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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
654 Views


A LOT OF MONEY LATELY.

MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT.

THERE'S NO A BETTER-LOOKING SE OF WHEELS IN THIS

WHOLE FRIGGIN' TOWN.

Director:
DO YOU THINK

IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE

TO DRAG MISS STRATTEN

OFF THE PHONE:

FOR A FEW MINUTES?

HE'LL WAIT.

I'M GONNA GE A LICENSE PLATE

THAT SPELLS OU "STAR 80."

IT'S FAN-

F***ING-TASTIC.

YOU KNOW...

S-T-A-R 8-0?

THAT'S YOU.

STAR 80.

EVERYONE:

IN THIS TOWN:

IS GOING TO:

KNOW WHO WE ARE.

CAN YOU GE TO THE BANK?

PLEASE?

OK. OK, I'LL GO

TO THE BANK.

THAT'S MY QUEEN.

DAVID... DAVID...

WOULD YOU BRING HER

IN HERE?

WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK

WE'RE GONNA FINISH?

LATE. VERY LATE.

LATE.

HE SAID VERY LATE.

IF YOU'RE NO GONNA BE HOME,

I THOUGH I'D LIKE TO DROP BY

THE MANSION:

FOR A WHILE.

CAN YOU:

GIVE HIM A CALL:

AND FIX IT FOR ME,

LET HIM KNOW:

I'M COMING?

DOROTHY,

IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

DAMN, I WISH HE

WOULDN'T CALL ME HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S A SCI-FI.

SHE, UH,

SHE PLAYS A ROBOT.

GET IN THERE,

YOU MOTHER.

THEY OFFERED US 10,000.

WELL, I PUT A STOP

TO THAT BUT FAST.

STARTIN' I RIGHT AFTER WE FINISH

WEDNESDAY'S CHILD.

SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

YOU CAN JUST TELL SHE'S

MR. HEFNER'S FAVORITE.

SHE'S THE BEST.

THE BEST.

YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD-

LOOKING YOURSELF, BOBO.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

HI, LONNI.

Billy Joel:
? BECAUSE YOU HAD

TO BE A BIG SHOT, DIDN'T YA? ?

? YOU HAD TO

OPEN UP YOUR MOUTH ?

WHERE'S DOROTHY?

WORKING. SHE CALLED

AND ASKED IF IT WAS OK

FOR HIM TO COME OVER.

I JUST COULDN' SAY NO TO HER.

OH, HI, HEF.

HI, HEF.

? YOU HAD TO HAVE

A WHITE-HOT SPOTLIGHT ?

? YOU HAD TO BE

A BIG SHOT LAST NIGHT... ?

YOU KNOW,

THAT REMINDS ME.

I GOT TO TALK:

TO HIM LATER.

I GOT AN IDEA FOR

A POSTER WITH DOROTHY.

DAMN.

OH...

WANT TO GE SOMETHING TO EAT?

I'M ALWAYS HUNGRY.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE

I'M GAINING WEIGHT?

WELL, I, UH,

FIRST MET MR. SNIDER

AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION.

SNIDER, PAUL. HI.

MARTIN GEBBER.

WE WERE JUST GOING

TO FEED OUR FACE.

WOULD YOU JOIN US?

SURE.

PRACTICE HERE,

DR. GEBBER?

UH, GEB, PLEASE.

NO, NEWPORT BEACH,

BUT I PLAN TO MOVE HERE.

INTERNIST?

PLASTIC SURGERY.

COSMETIC MOSTLY.

PAUL IS MARRIED:

TO DOROTHY STRATTEN.

HE ALSO MANAGES HER.

THE CHICKEN.

HE TOLD ME:

HE AND DOROTHY:

WERE LOOKING FOR

A NEW PLACE TO LIVE.

AND MAYBE SINCE I WAS

MOVING MY PRACTICE TO L.A.,

WE COULD:

FIND A PLACE TOGETHER,

SHARE EXPENSES.

