Bette Midler
Jacqueline Susann
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Jan 28, 2000 · Isn't She Great: Directed by Andrew Bergman. With Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce. Bette Midler and Nathan Lane star in this comedy about Jacqueline Susann, the ambitious woman of dubious talent who wrote Valley of the Dolls, a best-selling novel that became a sensation.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Andrew Bergman
- 2000-01-28
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Isn't She Great is a 2000 American biographical comedy-drama film that presents a fictionalized biography of author Jacqueline Susann, played by Bette Midler.
Bette Midler's performance in "Isn't She Great" is absolutley sensational. As well as the performances by Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce, and John Cleese. The story deals with the life of Jackie Susann, author of the books Valley of the Dolls, Dolores, and Once is not Enough.
Jackie Susann deserved better than "Isn't She Great." A woman who writes Valley of the Dolls shouldn't be punished with a biopic that makes her look only a little naughtier than Catherine Cookson. There's a scene here where Jackie and Irving visit with Jackie and Aristotle on the Onassis yacht.
Synopsis. Before Jacqueline Susann published her best-selling novel "Valley of the Dolls," she was deteremined to find her place in the spotlight. When a friend told her that "talent wasn't everything" she embarked on a quest to find someone to promote her. She found Irving Mansfield, a manager and publicist who fell in love with her and came ...
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.
