Bette Midler
Jacqueline Susann
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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.An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan, the film was directed by Andrew Bergman from a screenplay by Paul Rudnick based on a 1995 New Yorker profile by Michael Korda.
- "Wasn't She Great?", by Michael Korda
- Mike Lobell
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.
- (2.5K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Andrew Bergman
- 2000-01-28
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 ...
- 2000
- 16
- Andrew Bergman
- 95 min
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. 290 IMDb 5.3 1 h 35 min 2000. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Fun · Heartwarming. Available to rent or buy.
- 95 min
Jan 28, 2000 · Maybe that was the purpose. Maybe the whole look, feel and sensibility of "Isn't She Great" is part of the joke. It's a movie that seems to possess the same color scheme and style sense as Valley of the Dolls, but, alas, without Jackie's dirty mind. So devout is this story that when Irving ( Nathan Lane) walks out on Jackie ( Bette Midler ), we ...
Jan 28, 2000 · steve d She is not, and nether is the film. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Hopefully the helicopter rental was the biggest expenditure Rated 0.5/5 ...
