Death of a Centerfold (1981)
With Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Weitz, Robert Reed, Mitchell Ryan, Bibi Besch, Tracy Reed, Gloria Gifford, Luca Bercovici
Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1981 American biographical drama television film, optioned by Larry Wilcox and his company Wilcox Productions. Wilcox signed the paperwork at midnight and beat out Hugh Hefner and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Later, Wilcox developed the story and pitched it to MGM, where he had a production development deal and subsequently to NBC. MGM and Wilcox then hired director Gabrielle Beaumont. It is a dramatization of the life and the murder of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, played by Jamie Lee Curtis. The film aired on November 1, 1981. Two years later, the same story was developed by director Bob Fosse in his film Star 80, starring Mar
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