| Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | |
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| Based on | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton byC. David Heymann |
| Teleplay by | Dennis Turner |
| Directed by | Charles Jarrott |
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| Theme music composer | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lester Persky |
| Producers | Nick Gillott Tomlinson Dean |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume John Lindley |
| Editor | Bill Blunden |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16) |
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story is a 1987televisionbiographicaldrama starringFarrah Fawcett. The film chronicles the life ofBarbara Hutton, a wealthy but troubledAmerican socialite. Released as both atelevision film and aminiseries, the film won aGolden Globe Award forBest Miniseries or Television Film. Fawcett earned her fifth Golden Globe Award nomination, forBest Actress in a Miniseries of Television Film.[1]Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story was based on C. David Heymann'sPoor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton.[2]
The true story of one of the richest women in America, heiress to theWoolworth fortune, who had vast wealth and seven husbands.
Winston Churchill,Adolf Hitler,Queen Elizabeth II andQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother also appear inarchival footage.
Film critic andjournalistJohn J. O'Connor ofThe New York Times wrote in his review: "This television portrait gives us a Barbara Hutton who is shy and decidedly uncertain of herself. For the most part, she is the victim of scavengers. [...] Actually, according to Mr. Heymann's book, Miss Hutton was more forward and adventurous than is indicated here by the script constraints put on Ms. Fawcett. She may have been shy but she wasted no time in pouncing on any object or person that caught her fancy."[3]Television critic and journalistJeff Jarvis wrote in his review: "What the stock market did to itself on Bloody Monday, Farrah Fawcett does to herself here. Her value as an actress soared afterThe Burning Bed andExtremities. Now comes the crash inPoor Little Rich Girl, a two-night miniseries of miseries about Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton.... Fawcett should have more faith in her talent. If she keeps making herself look awful when she acts, she’s going to be left with only one part to play: Godzilla."[4]
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story aired onNBC on November 16, 1987.[3] The film was released onDVD on December 16, 2008, byA+E Networks Home Entertainment.[9]