Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers (WGA):

C. David Heymann (book)
Burr Douglas (teleplay)

Release Date:

21 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

The story of 'Elizabeth Taylor' 's rise to stardom, beginning in Los Angeles 1942. Her dominating mother...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Child Star | Elizabeth Taylor | Husband Wife Relationship | Cruise Ship

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Sherilyn Fenn	...	Elizabeth Taylor
Nigel Havers	...	Michael Wilding
Katherine Helmond	...	Hedda Hopper
Angus Macfadyen	...	Richard Burton
Kevin McCarthy	...	Sol Siegel
Michael Shure	...	Reporter
William McNamara	...	Montgomery Clift
Corey Parker	...	Eddie Fisher
Ray Wise	...	Mike Todd
Christine Healy	...	Sara Taylor
Daniel McVicar	...	Rock Hudson
Eric Gustavson	...	Nicky Hilton
John Saxon	...	Richard Brooks
Charles Frank	...	John Warner
Michael McGrady	...	Larry Fortensky

Runtime:

USA:210 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:6 | UK:15 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Lester Persky Productions

Trivia:

During the shooting, Sherilyn Fenn fought daily to keep integrity in the script. Her priority was to respectfully and accurately portray Elizabeth Taylor.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The 1940s audiences watch a trailer is for National Velvet (1944). The trailer ends with a "G-rating" classification. These ratings were not in use until the 1960s - the filmmakers obviously used the '70s re-release version.

Movie Connections:

References Lassie Come Home (1943)

Interesting... very interesting..

I tuned into this movie, hoping that it would maybe, just maybe make me LIKE Elizabeth Taylor. Boy was I wrong. Miss Taylor, as beautiful as she may have been on the outside, was not the same on the inside. She was an alcoholic and addicted to pain pills, not to mention she was addicted to men. As a huge Debbie Reynolds fan, this movie made me want to throw something at the screen when Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor began their affair together. Debbie and Elizabeth had been very good friends (Debbie and Eddie even named their second child Todd, after Elizabeth's husband Michael Todd who was supposedly Eddie's "best friend") and then Elizabeth and Eddie had to go off and sleep together after Mike's death. It totally lowered my respect for both of them. The only good thing I can say for Elizabeth Taylor is how she saved Montgomery Clift's life. That was truly wonderful. The movie was rather good, however... I do think that they could have gotten some better actors and actresses to play the part. (The girl playing Liz had a highly annoying voice and didn't remind me much of Ms. Taylor and the girl playing Debbie just maid Debbie look like TOO MUCH of a goody-goody/bumbling idiot.) Not the best, but a good movie... for Liz fans that is...