Isn't She Great

Isn't She Great

Released on
Comedy, Drama
Runtime
95 mins
(35 votes)

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
  • Nathan Lane
  • Stockard Channing
  • David Hyde Pierce
  • John Cleese
  • John Larroquette
  • Amanda Peet
  • Dina Spybey-Waters
  • Paul Benedict
  • Jeff Ross
  • David Costabile
  • Frank Vincent
  • Ricky Mabe
  • Christopher McDonald
  • Robin Wilcock

Director

  • Andrew Bergman

Producers

  • Mike Lobell

Screenwriter

  • Paul Rudnick

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