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Rich and Famous is a 1981 American drama film directed by George Cukor, the final film of his career. The screenplay by Gerald Ayres is based on the 1940 play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten, previously adapted in 1943 by Vincent Sherman under its original title, starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins.
Oct 9, 1981 · With Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, David Selby, Hart Bochner. Liz and Merry become BFFs in college. A decade later, Liz is a serious writer with writer's block, and Merry is a homemaker and a mom who has written a novel. Other bestsellers, riches, and fame follow.
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- Drama
- George Cukor
- 1981-10-09
The movie stars Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen as college classmates who become writers (Bisset, a serious intellectual writer and Bergen, an author of trashy bestsellers) and who maintain their friendship over the years.
In 1968, Los Angeles, California, Liz is a famous writer and Merry and her eight-year-old daughter, Debby (Nicole Eggert), listen to a talk Liz gives at a Southern California college campus rally. Afterward, Liz attends a party thrown in her honor at Merry and Doug's beach house in Malibu.
Oct 5, 2012 · Directed by George Cukor. With Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, David Selby, Hart Bochner. Liz and Merry Noel become friends as college roommates and their friendship endures over the years. Liz...
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Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bissett portray two successful but different writers whose friendship spans 25 years, through college, marriage, and fame. 315 IMDb 5.8 1 h 56 min 1981. R. Comedy · Drama · Compelling. Available to rent or buy.