Death Of A Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Brief Synopsis
Seedy hustler Paul Snider marries and manages the Canadian sex symbol then kills her.
Cast & Crew
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Gabrielle Beaumont
Director
Jamie Lee Curtis
Dorothy Stratten
Bruce Weitz
Paul Snider
Robert Reed
David Palmer
Mitch Ryan
Hugh Hefner
Tracy Reed
Mindy Ames
Film Details
Also Known As
Dorothy Stratten Story, The
Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
MGM Television Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Metrocolor; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Beating out Bob Fosse's "Star 80" by nearly two years, this version of the tragic story of "Playboy" centerfold Dorothy Stratten, the starry-eyed Canadian teenager who went to Hollywood seeking stardom, gave Jamie Lee Curtis her first TV starring role and Bruce Weitz (Belker on "Hill Street Blues") his as seedy promoter Paul Snider, who promised the girl a career both as a star and as his wife. Mitchell Ryan is Hugh Hefner and Robert Reed a fictional director named David Palmer (loosely based on Peter Bogdanovich).
Director
Gabrielle Beaumont
Director
Cast
Jamie Lee Curtis
Dorothy Stratten
Bruce Weitz
Paul Snider
Robert Reed
David Palmer
Mitch Ryan
Hugh Hefner
Tracy Reed
Mindy Ames
Bibi Besch
Aunt Hilda Flushing
Mark Withers
Billy Compton
Hugh Gillin
Max Halloran
Gloria Gifford
Jean Willes
Karlene Crockett
Anna
Steve Hirsch
Luca Bercovici
Pooch
Jim Boeke
Lyman
Linda Brooks
Model No 1
Kale Browne
Sidney Parker
Robert Burgos
Photographer
Robert Clotworthy
Floyd
Monica Furness
Joanna Flushing
Nate Esformes
Barney
Rick Grassi
Waiter
Hanna Hertelendy
Helen
Twyla Littleton
Twyla
Regina Carlisle
Girl At Mansion No 1
Belinda Mayne
Girl At Mansion No 2
Vickie Reigle
Girl At Mansion No 3
Ferdy Mayne
Lomax
Adam Mills
Photographer'S Assistant
Candi Beth Moore
Model No 2
Annie O'neill
Secretary
Joey Pento
Guy No 1
Joe Restivo
Artie
Rodney Saulsberry
Reggie
Fred Smith
Bartender
Cameron Young
Attendant
Crew
Cleo M Anton
Script Supervisor
Frankie Bergman
Hair Stylist
David Cates
Music Editor
Patrick Cummings
Costume Designer
John Delbis
Sound Editor
Marc Goldstein
Technical Advisor
Sam Gross
Set Decorator
John Inzerella
Makeup
John D Jeffries
Art Director
Tim King
Associate Producer
Harry V Lojewski
Music Supervisor
Ernie Misko
Costumes
Kathleen Misko
Costumes
Susan Norton
Assistant Director
John Oliver
Sound Department
Emil Oster
Director Of Photography
Roger Pancake
Property Master
Paul Pompian
Producer
M Curtis Price
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nick Smirnoff
Assistant Director
Donald L Stewart
Screenwriter
Morton Tubor
Editor
Roger Webb
Music
Hap Weyman
Unit Production Manager
Larry Wilcox
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Dorothy Stratten Story, The
Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
MGM Television Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Metrocolor; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 1, 1981
