Isn't She Great

– An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography o..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Isn't She Great (2000)

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-60's, 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 Susan's life, including her autistic son and her continuing bout with cancer that she hid up to her death

Isn't She Great (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Jan 2000

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Writer:

Michael Korda (article), Paul Rudnick (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce

Plot:

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "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 that she hid up to her death.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

Universal Studios Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
Metacritic:
34%