These Old Broads

These Old Broads

Director: Matthew Diamond Cast: Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
, Joan Collins
Joan Collins
, Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Matthew Diamond
These Old Broads

These Old Broads

Director: Matthew Diamond Cast: Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
, Joan Collins
Joan Collins
, Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Matthew Diamond

DVD (Wide Screen / Subtitled / Dubbed)

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Overview

Four of Tinseltown's greatest glamour queens came together for this tartly comic made-for-TV movie which pokes gentle (and not so gentle) fun at their histories and reputations. Kate Westburn (Shirley MacLaine), Addie Holden (Joan Collins), and Piper Grayson (Debbie Reynolds) are three legendary Hollywood stars who in their heyday were known to audiences for their beauty, charm, and musical talent -- and, within the movie industry, for their short tempers and industrial-strength egos. The three stars only worked together once, on a musical made in the early '60s called Boy Crazy, but when the film becomes a cult sensation in a late-'90s re-release, Gavin (Nestor Carbonell), a network television executive desperate for a hit, gets the idea of staging a reunion special starring the three divas. However, there's a hitch -- the three women can barely stand each other, and while they share the same agent, Beryl Mason (Elizabeth Taylor), Beryl and Piper haven't gotten along since Piper's husband left her to marry Beryl. But Gavin is determined to make the project work, and hires Kate's son Wesley (Jonathan Silverman) to work with Beryl to pull things together. Against all odds, the three stars agree to do the special, but while there's no small amount of cat-fighting behind the scenes, in front of the camera the ladies discover time has not been kind to all of them. These Old Broads was written and executive-produced by Carrie Fisher and Elaine Pope; Fisher, of course, is the daughter of Debbie Reynolds, whose husband Eddie Fisher had an affair with Elizabeth Taylor (Fisher later married Taylor after he divorced Reynolds), and Fisher wrote a character based on her mother for the novel (and subsequent movie) Postcards From the Edge, which was played onscreen by Shirley MacLaine. No word on where Joan Collins fit into this formula.

Product Details

Release Date: 08/18/2009
UPC: 0043396322356
Original Release: 2001
Rating: NR
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:29:00
Sales rank: 21,771

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Shirley MacLaine Kate Westbourne
Joan Collins Addie Holden
Debbie Reynolds Piper Grayson
Elizabeth Taylor Beryl Mason
Jonathan Silverman Wesley Westbourne
Nestor Carbonell Gavin
Peter Graves Bill
Gene Barry Mr. Stern
Carlos Jacott Tom
Pat Crawford Brown Miriam
Suzanne Carney Connie
Heath Hyche Ben
Hinton Battle Pete
Kevin Nealon Roger
Betty Carvalho Rosa
Joe Sabatino Leo
Sheri Hellard Laurie
Teddy Lane Jr. Cop
Michael Cervant Joshua
Larry Sullivan Jr. Jason
Todd Fisher Timothy,Hooker,Hooker
Karl T. Wright Newsman
Clancy Imislund Stage Manager
Pat Harrington Jr. Tony

Technical Credits
Carrie Fisher Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Producer
Elaine Pope Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Matthew Diamond Director
Lewis Abel Producer
Ilene Amy Berg Executive Producer
Sandy Gimpel Stunts
Lawrence Mark Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Stacey Rosen Casting
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