Norma Jean and Marilyn

Starring: Mira Sorvino & Ashley Judd Director: Tim Fywell Rated:

Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality.

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DVD Features:

Rated: R
Closed captioning available
Run Time: 2 hours, 13 minutes
Video: Color
Released: September 14, 2004
Originally Released: 1996
Label: HBO Home Video
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Packaging: Snap Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
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Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Mira Sorvino & Ashley Judd
Performer		Ron Rifkin, David Dukes, Peter Dobson, Steven Culp, John Rubinstein, Josh Charles, Taylor Nichols & Lindsay Crouse
Directed by		Tim Fywell
Edited by		Glenn Farr
Screenwriting by		Jill Isaacs
Composition by		Christopher Young
Produced by		Guy Riedel
Director of Photography		John Thomas
Executive Production by		Marvin Worth

Product Description:

The disturbing and tragic tale of the inner struggle of the woman known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. While the public persona was animated and vivacious, the inner child, Norma Jeane, was afraid of the success and desperate to end it. To emphasize the dual nature of Monroe's personality, director Tim Fywell cast two different actresses--Ashley Judd as needy ingenue Norma Jeane, Mira Sorvino as glam bombshell Marilyn--resulting in an unsettling and surreal psychological portrait of the doomed starlet.

Plot Synopsis:

This intriguing telefilm employs Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino to portray two sides of a very troubled woman.
Before Marilyn Monroe became the most well-known sex goddess of her time, she was the dark-haired and extremely ambitious Norma Jean Mortenson, willing to use and bed anyone to become a Hollywood star.
Ultimately, plastic surgery, a breathier voice, and a name change transformed Norma Jean into Marilyn Monroe. Movie roles, fame and sex symbol status soon followed, but her personal life was a wreck.
However, "Marilyn" never lost touch with "Norma Jean," who tried to guide her career and personal life. Norma Jean, unhappy with what "Marilyn" had done with their life, berated and advised her alter ego for better AND for worse. Only in death would the two personalities be truly reconciled...

Plot Keywords:

Cable Original | Movie Stars | Psychodrama | Surreal | Tragedy

Production Notes:

Originally broadcast on HBO May 18, 1996.
Shot on location in Los Angeles, California.
Co-produced by Caravel Entertainment.
Additional cast: John Apicella; Robert Alan Beuth; Frank Birney; Kevin Bourland; Ardie Bryant; Nancy Linehan Charles (Bette Davis); Lou Cuttel; Artur Cybulski; Joe d'Angerio; Marianne Davis; Bebe Drake; Ellerine; Edith Fields; Yvette Freeman; David Drew Gallagher; Jimm Giannini; Kevin Goetz; Ian Gregory; Alex Hentelhoff; Lise Hilboldt; Sandra Ellis Lafferty; Marc Lynn; Scott Menville; Herb Mitchell; Virginia Morris; Marianne Muellerleile; Kelsey Mulrooney; Terrence O'Connor; Adam Paul; Howard Platt; Eric Poppick; Mary Porster; Peter Sands; Sam Shamshak; Carol Swarbrick; Warren Sweeney; Rosie Taravella; Wendy Worthington.
Copyright 1996 Home Box Office, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.

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Sales Rank: 52,294
UPC: 026359131622
Shipping Weight: 0.23/lbs (approx)
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