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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. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to unsparing cautionary dramas about celebrity, coercive relationships, and the destructive underside of ambition.
- Tone
- bleak, tense, melancholic
- Payoff
- heartbreak, reflection
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- harrowing
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- fame, exploitation, possessiveness, ambition, gendered violence
- Setting
- late twentieth century, working-class Canadian city and Hollywood nightlife
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