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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
643 Views


I'VE ALREADY

TOLD YOU... YEAH, RIGHT. HE'S OUT OF TOWN.

OH, SH*T. I SHOULD'VE KNOWN

YOU WERE BULLSHITTING ME.

THERE IS SOMEONE

I'D LIKE HIM TO SEE.

WOULD YOU MAYBE LEAVE MY

NAME AT THE GATE, ROY?

I'M VERY SORRY,

I CAN'T DO THAT.

ONLY MR. HEFNER HIMSELF

CAN DO THAT.

AW, SURE YOU CAN, ROY.

I KNOW IT'S DONE.

IT'S DONE ALL THE TIME.

COME ON, GIVE IT A TRY.

HEY, WE'VE MET,

HAVEN'T WE, ROY?

I WAS PROBABLY:

WITH DOROTHY...

DOROTHY STRATTEN?

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE,

BUT I CAN'T HELP YOU.

I WILL LEAVE:

YOUR MESSAGE, THOUGH.

OK, SPORT,

LEAVE THE MESSAGE.

I'LL CALL BACK LATER.

WHAT THE F*** IS THIS?

I BET YOU DON' EVEN KNOW HEFNER.

WHAT TIME:

WOULD BE A GOOD TIME

TO CALL BACK?

I REALLY COULDN'T TELL YOU.

NO. WELL, I DIDN' THINK YOU COULD.

THANKS FOR ALL:

YOUR HELP, ROY.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ARE WE OR AREN'T WE GOING?

THAT SON OF A B*TCH

WAS THERE:

THE WHOLE TIME.

DO YOU WANT TO STAY

WITH HIM?

DO YOU WANT TO:

LEAVE HIM?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO

NEED SOME LEGAL HELP.

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY

TALK TO A LAWYER.

DOROTHY, YOU JUST CAN' LET HIM DO THIS TO YOU.

HE'S GOT TO GIVE YOU

MORE FREEDOM.

YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND,

YOU'RE JUS NOT THE SAME GIRL

YOU WERE IN VANCOUVER.

YOU'VE GROWN.

YOU'VE MATURED.

I SEE IT HAPPENING

RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES,

EVERY DAY.

YOU'RE UNIQUE, DOROTHY.

AND YOU:

HAVE A UNIQUE GIFT.

YOU'VE GROWN, AND

HE STAYED THE SAME.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Dorothy:
HOLLYWOOD HASN'T CHANGED MY VALUES

OR MY PERSONALITY,

BUT IT'S CERTAINLY

MADE ME WISER.

I THINK I'VE GAINED 5 YEARS

EXPERIENCE IN 18 MONTHS.

YOU'VE OUTGROWN HIM.

THIS IS A LITTLE ROUGH.

ARE YOU SURE:

YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?

OK.

"SHE'S PRACTICALLY

MOVED OUT OF THE WYNDHAM.

"SHE USUALLY GOES THERE

AFTER SHOOTING,

"PICKS UP MESSAGES,

"AND WALKS OVER

TO THE PLAZA.

"HE'S IN SUITE 1210.

"THEY USUALLY EA IN THE HOTEL.

"AND IN THE MORNING,

SHE GOES BACK TO THE WYNDHAM

"WHERE SHE WAITS

FOR THE STUDIO CAR

TO COME PICK HER UP."

SO YOU WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG.

IT IS HIM.

THEY'RE HIDING I PRETTY GOOD.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, SURE.

I JUST GOT TO:

TAKE A PISS.

IF WE JUST HAD SOMETHING...

A LETTER, A TAPE,

ANYTHING WHERE SHE TALKS

ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT THING,

I THINK WE:

MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING.

ON ENTICEMENT, I MEAN.

AH, F*** BOTH OF THEM.

WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY,

"LOOK, YOU WANT HER,

PAL? YOU CAN HAVE HER.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA

HAVE TO PAY."

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL,

BUT I DON'T THINK SO.

