Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth

2h 1989

Brief Synopsis

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An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' 1959 play about a fading film star who finds solace through drugs, alcohol and young men. Now involved with a drifter, Chance Wayne, Alexandra Del Lago is unaware he wants to manipulate their relationship for his own ulterior motives. Returning together to the Fl

Cast & Crew

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Nicolas Roeg

Director

Elizabeth Taylor

Alexandra Del Lago

Mark Harmon

Chance Wayne

Rip Torn

Tom "Boss" Finley

Valerie Perrine

Miss Lucy

Cheryl Paris

Heavenly Finley

Film Details

Also Known As
Sweet Bird of Youth
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Kushner/Locke Company; Linda Yellen Company; NBC Entertainment
Location
Pasedena, California, USA; Santa Monica, California, USA; Sierra Madre, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' 1959 play about a fading film star who finds solace through drugs, alcohol and young men. Now involved with a drifter, Chance Wayne, Alexandra Del Lago is unaware he wants to manipulate their relationship for his own ulterior motives. Returning together to the Florida hometown Chance fled years before, they must face the people he left behind, including vindictive politician Boss Finley, Miss Lucy, his alcoholic mistress, and Chance's childhood sweetheart.

Director

Nicolas Roeg

Director

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Alexandra Del Lago

Mark Harmon

Chance Wayne

Rip Torn

Tom "Boss" Finley

Valerie Perrine

Miss Lucy

Cheryl Paris

Heavenly Finley

Ruta Lee

Sally Powers

Ronnie Claire Edwards

Aunt Nonnie

Kevin Geer

Tom Finley Jr

Michael Wilding

Morton Fraser

John Fleck

Danson

Charles Lucia

George Scudder

Megan Blake

Avon Hill

Seymour Cassel

Hatcher

Theodore Wilson

Fly

Hal England

Nurit Koppel

Martha Miliken

Michael A. Shaner

Angela Teek

Tom Nolan

Billy Ray Sharkey

Chip Lucia

Crew

Ralph Burns

Music

Jonathan Debin

Production Executive

Amanda Digiulio

Line Producer

Donald P H Eaton

Assistant Director

Iris Gelt

Publicity

Jacob Goldstein

Sound Department

Penny Hadfield

Production Designer

Francis Kenny

Director Of Photography

Roger King

Art Director

Donald Kushner

Executive Producer

Gavin Lambert

Screenwriter

Peter Locke

Executive Producer

Pamela Malouf

Editor

Laurence Mark

Executive Producer

Aristides Pappidas

Lighting Technician

Sylvia White

Unit Production Manager

Fred Whitehead

Producer

Tennessee Williams

Play As Source Material

Linda Yellen

Development Executive

Linda Yellen

Executive Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
Sweet Bird of Youth
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Kushner/Locke Company; Linda Yellen Company; NBC Entertainment
Location
Pasedena, California, USA; Santa Monica, California, USA; Sierra Madre, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States October 1, 1989

Released in United States on Video January 19, 1994

This is director Nicholas Roeg's first television project.

Began shooting May 1989.

Completed shooting June 13, 1989.

Michael Wilding, son of Elizabeth Taylor and the late Michael Wilding, appears as a Hollywood producer.

The 1962 feature film starred Paul Newman and Geraldine Page. Rip Torn played Boss Finlay's son in the film.

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