Decorator
Nathan J. Busch
Hair Stylist
Louis Bush
Song
Jennifer Bydwell
Researcher
Teena Byl
Production Assistant
Frances Calder
Set Decorator
Jean-francois Campeau
Assistant Set Decorator
Claude Cardinal
Stand-In
Jean-andrt Carrière
Assistant Art Director
Johnny Carson
Song
Verne Caruso
Hair Stylist
Annick Chartier
Makeup Artist
Pierre Cheminat
Production Assistant
Eric Chentrier
Sound
Andre Chouinard
Swing Gang
Lisa Cofini
Post-Production Accountant
Don Cohen
Sound Mixer
Katherine M Cohen
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kathleen Corgan
Location Assistant
Isabelle Cornell
Assistant
Isabelle Cote
Graphic Artist
Jean-bernard Cote
Stand-In
Luc Daneau
Swing Gang
Alan Dangerio
Hair
Hal David
Song
Catherine Dawe
Location Manager
June De Camp
Other
Sandy De Crescent
Other
Jean-maurice Deernsted
Key Grip
Louis Deernsted
Director Of Photography
Stephane Deernsted
Best Boy Grip
Milton Delugg
Song
Nadine Demeule
Video Assist/Playback
George Detitta Jr.
Set Decorator
Linda Devetta
Makeup
Lee Dichter
Rerecording
Kenna Doeringer
Adr Editor
Richard N Dolan
Best Boy
Tim Donahue
Set Production Assistant
Claudette Duff
Assistant Editor
Genvieve Duguay
Set Production Assistant
Bruce Dukov
Other
Earle Dumler
Other
Raymond Dupuis
Art Director
Loren Elkins
Assistant
Lisa Emerson Machione
Costumes
Geoffrey Erb
Director Of Photography
Jason Fisher
Assistant Production Coordinator
Judie Fixler
Extras Agent/Coordinator
William Floyd
Assistant Director
Yves Fontigny
Set Production Assistant
Tom Ford
Rigging Gaffer
Rejéan Forget
Hair Stylist
Gilles Fortier
Rigging Gaffer
Gary Foster
Music
Stephane Frechette
Unit Manager
Eames Gagnon
Best Boy
Mary Gambardella
Script Supervisor
Micheline Garant
Production Manager
Patrick Garcia
Swing Gang
Dean Garvin
Assistant Director
Francois Gascon
Assistant Property Master
John Gaskin
Production Accountant
Benoit Gauthier
Stunt Coordinator
Paule Girardin
Other
Mick Gormaley
Assistant Sound Editor
Jerry Gray
Song
David Greenhouse
Other
Marco Grégoire
Production Assistant
Carole Grise
Accountant
Rick Grovinazzo
Original Music
Alain Guilbault
Props Buyer
Peter G Hackman
Other
Robert Herbert
Craft Service
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Olivier Hetu
Production Assistant
Dan Higgins
Other
Mildred Hill
Song
Patty Hill
Song
Thierry Hoffman
Boom Operator
Tina Hong
Accounting Assistant
Sam Hutchins
Assistant Location Manager
Claude Jacques
Props Buyer
Matthew Jemus
Assistant Director
Nils Johnson
Video Assist/Playback
Gary Jones
Music Supervisor
Zsolt Kadar
Assistant Director
Steven Kasow
Music
Todd Kasow
Rerecording
Todd Kasow
Music Editor
Suzie Katayama
Other
Joan Kauffman
Assistant Costume Designer
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects
Tommy Klines
Assistant Camera Operator
Ray Kluga
Art Director
David Knox
Camera Operator
Michael Korda
Source Material (From Article)
Dan Korintus
Dialogue Editor
Ken Korrall
Location Manager
Phillip Kurdyla
Production Assistant
Ted Kurdyla
Unit Production Manager
Ted Kurdyla
Executive Producer
Esther Lacaille
Unit Manager
Louis-rene Landry
Animator
George Lara
Foley
Pierre Yves Larouch
Production Assistant
Joann M Laub
Post-Production Supervisor
Steven Lawrence
Makeup Artist
Jean-guy Leblanc
On-Set Dresser
Haidee Lefebvre
Other
Alice Lehrer
Stand-In
John Leonidas
Transportation Captain
Maryse Lesage
Assistant
Isabelle Letourneau
Art Department Coordinator
Gary Levinsohn
Executive Producer
John Lewin
Gaffer
Patricia A Liberati
Accountant
Charlotte Lightfoot-magyar
Accounting Assistant
Mitch Lillian
Key Grip
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Director Of Photography
Mike Lobell
Producer
John A Machione
Assistant Director
John A Machione
Unit Production Manager
Susan Macquarrie
Set Decorator
Barry Malkin
Editor
Brian R Mannain
Construction Manager
Charlie Manoquinn
Dolly Grip
Theresa L Marsh
Accounting Assistant
Gaetan Marsolais
Art Assistant
Roman Martyn
Location Assistant
Brick Mason
Art Department
Gilles Mayer
Rigging Gaffer
Francis J Mcbride
Other
Eddie Micallef
Production Assistant
Kay Michaels
Art Department Coordinator
Kiersten Pilar Miller
Set Production Assistant
Michael W. Mitchell
Sound Effects Editor
Gilles Montreuil
Accounting Assistant
Minor Mustain
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Nelson
Sound Mixer
Joseph Oppenheimer
Other
Lois Otto Nalepka
Production Coordinator
Rene Paiement
Stand-In
Glen Pangione
Construction Coordinator
Michel Parent
Production Assistant
Francesca Paris
Hair Stylist
Michele Paris
Makeup Artist
Dean Parks
Music
Stella Pauline
Special Thanks To
David Pearson
Location Assistant
Jacques Pellerin
On-Set Dresser
Louis-martin Pepperall
Production Assistant
Lyse Pomerleau
Wardrobe
Philippe Pommier
Production Assistant
Marie Quesnel
Production Coordinator
Dennis Radesky
Transportation Co-Captain
Henri Rene
Song Performer
Rick Riccio
Other
Judy Richter
Production Supervisor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Comedy
Romantic Comedy
Teens
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 18, 2000
Released in United States Winter January 28, 2000
Based on the New Yorker magazine article "Wasn't She Great" by Simon & Schuster editor-in-chief Michael Korda.
Project was previously set up at TriStar Pictures.
Began shooting May 20, 1998.
Completed shooting August 14, 1998.
Released in United States Winter January 28, 2000
Released in United States on Video July 18, 2000
