{"product_id":"blonde-the-marilyn-stories-dvd-set","title":"BLONDE THE MARILYN STORIES DVD Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree-disc boxed DVD set, 4 hours in all, with \u003cem\u003eGoodbye, Norma Jean\u003c\/em\u003e (biodrama, 1976, starring \u003cstrong\u003eMisty Rowe\u003c\/strong\u003e);  \u003cem\u003eMarilyn And Me\u003c\/em\u003e (1991 made-for-tv film starring Susan Griffiths, about her (secret or mythical) marriage to filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Slatzer\u003c\/strong\u003e); and \u003cem\u003eBlonde\u003c\/em\u003e (2001, based on \u003cstrong\u003eJoyce Carol Oates'\u003c\/strong\u003e \"biographical re-imagining\" of Marilyn Monroe, starring \u003cstrong\u003ePoppy Montgomery. \u003c\/strong\u003eBonus material: Marilyn Documentary, first ever TV appearance, photo gallery, and The Legend of Marilyn Monroe.\n\n\u003cem\u003eGoodbye, Norma Jean\u003c\/em\u003e (1976). The troubled adolescence and stormy early film career of screen goddess Marilyn Monroe receive a lurid but arresting chronicle in this biodrama by \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eBeyond the Doors\u003c\/em\u003e). Misty Rowe stars as munitions factory worker Norma Jean Baker, whose path to superstardom was riddled by exploitation and abuse; with \u003cstrong\u003ePatch Mackenzie, Terence Locke, Stuart Lancaster.\u003c\/strong\u003e 96 min.\n\n\u003cem\u003eMarilyn And Me\u003c\/em\u003e (1991). In the early '70s, writer\/filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Slatzer\u003c\/strong\u003e came forward asserting that he was an intimate of Marilyn Monroe since the late '40s, and that they'd had a brief, studio-annulled marriage in 1952. His claims served as the basis of this made-for-TV offering, starring go-to Marilyn lookalike \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Griffiths\u003c\/strong\u003e as the screen goddess and \u003cstrong\u003eJesse Dabson\u003c\/strong\u003e as Slatzer; \u003cstrong\u003eTerry Moore, Kurt Fuller, Sandy McPeak, Michael Cavanaugh\u003c\/strong\u003e also star. 100 min.\n\n\u003cem\u003eBlonde\u003c\/em\u003e (2001). Based on \u003cstrong\u003eJoyce Carol Oates'\u003c\/strong\u003e \"biographical re-imagining\" of Marilyn Monroe, this moving drama traces the screen siren's ill-fated life, from a turbulent childhood in foster homes and rise to the top of the Hollywood pantheon to her doomed marriages and continual search for true love. \u003cstrong\u003ePoppy Montgomery\u003c\/strong\u003e stars as Monroe; with \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Richardson, Ann-Margret, Griffin Dunne\u003c\/strong\u003e as \"the Playwright,\" and \u003cstrong\u003eTitus Welliver\u003c\/strong\u003e as \"the Ex-Athlete.\" 4 hrs. Total on two discs.\n\nAdditional directors include \u003cstrong\u003eArt Lieberman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59640460476702,"sku":"BLOMS","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/bloms-the-marikyn-stories-dvd-set.jpg?v=1784497087","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/blonde-the-marilyn-stories-dvd-set","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}