Themes: Crumbling Marriages, Drug Addiction, Alcoholism
Main Cast: Farrah Fawcett, James Read, Bruce Davison, Anne Francis, Tony J. Peck
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 240 minutes
Plot
Originally shown in two parts, this massive TV movie adaptation of C. David Heymann's biography stars Farrah Fawcett as Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton. With two failed marriages to her credit, 29-year-old Barbara marries film idol Cary Grant (James Read), the first man who loves her for herself and not her millions. This alliance goes the way of all of Barbara's romances; there will be four more marriages, the last when Ms. Hutton is 50-years-old. Shutting herself away in her Tangiers mansion, Barbara begins her long descent into the world of booze and drugs. Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story merely skims the surface of its subject's stormy life, but Farrah Fawcett's performance commands the audience's attention throughout the film's daunting 240 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Jane Robinson - Costume Designer, Charles Jarrott - Director, Alan Pattillo - Editor, Nick Gillott - Executive Producer, Richard Rodney Bennett - Composer (Music Score), Eileen Diss - Production Designer, Bryan Ryman - Production Designer, Dennis Turner - Screenwriter, C. David Heymann - Book Author
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story is a 1987 televisionbiographicaldrama starring Farrah Fawcett. The film chronicles the life of Barbara Hutton, who was one of the richest American socialite women, but was never happy. Released in two versions, as a TV miniseries and TV movie, the project was based on a book by C. David Heymann.
