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Isn't She Great

48% | Jan 28, 2000 | Comedy, Drama

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "The Valley of the Dolls" and other trashy novels. Facing a failing career, Susann meets a successful promoter who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-1960s, her books were looked upon as trash and non-printable. But then the sexual revolution hit and an audience was born for her books. The story shows the hidden behind-the-scenes story of Susann's life, including her autistic son and her continuing bout with cancer which she hid up until her death.

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Mike Lobell
Producer
Andrew Bergman
Director

Cast

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Bette Midler
Jacqueline Susann
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Nathan Lane
Irving Mansfield
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Stockard Channing
Florence Maybelle
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David Hyde Pierce
Michael Hastings
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John Cleese
Henry Marcus

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