“In Hollywood, gossip is a lethal weapon!”
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
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Cast
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Elizabeth Taylor
Louella Parsons
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cleopatra
Jane Alexander
Hedda Hopper
Known for
The Ring
Kramer vs. Kramer
Richard Dysart
Louis B. Mayer
Known for
The Thing
Back to the Future Part III
Joyce Van Patten
Dema Harshbarger
Known for
Grown Ups
The Martian Chronicles
Jon Cypher
Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin
Known for
Masters of the Universe
Hill Street Blues
Leslie Ackerman
Harriet Parsons
Known for
Hardcore
Bonnie Bartlett
Ida Koverman
Known for
V
Salem's Lot
Tom Byrd
William Hopper
Also in
Kane & Abel
Girls of the White Orchid
Joel Colodner
Andy Kenderson
Also in
The Kirlian Witness
Moonlighting
Rick Lenz
Iceman
Known for
Cactus Flower
The Shootist
Mary McCusker
Dot
Known for
Turner & Hooch
The Cure
John Pleshette
Tommy Gallep
Known for
James Dean
Gentlemen Broncos
Gus Trikonis Director · George Eells Author Charles Bernstein Composer
United States release May 12, 1985
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1985
Theatrical
United States · May 12, 1985
TV
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