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Synopsis: Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Dorothy is a pretty but naive high school senior. Paul immediately falls for Dorothy, who sees in Paul a wise, worldly person unlike herself. Paul believes Dorothy is Playboy material, the magazine he sees as only a springboard to bigger and better things. Paul's dream does become a reality: not only does Dorothy eventually marry him, she becomes the August 1979 Playboy Playmate and ultimately Playboy Playmate of 1979, which does indeed lead to the start of an acting career. As Dorothy's star rises, Paul's life is one of a hanger-on as those in Dorothy's new circle, including Playboy publisher Hugh M. Hefner and movie director Aram Nicholas, don't much like Paul. Paul is unable to eke out a life of his own without using Dorothy's name, which she increasingly is reluctant to provide to her husband. Those that kno
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Bob Fosse
Production: Warner Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1983
103 min
619 Views


OH.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG

WITH ME? I PROBABLY

HAVE A PIECE OF LETTUCE

ON MY NOSE OR SOMETHING.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

IT'S JUST THE LIGHT.

THE WAY THE LIGH CATCHES YOUR EYES.

OH. YOU'RE AN EXPERT,

AREN'T YOU?

EXPERT AT WHAT?

OH.

I FOUND THIS:

IN THE COLESLAW:

AT THE SALAD BAR.

IT'S GOT YOUR

NAME IS ON IT.

IT'S NOT THE MERCEDES.

IS THIS A JOKE?

IT'S A REAL TOPAZ,

2 CARATS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, HERE'S THIS TEENAGER

IN A TOWN IN CANADA

WORKING IN A TASTY FREEZE

OR A DAIRY QUEEN,

ET CETERA, WHATEVER,

AND THIS, UH...

STREET-WISE GUY...

YEAH, I SUPPOSE INITIALLY,

HE WOULD HAVE SOME FLASHY

APPEAL FOR HER, YEAH.

? HERE COMES THE SUN ?

? LA DA DEE DEE ?

? HERE COMES THE SUN ?

[PLAYS GUITAR OFF-KEY]

I ALWAYS:

SCREW THAT UP.

? SUN AND I SAY ?

? IT'S ALL RIGHT ?

? IT'S ALL RIGHT ?

? IT'S ALL RIGHT ?

WELL, THAT'S

ENOUGH OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK I'M ANY THREA TO PAUL McCARTNEY, DO YOU?

THIS IS PRETTY.

I MADE IT,

TRIED TO SELL THEM.

MUST HAVE BEEN:

HARD TO DO.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS]

SOMETHING LIKE THIS MUS BE REALLY HARD TO DO.

IT'S SO PRETTY.

I'M A LITTLE HIGH.

YOUR HAND IS SHAKING.

OH, AND BIG.

I HAVE:

THE BIGGEST HANDS.

I NEVER WANTED TO HOLD

HANDS WITH ANY BOYS,

'CAUSE MY HANDS WERE

ALWAYS BIGGER THAN HIS.

I DON'T THINK

I'M ANY GOOD,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I HAVE A FEELING

I'M NO GOOD.

I'M THE FIRST?

WELL, THERE WAS

THIS FOOTBALL PLAYER.

WHAT ELSE?

OH, IT WAS

PLAIN AWFUL.

HE WAS SO ROUGH,

AND IT WAS ALL:

OVER SO FAST.

WHAM-BAM-THANK-YOU-

MA'AM, TYPE. HA.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE

IT HAPPENED AT ALL,

BUT I... I GUESS IT DID,

'CAUSE HE TOLD

EVERYBODY AT SCHOOL

I WAS A LOUSY...

[ROD STEWART'S DO YA

THINK I'M SEXY? PLAYS]

HI.

HOW ARE YOU?

HELLO.

HELLO.

THAT'S IT, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

HELLO.

HA HA. OH, MY,

DON'T WE...

HA HA...

LOOK SHARP?

COME IN.

SHE'S NO READY YET.

POUR VOUS.

OH, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

I BETTER PUT THEM IN

WATER RIGHT AWAY.

SHE AND EILEEN HAVE BEEN

UPSTAIRS GETTING READY

SINCE THIS MORNING.

YOU'D THINK

IT WAS A CORONATION

INSTEAD OF:

A HIGH SCHOOL PROM.

HIYA, GEORGE.

GOIN' BOWLIN'?

OH, LORD, HE LOOKS

LIKE A TANGO DANCER.

