Butterfly (1982 film)
1982 American film directed by Matt Cimber / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Butterfly is a 1982 American independent crime drama film co-written and directed by Matt Cimber, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain. The starring cast includes Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Lois Nettleton, Ed McMahon, James Franciscus, Edward Albert, and Orson Welles. The plot follows a silver mine caretaker who is reunited with his estranged teenage daughter who wants to take silver from the mine.
Butterfly | |
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Directed by | Matt Cimber |
Written by | Matt Cimber John F. Goff |
Based on | The Butterfly by James M. Cain |
Produced by | Matt Cimber |
Starring | Stacy Keach Orson Welles Lois Nettleton Edward Albert Stuart Whitman James Franciscus Pia Zadora |
Cinematography | Eduard van der Enden |
Edited by | Thierry J. Couturier Brent Schoenfeld Stan Siegel |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production company | Par-Par Productions |
Distributed by | Analysis Releasing |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3.5 million[1] |
This film marked the first time Zadora had a main star appearance since 1964's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. The film received ten nominations for the 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards (including Worst Picture), with Zadora winning Worst Actress and Worst New Star, and McMahon winning Worst Supporting Actor. Nevertheless, Zadora won Best Female Newcomer at the 39th Golden Globe Awards for her role (over Elizabeth McGovern and Kathleen Turner). This occurred after her husband flew members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to Las Vegas to hear Zadora sing, producing accusations that the award had been "bought".[2] Welles' portrayal of Judge Rauch was nominated for both supporting actor categories at the Golden Globes and at the Razzies.