Goodbye, Norma Jean

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Summary: A TOTAL TRASH-FEST! Poor MM is spinning in her grave!
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I had the unfortunate experience of seeing this piece of garbage on the big screen when it premiered in 1976. It was a total trashfest then, and it seems even worse now!

Misty Rowe portrays Marilyn Monroe (aka Norma Jeane). Rowe was a dumb-blonde talentless country cutie on the hillbilly TV show in the 70's called "Hee-Haw". That alone should tell you what kind of "actress" Rowe is.

Don't waste your time or money on this trash. It's not even good trash, as it has no campiness or humor. It's just trash - the kind that smells bad.

If you're hell-bent on seeing a Marilyn Monroe biopic, I recommend "Norma Jean (sic) & Marilyn", starring Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd. At least that one has some humor in it.

Poor Marilyn is spinning in her grave...

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Summary: A raw, shocking movie!
Review: Depicts Marilyn as a naive dumbe blonde, with that breathy voice, which was only an act pushed by the studios. It doesn't even have her hair color right. It's a man-hating revenge film. She undergoes endless abuse, including the "casting floor", but wins out in the end by becoming Mariyn the star.
Terrible script; terrible acting. Not graphic, but there is some nudity. Not even the saving grace of an attractive cast to offset the bad quality. Misty Rowe is painful to watch as Marilyn Monroe- what a travesty! This is a very bad exploitation film, with little relation to reality.

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Summary: Tedious TRASH
Review: Depicts Marilyn as a naive dumbe blonde, with that breathy voice, which was only an act pushed by the studios. It doesn't even have her hair color right. It's a man-hating revenge film. She undergoes endless abuse, including the "casting floor", but wins out in the end by becoming Mariyn the star.
Terrible script; terrible acting. Not graphic, but there is some nudity. Not even the saving grace of an attractive cast to offset the bad quality. Misty Rowe is painful to watch as Marilyn Monroe- what a travesty! This is a very bad exploitation film, with little relation to reality.

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Summary: Mist Rowe is Excellent in Underrated Marilyn Monroe Bio
Review: I was shocked when I saw that Larry Buchanan had directed this as I had no idea he had any talent. This fun bio of Marilyn Monroe is surprising in it's accuracy as well as quality. Misty Rowe (of HEE HAW fame) is very good as Ms Monroe (and does some great nude scenes)...This movie has an undeserved bad reputation and has aged well. This one is worth seeking out and is really a better film than the similar one made for HBO a few years ago with Ashley Judd and Mia Sorvino sharing the title role

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Summary: A raw, shocking movie!
Review: This movie was great! The only downfall was the fact that there seemed to be no real happy ending, it seems like she just suffered and her career only made her feel worse as a person. What I don't understand is why she would do all of this for something that isn't even that important...I guess it was burning inside of her. An amazing film! I really hate her last line in the movie when she gets discovered, she basically says "Now I don't have to s#!k c$%^s anymore!"