Isn't She Great (2000)

Isn't She Great (2000)

Talent isn't everything... 2000-01-28 United States of America 95 Min. PG-13
4.8 35 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Bette Midler is Jacqueline Susann
Jacqueline Susann
Nathan Lane is Irving Mansfield
Irving Mansfield
Stockard Channing is Florence Maybelle
Florence Maybelle
David Hyde Pierce is Michael Hastings
Michael Hastings
John Cleese is Henry Marcus
Henry Marcus
John Larroquette is Maury Manning
Maury Manning
Amanda Peet is Debbie
Dina Spybey-Waters is Bambi Madison
Bambi Madison
Paul Benedict is Prof. Brainiac
Prof. Brainiac
Jeff Ross is Shecky
Shecky
David Costabile is Junior Editor
Junior Editor
Frank Vincent is Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Onassis