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Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982) (TV)
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Mitzie Welch (writer)
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29 September 1982 (USA)
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Not a bad movie for the time period it depicts....
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Carol Burnett | ... | Beatrice O'Reilly |
 | Lloyd Bridges | ... | Johnny O'Reilly |
 | Marian Mercer | ... | Rita |
 | Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Captain Charley Rawlins |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Captain Burnsite |
| Gail Strickland | ... | Abbie |
| Rose Arrick | ... | Kay |
| Sarina C. Grant | ... | Mary Lou Brown |
 | Tom Bower | ... | Tom |
| Ford Rainey | ... | Beatrice's Father |
| Fran Ryan | ... | Beatrice's Mother |
 | Macon McCalman | ... | Dr. Samuels |
| Anne Seymour | ... | Mrs. Cunningham |
 | Linda Redfearn | ... | Jessie |
| Eve McVeagh | ... | Mrs. Rugolo |
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100 min
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I would be curious to know more about the true story of Beatrice, and will probably have to research it a bit more to get the facts. Perhaps it is a positive thing,that seeing a film like this can make the audience interested in something they normally wouldn't think about.
Carol Burnett is good in the title role, and while I am not partial to her as an actor, she does a good job. Geoffrey Lewis portrays the police captain, who was her friend, and helped her to start a halfway house for women with alcohol problems. It is sort of like a different version of "My Name is Bill W."(An excellent film, by the way, with Brian Dennehy and James S. Woods).
At any rate, the story is a bit slow at times, but portrays the true story of Beatrice. It is a bit whitewashed, as there could have been more incidents which occurred, and the audience could have learned from. Marian Mercer has a role as Beatrice's friend, who introduces her to A.A.
Overall, the court scenes were stilted, but the overall theme is projected; a film like this may be due for a re-make; Perhaps Lifetime could write an updated version, with more contemporary actors.