Death of a Centerfold
1981 television film directed by Gabrielle Beaumont / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical drama film, optioned by Larry Wilcox and his company Wilcox Productions. Wilcox signed the paperwork at midnight and beat out Hugh Hefner and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Later, Wilcox developed the story and pitched it to MGM, where he had a production development deal and subsequently to NBC. MGM and Wilcox then hired director Gabrielle Beaumont.[1] It is a dramatization of the life and the murder of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, played by Jamie Lee Curtis.[1] The movie aired on November 1, 1981.[2] Two years later, the same story was developed by director Bob Fosse in his movie Star 80, starring Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts.
Death of a Centerfold | |
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Also known as | Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story |
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Based on | Life of Dorothy Stratten |
Written by | Donald E. Stewart |
Directed by | Gabrielle Beaumont |
Starring | Jamie Lee Curtis Bruce Weitz Robert Reed |
Theme music composer | Roger Webb |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Larry Wilcox |
Producers | Paul Pompian Tim King |
Cinematography | Emil Oster |
Editor | Morton Tubor |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production companies | Wilcox Productions MGM Television |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | November 1, 1981 (1981-11-01) |