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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


MY LOVE ON JUST ONE MAN.

[CAMERA CLICKS] I'M FAITHFUL.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

GOD,

I'M SUCH

A JERK SOMETIMES.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

I DO UNDERSTAND.

IT'S...

IT'S JUST THAT I

LOVE YOU SO DAMN MUCH.

PAUL, LET'S GO BACK

TO VANCOUVER.

I DON'T HAVE TO

DO THIS MOVIE.

I'M AFRAID.

OF WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT WAS NICE:

IN VANCOUVER.

PLEASE,

LET'S GO BACK.

ANGEL, WE CAN'T GO BACK.

WE'D LOSE ALL THE CONTACTS

WE'VE MADE HERE.

PLEASE.

NO.

UH-UH.

BUT, I HAVE

THIS TERRIFIC IDEA.

I'M YOUR MANAGER, RIGHT?

WELL, AS YOUR MANAGER,

I THINK YOU SHOULD

GO TO NEW YORK:

AND BECOME:

A BIG MOVIE STAR.

I'LL STAY HERE

AND WORK:

ON THE:

DOROTHY STRATTEN POSTER.

IT'S GONNA

MAKE US A FORTUNE.

GOOD IDEA?

IT CAME TO ME:

JUST LIKE THAT.

HEY.

YOU'RE MY QUEEN.

I DON'T KNOW. HE SEEMED IN

EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD SPIRITS

JUST BEFORE SHE LEFT,

HELPING HER:

WITH THIS AND THAT,

BEING REALLY ATTENTIVE.

GAVE HER A GOING-AWAY PARTY.

MUST HAVE COST A FORTUNE.

BORROWED MY ROLLS

TO DRIVE HER TO THE AIRPORT.

SAID, "THE QUEEN

HAS TO GO IN STYLE."

AND AFTER SHE LEFT,

HE CAME BACK HERE

TO THE HOUSE.

AND THEN...

THEN HE DID:

THE DAMNEDEST THING.

I'M STILL NOT SURE

WHY HE DID IT,

BUT HE BUIL A DOGHOUSE FOR KING.

A BEAUTIFUL DOGHOUSE.

CRAZIEST THING.

I DIDN'T THINK HE EVEN KNEW

I HAD A DOG.

YEAH, MOVE,

CAROLINE.

OK. YEAH, COME.

GIVE ME MORE.

COME IN A LITTLE

FURTHER.

YEAH, HOLD THAT,

HOLD THAT.

YEAH, MARK IT.

MARK IT.

TAKE A LOOK,

GARY.

IS THAT OK?

THAT'S NICE.

YOU SHOULDN' CHEW GUM.

IT'S GOT SUGAR

IN IT.

[GIGGLES]

THANK YOU.

IT'S HIM. I KNOW IT.

I CAN TELL FROM THE WAY

SHE SAYS HIS NAME

ON THE PHONE.

AND WHAT DOES SHE SAY?

NOT TOO MUCH.

SHE ALWAYS SAYS:

SHE'S BEEN WORKING

ON ARAM'S FILM ALL DAY

AND DOESN' FEEL LIKE TALKING.

WHY CAN'T YOU

ACCEPT THAT?

SHE CALLS IT FILM.

CHRIST, SHE NEVER

SAID "FILM" BEFORE.

SHE ALWAYS SAID:

MOVIE OR PICTURE,

BUT NEVER FILM.

I BET HE CALLS IT FILM.

THAT'S HARDLY

SUFFICIENT CAUSE

TO PUT YOURSELF:

THROUGH ALL THIS.

HE'S FEEDING HER COKE.

PAUL,

I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET,

BUT YOU SHOULDN' EVEN SAY THAT.

AND KNOWING DOROTHY,

I DOUBT IT.

YOU'RE WRONG.

YEAH? SHE KEP SNIFFING LAST NIGHT...

[SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF]

THROUGH THE WHOLE CONVERSATION

SHE KEPT SNIFFING.

MAYBE SHE'S GOT A COLD.

YEAH, THAT'S

WHAT SHE SAID.

COLD, MY ASS!

PAUL, YOU'RE GONNA

MAKE YOURSELF LOONY

IF YOU:

KEEP GOING LIKE THIS.

YOU GOT TO REALIZE,

DOROTHY IS:

EVERY MAN'S FANTASY.

EVERYBODY WHO SEES HER,

OR EVEN HER PICTURE

IN A MAGAZINE,

FOR THAT MATTER,

IS GOING TO BE:

COMING AFTER HER.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS

GONNA BE SOMEONE

WHO'S RICHER THAN YOU,

MORE FAMOUS THAN YOU,

HAS A LONGER PENIS

THAN YOU,

AND THERE'S NOTHING

YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

SHE'S NOT HERSELF, MAN!

LOOK, I KNOW

THESE GUYS, GEB.

THEY STICK A LITTLE COKE

UP A GIRL'S NOSE,

THEY FIGURE:

SHE'LL DO ANYTHING.

JESUS, YOU HAVEN'T HEARD

ONE WORD I'VE SAID.

LOOK, ALL YOU CAN DO IS

LET HER KNOW YOU LOVE HER.

GET YOUR OWN FEE ON THE GROUND.

STOP COMPLAINING!

GO OUT AND:

GET YOURSELF A JOB,

GET SOMETHING GOING,

AND TRY TO MAKE HER

PROUD OF YOU!

I KNOW IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I CAN HANDLE THIS.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS

ARE YOU IN?

WELL, I WAS THINKING

IN TERMS OF A HEALTH SPA.

YOU KNOW WHO DOROTHY STRATTEN

IS, DON'T YOU?

I THINK SO.

WELL, THAT'S MY WIFE,

AND I'M HER PERSONAL

MANAGER...

Paul:
I WAS THINKING

OF CALLING I "DOROTHY STRATTEN'S

HEALTH SPA."

ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT...

NAUTILUS, STEAM, SAUNA.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE INTO

THAT SORT OF THING OUT HERE.

YOU JUST GIVE THEM

WHITE TEETH, A SUNTAN,

AND SOME MUSCLES,

AND BANG! YOU'RE A HIT.

I SAW A HOT LOCATION

ON SANTA MONICA.

THE REAL ESTATE WOMAN

SAID THE OWNER:

WANTS 2,500 A MONTH,

BUT SHE'S PRETTY SURE

IT'LL COME DOWN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SOMETHING WRONG, DOROTHY?

NO.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT SOUNDS OK.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT.

I CAN TELL BY THE TONE

OF YOUR VOICE:

YOU DON'T LIKE IT. SH*T!

PAUL, DO YOU THINK

WE COULD TALK TOMORROW?

I'M REALLY TIRED, I GUESS.

YEAH, SURE. UH...

LISTEN...

I CALLED A COUPLE

OF TIMES LAST NIGHT.

DID, UH, YOU GE ANY OF MY MESSAGES?

YES, I DID,

BUT WE WORKED VERY LATE.

HOW LATE?

I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY.

I WAS WITH PEGGY.

PEGGY JOHNSON.

WHO'S PEGGY JOHNSON?

SHE'S AN ACTRESS.

SHE'S IN THE FILM, TOO.

YOU'D LIKE HER.

SHE'S REALLY NICE.

FILM.

ANYWAY,

WE'VE BECOME FRIENDS,

AND IT GOT SO LATE

THAT I SPENT THE NIGH AT HER APARTMENT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO

WAKE YOU.

I THOUGH YOU'D BE SLEEPING.

I'M STAYING

AT NANCY'S HOUSE.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

I GUESS YOU DIDN' WANT TO WAKE ME.

PAUL, I'M SORRY,

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.

