Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
The life and tragic death of the "Playboy" centerfold model/actress Dorothy Stratten.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
November 1, 1981
Popularity
1
Director
Gabrielle Beaumont
Writer
Donald L. Stewart
Producer
Paul Pumpian
Where to Watch
Cast
Jamie Lee Curtis
Dorothy Stratten
Bruce Weitz
Paul Snider
Robert Reed
David Palmer
Mitchell Ryan
Hugh Hefner
Tracy Reed
Mindy Ames
Bibi Besch
Hilda Flushing
Mark Withers
Billy Compton
Hugh Gillin
Max Halloran
Gloria Gifford
Jean Wiles
Karlene Crockett
Anna
Steven Hirsch
Sherm
Luca Bercovici
Pooch
Jim Boeke
Lyman
Linda Brooks
1st Model
Kale Browne
Sidney Parker
Robert Burgos
Photographer
Robert Clotworthy
Floyd
Monika Furness
Joanna Flushing
Nate Esformes
Barney
Rick Grassi
Waiter
Gallery
Reviews
capz888
Playmate of the Month, movie deals, a luxurious life in L.A.'s ritziest enclaves: That's a lot to handle for Dorothy Stratten, who little more than a year before was a 17-year-old working in an ice cream shop. It's even more to handle for Paul Snider, the ambitious wheeler-dealer who discovers her, puts her on a path of fame and fortune...and takes it all away from her in a brutal moment of jealousy and rage. Jamie Lee Curtis portrays the centerfold sensation, torn by her sense of obligation to Snider (whom Stratten married) yet growing up fast in the whirl of success and opportunity surrounding her. And future Hill Street Blues Emmy? winner Bruce Weitz plays the dangerous man who ultimately couldn't have Stratten. So neither would anyone else.