WE MOVED IN:

IN OCTOBER,

AND I TOOK THE TOP HALF,

THEY LIVED:

ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

IT WAS RIGHT NEAR

THE FREEWAY,

NOISY AS HELL.

BUT IT SUITED ME FINE.

IT HAD A YARD FOR KING,

A GARAGE FOR MY ROLLS-ROYCE.

THE ROLLS:

IS AN INVESTMENT FOR ME.

IT'S AN INVESTMENT.

I'M NOT INTO STATUS SYMBOLS

LIKE MOST PEOPLE OUT HERE.

IT'S AN INVESTMENT, OK?

DOROTHY HAD ALREADY

DONE THE CENTERFOLD,

MISS AUGUST.

SHE HAD ALREADY DONE PARTS

IN FANTASY ISLAND

AND BUCK ROGERS.

THINGS WERE MOVING FAS FOR HER.

I BECAME VERY FOND OF HER.

SHE WAS HANDLING HER PUBLIC

VISIBILITY VERY WELL.

SHE WAS MATURING

VERY FAST FOR 19,

BUT TO ME,

SHE WAS JUST A FRIEND.

UNDERSTAND?

A FRIEND.

I HAD A GAL...

ROBIN.

I STAYED WITH HER

MOST OF THE TIME,

SO I DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME

AT THE HOUSE.

BUT WE'D GET TOGETHER

ONCE IN A WHILE...

SUNDAY AFTERNOON BARBECUE

WITH A FEW FRIENDS.

PAUL, DID YOU

MAKE THIS CONTRAPTION

YOURSELF?

12 OF THEM.

WHO ARE YOU:

SELLING THEM TO?

TO ANYBODY WHO:

WANTS TO BUY ONE.

SHE'S GOT NO REAL

COMPETITION, YOU KNOW.

OH, WHAT ABOU MISS DECEMBER?

VICKI SOMETHING?

NEXT TO DOROTHY?

YOU'RE KIDDING.

WHERE DO YOU:

WANT ME TO PUT IT?

IN THE GARAGE, WITH ALL

THE OTHER "NO SALES."

YOU SHOULD BUY:

ONE OF THOSE, NICK.

IF HEFNER HAS SENSE AT ALL,

IT WILL BE DOROTHY.

THERE'S NOBODY ELSE

IN THE SAME CLASS.

HAS TO BE.

THEN YOU CAN ALL

VISIT US IN BEL AIR.

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

WHAT?

YOU'RE MOVING

TO BEL AIR.

OH, YEAH,

SURE. WHEN?

WHEN YOU BECOME:

PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR.

GET OUT OF HERE.

NO, I'M WITH HIM.

I THINK:

YOU'RE GONNA BE PLAYMATE

OF THE YEAR, TOO.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

Woman:

WHAT IS IT?

I KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

I SAW THAT IN A SHOP

ON SANTA MONICA.

OH, MY GOD!

NOW, DON'T TELL US

THAT'S FOR EXERCISE, PAUL.

I THINK I KNOW:

WHAT IT'S FOR.

Man:
SO DO I.

WHAT IS IT?

SOMEBODY TELL ME. WHAT?

WELL...

TELL HER.

ASK THE MAN:

WHO BUILT IT.

[WHISPERING]

I ONLY MADE I AS A JOKE.

WHAT DID I:

DO WRONG?

I DID EVERYTHING

YOU DID.

SOMEBODY TELL ME, HUH?

WHAT I DID WRONG?

YOU ROTTEN F***ERS!

[MUSIC PLAYS]

OOH!

AH!

HI, ARAM.

WHO'S THE GIRL

IN THE RED CAP?

AH. THAT'S

DOROTHY STRATTEN.

WHY DON'T YOU PUT HER

IN YOUR PICTURE, ARAM?

NO.

HUH?

I NEED A REAL ACTRESS.

LET HER READ.

YOU'LL SEE.

