Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
Directed by	Gabrielle Beaumont
Written by	Donald L. Stewart
Starring	Jamie Lee Curtis Bruce Weitz Robert Reed
Country	United States
Language	English

Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1981 American Television film. It is a fictionalized dramatization of the life and the murder of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, played by Jamie Lee Curtis. Two years later the same story was developed by director Bob Fosse in his movie Star 80, starring Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts. The TV-movie was aired over the NBC Network in November 1981.^[1]

Cast

• Jamie Lee Curtis as Dorothy Stratten
• Bruce Weitz as Paul Snider
• Robert Reed as David Palmer
• Mitchell Ryan as Hugh Hefner
• Bibi Besch as Hilda Flushing
• Tracy Reed as Mindy
• Gloria Gifford as Jean

Production

As revealed by Peter Bogdanovich in his book The killing of the unicorn: Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), at the family's insistence, the names and relationships of her mother and sister were altered.^[1]

Reception

The New York Times critic John J. O'Connor praised the movie, saying: "the movie works remarkably well in building a dramatic momentum. Jamie Lee Curtis's Dorothy is a thoroughly understandable, if not sympathetic figure. And Bruce Weitz is extraordinary".^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Peter Bogdanovich (1984). The killing of the unicorn: Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980). W. Morrow. p. 169. ISBN 0688016111. 
2. ^ John J. O'Connor (October 30, 1981). "TV WEEKEND; TERROR IN FICTION AND FACT". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/30/arts/tv-weekend-terror-in-fiction-and-fact.html?scp=9&sq=Death%20of%20a%20Centerfold:%20The%20Dorothy%20Stratten%20Story%20&st=cse. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 

External links

• Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story at the Internet Movie Database