HE'S A FRIEND

OF MINE.

WHO?

TELLY SAVALAS.

KOJAK.

BULLSHIT.

IS THIS TOO:

MUCH LIPSTICK?

HE SAID NO TO USE TOO MUCH.

DOES IT LOOK ALL RIGHT?

IS THIS TOO MUCH

EYE SHADOW?

DOES IT LOOK ALL RIGHT?

I THOUGH I HAD A VASE BUT...

GET YOUR FEET OFF.

YES, MA'AM.

THAT WAS A PRETTY EXPENSIVE

DRESS YOU BOUGHT DOROTHY.

OH, IT SEEMED

RIGHT FOR HER.

SHE'S ALMOST READY.

YOU SHOULD SEE HER.

SMELL, MOM.

OOH.

SMELL ME, GEORGE.

GET OU OF HERE.

COME ON.

AW.

SMELL IT, PAUL.

REAL DEEP.

MMM!

THAT'S WHA SHE SMELLS LIKE.

IT'S CALLED

TOILET WATER.

WAIT!

HOLD ON A SECOND.

THE ORCHID:

IS FOR DOROTHY,

AND THE GARDENIA'S

FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

HE'S HERE!

WE BOTH GOT A PRESENT!

THEY LIKE:

THE WAY YOU SMELL.

THAT EILEEN:

IS A KNOCKOUT.

ALL THE LADIES IN

THIS HOUSE ARE KNOCKOUTS.

BULLSHIT AGAIN.

GEORGE.

Eileen:
ARE YOU READY?

HERE WE GO. Dorothy: YES.

HERE SHE COMES,

EVERYBODY.

SHE LOOKS LIKE:

A MOVIE STAR!

[PLAYS KAZOO]

AHH!

DOESN'T SHE

LOOK BEAUTIFUL?

TERRIFIC.

YOU LOOK LOVELY.

CAN WE TAKE:

A PICTURE, MOM?

I HAVE A CAMERA:

IN THE CAR.

I'LL BE

RIGHT BACK.

CAN I TAKE:

THE PICTURE,

PAUL?

SURE.

? DON'T GO CHANGIN' ?

? TO TRY AND PLEASE ME ?

? YOU NEVER

LET ME DOWN BEFORE ?

? MM-MM ?

? DON'T IMAGINE ?

? YOU'RE TOO FAMILIAR ?

? AND I DON' SEE YOU ANYMORE ?

? I WOULD NOT LEAVE YOU ?

? IN TIMES OF TROUBLE ?

? WE NEVER COULD HAVE

COME THIS FAR ?

? MM-MM ?

? I TOOK THE GOOD TIMES ?

? I'LL TAKE

THE BAD TIMES... ?

HI, DOROTHY.

HOW ARE YOU?

OH, HI.

THAT'S HIM.

WHO?

THE BIGMOUTH.

THE FOOTBALL PLAYER.

YEAH, THAT'S HIM,

ALL RIGHT.

A JOCK.

HOW'D YOU KNOW?

JUST BY THE SMART-ASS

WAY HE SAID YOUR NAME.

DOES HE THINK I'M STUPID

NOT TO PICK UP ON THAT?

OH, NOW, DON'T STAR ANY TROUBLE, PLEASE?

HA HA. IT WON'T BE

ANY TROUBLE.

? ...ALTHOUGH I MIGHT NO SEEM TO CARE ?

? I DON'T WANT CLEVER ?

? CONVERSATION ?

JESUS CHRIST!

WHO DID THAT?

EXCUSE US.

VERY FUNNY.

BIG JOKE, EH?

YOU HURT HIM, PAUL,

DIDN'T YOU?

HA. NOT ENOUGH,

THE PRICK.

? I WANT YOU

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ?

I'M VERY ROMANTIC,

AND I LIKE:

LITTLE SURPRISES

AND, YOU KNOW, LITTLE

GESTURES LIKE FLOWERS

OR A CALL WHEN:

YOU DON'T EXPECT IT,

AND, YOU KNOW,

THINGS LIKE THAT.

NOT... NOT SEXUAL THINGS.

Interviewer:
WELL,

WOULD IT SURPRISE YOU

IF I ASKED YOU:

TO TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES

RIGHT NOW?

WOULD YOU DO IT?

NO.

WELL, WHY NOT?

THAT'S...

THAT'S NOT ROMANTIC.

THAT'S...