WHO HANDLES HER?

PETER ROSE,

ROSE AND MATZ.

ONLY DEAL:

WITH PETER.

WHY?

I'LL TELL YOU

ANOTHER TIME.

NICE TO SEE YOU, ARAM.

IT'LL BE A BIG PICTURE...

5-6 MILLION.

I HEAR HE'S GOT NEWMAN.

I WISH I KNEW:

SOME OF HIS PICTURES.

TIME STEP? DID YOU

EVER SEE TIME STEP?

NO.

THE LAST CHASE?

NO. IF IT COMES UP,

SHOULD I LIE?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

JUST BE YOURSELF,

AND YOU'LL BE FINE.

YOU'VE GOT A QUALITY,

DOROTHY. HEF SPOTTED IT,

AND I'M SURE

ARAM WILL, TOO.

[LAUGHING] OH, PETER,

THAT'S AGENT TALK.

THAT'S FRIEND TALK.

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

GULP.

I'LL WAIT HERE.

IT SHOULDN' TAKE LONG.

OK.

TIME STEP:

AND THE LAST CHASE, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

A GIRL CAN'T JUS SIT BACK AND SAY,

WELL, NOW MY PHOTOS HAVE

BEEN SEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD

IN PLAYBOY,

AND I'M SURE MANY PRODUCERS

AND DIRECTORS:

HAVE SEEN MY PICTURES,

AND IF THEY LIKE ME,

THEY'LL CALL ME.

IT JUST DOESN'T WORK

THAT WAY.

SO YOU STILL:

HAVE TO GO OUT THERE

AND SEEK OPPORTUNITY?

ABSOLUTELY.

DON'T BE NERVOUS.

HE'S REALLY VERY NICE.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

HI.

HI.

I'M ARAM.

I'M DOROTHY.

YEAH, I KNOW.

UH...

YOU NERVOUS?

YES.

YEAH, SO AM I.

WELL, DO YOU KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT ME?

TIME STEP WAS WONDERFUL.

UH, THAT'S THE LAST CHASE.

YOU DIDN'T SEE TIME STEP,

DID YOU?

NO, BUT I'M GOING TO.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE

SOME OF MY PICTURES?

NO.

SHOULD I READ FOR YOU?

UH...

NO. NO.

Dorothy:
ARAM SAYS IT'S

GOING TO BE A CLOSED SE AND A VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE.

HE SAYS WE'LL BE WORKING

REALLY LONG DAYS...

14, 16 HOURS.

I KNOW NEW YORK.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME

TO SEE EACH OTHER.

I COULD REALLY:

HELP YOU THERE.

SOMETHING IS:

SCREWY, DOROTHY.

SOMETHING ELSE:

IS GOING ON HERE.

I CAN FEEL IT.

ARAM SAYS:

I'M GOING TO NEED

EVERY BI OF CONCENTRATION.

HE DID, HUH?

ARAM SAYS THIS,

AND ARAM SAYS THAT.

WILL YOU STOP WITH

THE F***ING ARAM!

ARAM IS A VERY NICE MAN.

OH, SH*T!

THEY'RE ALL NICE TO YOU!

"EVERYBODY IS WONDERFUL.

MR. HEFNER

IS WONDERFUL."

THE WHOLE F***ING WORLD

IS WONDERFUL TO YOU!

WELL, F*** ARAM!

OR MAYBE:

YOU HAVE ALREADY.

OH, PAUL...

I MEAN, MAYBE THAT'S

WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT,

HUH? MAYBE THAT'S

WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON

AT THOSE REHEARSALS

UP AT HIS HOUSE.

DID YOU F*** HIM?

IS THAT HOW:

YOU GOT THE PART?

THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE,

OUT HERE, ISN'T IT?

[MUTTERING]

THAT'S REALLY UNFAIR.

Dorothy:

IT MAY SOUND CORNY,

BUT I HAVE TO CONCENTRATE

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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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