NOTHING. IT WAS NOTHING.

SO, UH, HOW ARE THINGS

GOING ON THE SET?

ARE YOU, UH,

GETTING ALONG ALL RIGH WITH THE DIRECTOR?

BECAUSE I THINK:

IT'S IMPORTAN THAT AN ACTRESS

AND HER DIRECTOR

SHOULD HAVE:

A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING

YOU CAN DO,

FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

HE'S STEALING MY WIFE.

CAN'T WE SUE HIM?

CAN'T WE MAKE

THE BASTARD PAY?

PAY FOR SOMETHING.

SUE? FOR WHAT?

FOR WHAT?

YOU'RE THE DETECTIVE.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED

TO BE ABLE:

TO TELL ME FOR WHAT.

ARE YOU HER MANAGER?

YES.

GOT ANY CONTRACTS,

ANY PAPERS?

NO, BUT...

BUT IT WAS SOMETHING

YOU BOTH TALKED ABOUT, RIGHT?

IT WAS UNDERSTOOD,

RIGHT?

YES.

IT WAS UNDERSTOOD.

YOU HAD A VERBAL CONTRACT,

THEN, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT, WE HAD

A VERBAL CONTRACT.

WE'RE A TEAM.

I DISCOVERED HER.

YEAH, I KNOW.

YOU SAID THAT.

WELL, MAYBE...

MAYBE WE CAN TRY

SUING HIM FOR ENTICEMEN TO BREACH HER MANAGEMEN CONTRACT WITH YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

NOT SO FAST.

I'M NOT A LAWYER.

I'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH ONE.

I KNOW WE'D HAVE TO HAVE

DOCUMENTATION.

I'D LIKE TO KILL

THE SON OF A B*TCH.

I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT.

Dorothy:
HE CALLED ME

5 TIMES LAST NIGHT.

I DIDN'T GET ANY SLEEP.

THAT'S WHY I KEP MISSING MY MARK.

WE'LL GET I AFTER LUNCH.

I DON'T KNOW WHY

I FEEL THIS LOYALTY TO HIM.

HE'S FOOLING AROUND.

I KNOW IT.

HE'S GOT OTHER WOMEN.

HE ALWAYS HAS.

AT ABOUT 3:
00

IN THE MORNING,

EVERY F***ING CREEP

ON THE STRIP:

SEEMS TO WIND UP

AT OUR JOINT.

HE DIDN'T LOOK ANY DIFFEREN FROM ANY OTHER SCHMUCK

IN THIS TOWN,

BUT HE TALKED NICER.

HE SAID HE COULD

GET ME IN PLAYBOY,

THAT HE KNEW HEF.

SAID HE COULD GET ME

IN THE MOVIES.

HE HAD A BUSINESS CARD

AND A MERCEDES 450 SL,

SO WHAT THE F***?

Aram:
WHAT ABOU THE HEALTH CLUB IDEA?

HE COULDN'T GE ANY BACKING FOR IT.

NO ONE WOULD:

GIVE HIM ANY MONEY.

WHAT?

SAY IT.

WELL, I JUST DON'T THINK

YOU SHOULD:

LEND YOUR NAME:

TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT...

A HEALTH CLUB...

WITH HIM OR ANYONE ELSE.

THE MORE HE FAILS,

THE MORE HE SEEMS

TO HANG ON TO ME.

YEAH, THIS IS PAUL SNIDER.

I'VE BEEN TRYING

TO GET THROUGH TO HEF...

[WHISPERING] Snider.

MR. HEFNER IS OUT OF TOWN.

CAN I HELP YOU?

WHO IS THIS?

WHO AM I TALKING TO?

I'M ROY,

MR. HEFNER'S ASSISTANT.

OH. WELL, LISTEN, ROY,

HERE'S WHAT IT IS.

I'D LIKE TO DROP BY

THE MANSION TONIGH AND TALK TO HEF.

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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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