Dorothy:
IT TOOK ME FIVE 5

TO SHOOT MY PLAYMATE LAYOUT.

I SHOT OVER:

20,000 PICTURES.

Paul:
SIT UP,

PUT YOUR KNEES TOGETHER

AND HUG 'EM.

Dorothy:

LIKE THIS?

LIKE THAT.

THAT'S NICE.

HOW ABOUT OPENING

THE SHIRT A LITTLE?

I CAN'T.

OH, YES, YOU CAN.

IT'S FUN.

OK.

OK.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PAUL.

WET YOUR LIPS:

AND OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

WHAT?

YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU

DID LAST NIGHT.

PAUL.

I CAN DO THAT.

DOROTHY?

Radio DJ:
DOROTHY STRATTEN,

PLAYBOY CENTERFOLD.

YOU'RE ON STREET TALK.

HI, MISS STRATTEN,

MY NAME IS GEORGE.

HI, GEORGE.

LISTEN, WE WERE SITTING

AROUND THE GARAGE,

AND WE HAD THIS QUESTION...

UH, WHAT'S IT LIKE

TO POSE, UH, NUDE?

I MEAN, HOW'S IT FEEL?

IT FEELS A LITTLE

CHILLY SOMETIMES.

SCORE ONE FOR DOROTHY.

WE'RE TALKING WITH

DOROTHY STRATTEN.

OH, GOD, I LOOK FA IN THAT ONE.

OH, JEEZ. I HOPE MY MOTHER

NEVER SEES THESE.

OH, GOD, MY MOTHER.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

4:
30.

HI, MOM?

YES, I KNOW.

I'M SORRY.

GIVE ME A CHANCE

TO EXPLAIN, MOM.

IT GOT SO LATE,

I THOUGH YOU'D BE SLEEPING.

I DIDN' WANT TO WAKE YOU.

I'M STAYING OVER

AT NANCY'S HOUSE.

NO, I'M NOT WITH HIM.

Man:
WELL, HE SHOWED

ME SOME POLAROIDS,

AND WANTED ME TO DO

SOME TEST SHOTS.

AND WE, UH,

WE MADE A DEAL.

IF SHE GOT ACCEPTED,

I'D GET $1,000.

OTHERWISE, NOTHING.

THAT'S THE USUAL

FINDER'S FEE

THAT PLAYBOY PAYS...

A THOUSAND.

HE REALLY BELIEVED

IN THIS GIRL,

OR ELSE HE JUS WANTED TO SCREW HER.

I'M STILL NOT SURE

WHICH, MAYBE BOTH.

ANYWAY,

HE CONVINCED ME.

OH, THERE YOU GO.

OK, EYES TO ME.

THROW YOUR:

HEAD BACK.

THAT'S IT.

SORRY.

FORGET IT, DOROTHY.

YOU LOOKED BETTER

THE OTHER WAY.

YOU'RE HOLDING THAT SCARF

LIKE I WAS A SECURITY BLANKET.

HERE, COME ON, JUST RELAX.

YEAH.

ARCH YOUR BACK.

TUCK IN THE TUMMY.

I THINK WERE GONNA LIKE

THAT THAT MUCH BETTER.

EXCUSE ME.

SORRY.

THAT'S IT.

GOOD GIRL.

THAT'S PERFECT.

RIGHT THERE!

LOOK OVER HERE,

DOROTHY,

AND OPEN:

YOUR MOUTH.

WHAT STOP:

ARE YOU USING?

COULD I TALK TO YOU

FOR A MINUTE?

LISTEN, DOROTHY, I'M GONNA

WAIT IN THE DRESSING ROOM.

TOO MANY DIRECTORS.

OK.

NOW MAYBE WE CAN

GET SOME WORK DONE.

THAT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT,

NOW THROW YOUR HEAD

BACK A LITTLE BI AND GIVE ME A SMILE.

OK, THAT'S GOOD.

OK, NOW GIVE ME

A LITTLE POUT.

THAT A GIRL.

THAT'S GOOD.

OK, NOW, RELAX

THE HANDS AGAIN.

NOW, THINK ABOU AN ANIMAL.

OK.

YEAH, MAKE I A WILD ANIMAL.

IT'S STARTING TO

GET HOT IN HERE!

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Teresa Carpenter

Teresa Carpenter (born 1948) is an American author. She was born in Independence, Missouri and lives with her husband Steven Levy in New York's Greenwich Village. more…

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