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Synopsis: Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Dorothy is a pretty but naive high school senior. Paul immediately falls for Dorothy, who sees in Paul a wise, worldly person unlike herself. Paul believes Dorothy is Playboy material, the magazine he sees as only a springboard to bigger and better things. Paul's dream does become a reality: not only does Dorothy eventually marry him, she becomes the August 1979 Playboy Playmate and ultimately Playboy Playmate of 1979, which does indeed lead to the start of an acting career. As Dorothy's star rises, Paul's life is one of a hanger-on as those in Dorothy's new circle, including Playboy publisher Hugh M. Hefner and movie director Aram Nicholas, don't much like Paul. Paul is unable to eke out a life of his own without using Dorothy's name, which she increasingly is reluctant to provide to her husband. Those that kno
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Bob Fosse
Production: Warner Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1983
103 min
601 Views


I FOUND HER, YOU DIDN'T.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

I FOUND HER.

I WAS WORKING IN THIS

DAIRY QUEEN PART-TIME

WHILE I WEN TO HIGH SCHOOL,

AND ONE DAY THIS

GENTLEMAN WALKED IN

WITH THIS:

GORGEOUS BLONDE.

SHE HAD A FUR COAT ON.

THEY BOTH:

HAD FUR COATS ON.

AND I HAD THIS PONYTAIL

AND THIS:

LITTLE SMOCK ON.

AND I SAID,

"CAN I HELP YOU?"

AND HE SAID, "WELL,

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?"

HA. WELL,

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

DOROTHY.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

ME?

MAY I TAKE:

YOUR ORDER NOW?

I'LL HAVE SOMETHING SWEET,

SOFT, AND WHITE.

YOU.

WILL YOU PLEASE:

TAKE THEIR ORDER?

JESUS, PAUL!

SHE'S REALLY

BEAUTIFUL.

SHE'S A BABY.

GET THEM WHILE:

THEY'RE YOUNG, RIGHT?

I'LL HAVE

A BANANA SPLIT...

GOD, I DIDN'T GO OU WITH BOYS VERY MUCH.

I WAS VERY STRAIGHT.

UH, I COULDN'T TALK

TO PEOPLE EASILY.

[ROD STEWART'S DO YA

THINK I'M SEXY? PLAYS]

SO, WHEN DO YOU

GET OUT OF SCHOOL?

JUNE, I HOPE.

DO YOU LIKE THE CAR?

WELL, ONE DAY YOU'LL

HAVE A BETTER ONE.

A MERCEDES, MAYBE.

THEY'RE HOT.

? IF YOU WANT MY BODY

AND YOU THINK I'M SEXY ?

I'M GONNA GET I FOR YOU.

? COME ON, SUGAR,

LET ME KNOW ?

? IF YOU REALLY NEED ME ?

? JUST REACH OU AND TOUCH ME ?

? COME ON, HONEY,

TELL ME SO ?

? TELL ME SO, BABE ?

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

THE MANAGEMENT HAS ASKED

ME TO SPEAK TO YOU.

YOUR FLY IS OPEN,

AND THE WHOLE RESTAURAN CAN SEE YOUR DONG.

SOMEONE WAITING ON ME.

THAT'S NEW.

IT'S VERY NICE HERE.

IF YOU LIKE:

ITALIAN FOOD,

I KNOW A REAL:

KNOCKOUT PLACE.

I'LL TAKE YOU

TOMORROW NIGHT.

I LIKE PIZZA.

WELL, THIS IS NORTHERN

ITALIAN, 3 STARS.

I KNOW THE MAITRE D'.

OH.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG

WITH ME? I PROBABLY

HAVE A PIECE OF LETTUCE

ON MY NOSE OR SOMETHING.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

IT'S JUST THE LIGHT.

THE WAY THE LIGH CATCHES YOUR EYES.

OH. YOU'RE AN EXPERT,

AREN'T YOU?

EXPERT AT WHAT?

OH.

I FOUND THIS:

IN THE COLESLAW:

AT THE SALAD BAR.

IT'S GOT YOUR

NAME IS ON IT.

IT'S NOT THE MERCEDES.

IS THIS A JOKE?

IT'S A REAL TOPAZ,

2 CARATS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, HERE'S THIS TEENAGER

IN A TOWN IN CANADA

WORKING IN A TASTY FREEZE

OR A DAIRY QUEEN,

ET CETERA, WHATEVER,

AND THIS, UH...

STREET-WISE GUY...

YEAH, I SUPPOSE INITIALLY,

HE WOULD HAVE SOME FLASHY

APPEAL FOR HER, YEAH.

? HERE COMES THE SUN ?

? LA DA DEE DEE ?

? HERE COMES THE SUN ?

[PLAYS GUITAR OFF-KEY]

I ALWAYS:

SCREW THAT UP.

? SUN AND I SAY ?

? IT'S ALL RIGHT ?

? IT'S ALL RIGHT ?

? IT'S ALL RIGHT ?

WELL, THAT'S

ENOUGH OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK I'M ANY THREA TO PAUL McCARTNEY, DO YOU?

THIS IS PRETTY.

I MADE IT,

TRIED TO SELL THEM.

MUST HAVE BEEN:

HARD TO DO.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS]

SOMETHING LIKE THIS MUS BE REALLY HARD TO DO.

IT'S SO PRETTY.

I'M A LITTLE HIGH.

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Teresa Carpenter

Teresa Carpenter (born 1948) is an American author. She was born in Independence, Missouri and lives with her husband Steven Levy in New York's Greenwich Village. more…

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