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 MGM. 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) |