HEY, MAYBE

THERE'S SOMETHING

IN ALIENATION:

OF AFFECTIONS.

I DON'T THINK SO.

[WEAPON C*CKS]

YEAH, IT WAS 379.95 NEW.

AND YOU CAN HAVE I FOR 250...EVEN.

IT'S ONLY A YEAR OLD.

HA HA HA HA!

IT WAS:

ONLY FIRED ON SUNDAYS

BY A LITTLE OLD:

PSYCHOTIC SCHOOLTEACHER.

HOW DO YOU LOAD IT?

OH, EASY.

IT TAKES ONE TO 5.

I'LL GIVE YOU ONE.

YOU PUT I IN THE CHAMBER,

YOU PRESS THE BUTTON,

AND YOU COCK IT...

AND SHE'S READY TO GO.

LEFTY, HUH?

FEELS GOOD,

DOESN'T IT?

WELL, WE GOT A SALE?

WE WAS ACTING:

REALLY WEIRD.

HE PASTED, PINNED,

SCOTCH-TAPED,

GLUED PHOTOS:

OF HER, OF HIM,

OF HIM AND HER,

OF HER AND HIM,

ALL OVER THE DOWNSTAIRS

LIKE SOME SORT OF

BIZARRE SHRINE.

WEIRD.

FRANKLY...

I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE

LIKE A SOAP OPERA.

AND I OBVIOUSLY MISREAD HIM.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH

THE SAME PICTURE.

AW, LOOK.

THAT'S EILEEN.

WHAT A KID.

I WAS THINKING:

OF BRINGING HER:

DOWN HERE FOR A VISI WHEN DOROTHY COMES BACK.

THAT'D BE FUN.

IT'S ROUGH.

IT'S REALLY ROUGH.

I'M NOT SURE

I CAN TAKE IT.

LISTEN, ROBIN, I WAN TO GET THESE TO KING.

DID YOU SEE:

THE PROM PICTURE?

DID I SHOW THAT TO YOU?

I BOUGHT HER:

THIS WHITE DRESS.

HERE IT IS.

I'VE NEVER FEL THIS WAY BEFORE.

SHE BROKE MY HEART.

NICE, HUH?

I'VE GO A BETTER ONE.

PAUL, LOOK, WE REALLY

GOT TO MOVE ALONG.

IT'S WHEN

I'M HOLDING HER

AND WE WERE DANCING.

IT'S REALLY NICE.

WAIT JUST A SECOND.

WE'LL BE BACK

IN AN HOUR, ALL RIGHT?

OK, MAN.

OK, WE'LL CATCH YOU

LATER.

TAKE IT EASY, OK?

WHOA!

MAN, I THOUGH I'D CRACK UP

WHEN HE SAID, "SHE'S

BROKEN MY HEART."

I DIDN'T THINK

IT WAS FUNNY.

I CAN TAKE:

A BRAGGING SNIDER.

I CAN TAKE:

A CONNIVING SNIDER.

[WHISTLES]

KING!

YEAH!

I JUST CAN'T STOMACH

A SENTIMENTAL SNIDER.

IT'S ABOUT THE ONLY TIME

I'VE LIKED HIM.

GET OUTTA HERE. WHY?

I DON'T KNOW, REALLY.

THIS MACHO GUY:

LIKE THAT.

YOU DON'T SUPPOSE

HE'D DO ANYTHING CRAZY,

DO YOU?

LIKE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

LIKE HURT HIMSELF?

NOT IF IT MEANS:

MUSSING HIS HAIR.

CAN'T WE TALK NOW?

I'M GOIN' A LITTLE CRAZY.

Dorothy:
I'LL SEE YOU

WHEN I COME TO LOS ANGELES.

YOU CLOSED:

THE JOINT BANK ACCOUNT.

YES.

WHY?

I'LL SEND YOU

SOME MONEY.

YOU DIDN'T ANSWER WHY?

I THOUGHT IT BEST.

FOR WHAT?

OUR SITUATION, PAUL.

