“It’s the best, funniest, worst movie ever made.” – Actress Lee Grant
In this installment of our Diva! series, we’re tearing the lid off of Hollywood’s darkest secrets!
This iconic adaptation Jacqueline Susann’s best-selling novel stars Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, and Sharon Tate as three fierce young actresses weathering the Tinseltown storm of sex, betrayal, backstabbing, “boooooooze and dope,” bathroom catfights, and… lasagna. Through it all, they attempt to stay loyal to one another and fight their way to the very tip top of an industry that seems determined kill them along the way.
Blending old-fashioned gloss with Madison Avenue grooviness, director Mark Robson’s slick look at the early days of sexual liberation and an entertainment industry coming apart was a giant box-office hit, and has become an unforgettably campy time capsule of the 1960s.