I HAVE TO HANG UP NOW.

NO, PLEASE DON'T HANG UP.

JUST WHAT THE HELL

IS OUR SITUATION?

JESUS, TELL ME SOMETHING,

WILL YOU?

LOOK,

IF YOU'VE HAD AN AFFAIR,

THAT'S OK WITH ME.

I UNDERSTAND.

BUT THAT DOESN' MEAN THAT WE SHOULD

THROW THE WHOLE MARRIAGE

DOWN THE TOILET.

PLEASE, DOROTHY.

PLEASE TELL ME:

WHERE I STAND.

I HAVE TO HAVE:

MORE FREEDOM.

I WANT MORE FREEDOM.

DOROTHY, YOU CAN HAVE

MORE FREEDOM, HONEST.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

THINGS CHANGE.

I'M NOT THE SAME GIRL

I WAS IN VANCOUVER.

NO, YOU SURE AIN'T.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU:

GOT A WRITER NOW.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I MEAN, I HAVE A HUNCH

THAT YOU'RE SITTING

ON ARAM'S KNEE RIGHT NOW,

AND HE'S MOVING YOUR MOUTH.

HE'S PULLING THE STRINGS!

WE'LL TALK

WHEN I COME IN.

YOU'RE LIVING

WITH HIM.

I'M STAYING AT HIS HOUSE

TEMPORARILY.

YOU'RE LIVING WITH HIM.

YOU'RE SLEEPING

WITH HIM.

YOU'RE F***ING HIM.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE

THE GUTS TO SAY IT?

YOU'RE DOING IT.

WHY CAN'T YOU SAY IT?

TAKE OFF:

THE GODDAMN GLASSES.

I'M BROKE.

PAUL, I'LL TAKE CARE

OF YOU. YOU KNOW THAT.

EILEEN IS HERE,

ISN'T SHE?

LISTEN, TOO MUCH

HAS HAPPENED ALREADY.

I'LL CALL YOU

IN A FEW DAYS.

MAYBE WE CAN TALK THEN.

ABOUT A DIVORCE?

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

YES.

I COULD CHANGE.

JESUS, GIVE ME

A CHANCE, WILL YOU?

I'LL CALL.

GOD DAMN IT, HE MUST BE

HAVING YOU FOLLOWED.

SON OF A B*TCH.

I DON'T WANT YOU

TO SEE HIM ANYMORE.

THE WHOLE THING CAN BE

HANDLED IN OTHER WAYS.

PROMISE ME:

YOU WON'T SEE HIM ANYMORE.

HE SEEMED:

SO SCARED.

HEY, SIS, COME ON IN!

PLEASE?

DOROTHY, I WANT YOU

TO PROMISE.

OK, I PROMISE.

HOW'S THE WATER?

IT'S WARM.

YEAH?

YOU'LL PROBABLY

HAVE TO LEAD HER A LITTLE.

TRY AND GET HER:

TO TALK ABOUT ARAM.

JUICY STUFF:

IF YOU CAN.

EVEN BETTER:

YOU CAN GET HER:

TO TALK ABOU THE MANAGEMENT THING.

SHE'S GONNA COME BACK.

I KNOW IT.

YEAH, SURE.

JUST IN CASE.

HE KEPT CHANGING

HIS F***ING MIND.

FIRST HE SAID I COULD HAVE

SOME OF HER CLOTHES,

AND THEN HE SAID NO,

SHE WAS COMING BACK TO HIM.

DIDN'T MEAN A SH*T TO ME.

MARKER.

DOROTHY?

SAM, I'M HERE.

WELL, I JUST HAVE

A FEW ERRANDS TO RUN,

THEN I'LL BE BACK ABOU 2:30. I PROMISED EILEEN

THAT WE'D BUY OU RODEO DRIVE THIS AFTERNOON.

OH, WOW! IT'S YOU!

YOU'RE IN THE TV GUIDE.

I'M SORRY, ARAM.

EILEEN'S GOING A LITTLE

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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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