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'''''My Wicked, Wicked Ways''''' is a 1985 American TV movie based on ''[[My Wicked, Wicked Ways]]'', the best selling memoir of [[Errol Flynn]]. |
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==Plot== |
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Errol Flynn arrives in Los Angeles and plays a corpse in ''The Case of the Curious Bride''. |
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===Background=== |
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Doris Keating, daughter of [[Barry Mahon]], Flynn's one time business manager, optioned the book in 1977. It took her several years to find finance. |
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"Some people at the networks felt maybe he just wasn't likable enough," Miss Keating said, "But I persisted. I felt I owed it to him to present his story the way he wrote it. The film is my valentine to him."<ref>"Errol Flynn TV Docudrama Raises Complaints", Farber, Stephen. ''New York Times'', Late Edition (East Coast) [New York, N.Y] 16 January 1985: C.22.</ref> |
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She managed to get up the film as a TV movie for CBS. The film focuses on the years 1935 to 1943, ending with trial for statutory rape. Keating said if the film was successful she wanted to do a prequel about Flynn's life in New Guinea, but this did not eventuate.<ref>"TV 'Tribute to Flynn' Won't Be That Wicked: Flynn TV Bio", Richard, Julie. ''Los Angeles Times'' (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 27 December 1983: g1.</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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The ''New York Times'' said the events of Flynn's life "are woodenly re-enacted without a trace of the passion, adventure or sexiness that blurred the lines between the star's movie roles and off-screen personalities" and said Regehr"lacks Errol Flynn's edge of steel. The restless, amused predator, always poised for action, has become in Mr. Regehr's performance a smirking, doe-eyed lounge lizard - imperturbably polite and languid."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/21/arts/errol-flynn-s-story-from-his-own-book.html|title=ERROL FLYNN'S STORY, FROM HIS OWN BOOK|first=Stephen|last=Holden|date=21 January 1985|page=Section C, Page 25}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://letterboxd.com/film/my-wicked-wicked-ways-the-legend-of-errol-flynn/ My Wicked Wicked Ways] at Letterbox DVD |
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*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b748ab9ad My Wicked Wicked Ways] at BFI |
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*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089653/ My Wicked Wicked Ways] at [[IMDB]] |
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Revision as of 03:06, 23 January 2020
| My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | |
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| Genre | Biopic |
| Written by | Doris Keating Jill Trump James Lee Don Taylor |
| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| Starring | Duncan Regehr |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1985 |
My Wicked, Wicked Ways is a 1985 American TV movie based on My Wicked, Wicked Ways, the best selling memoir of Errol Flynn.
Plot
Errol Flynn arrives in Los Angeles and plays a corpse in The Case of the Curious Bride.
Background
Doris Keating, daughter of Barry Mahon, Flynn's one time business manager, optioned the book in 1977. It took her several years to find finance.
"Some people at the networks felt maybe he just wasn't likable enough," Miss Keating said, "But I persisted. I felt I owed it to him to present his story the way he wrote it. The film is my valentine to him."[1]
She managed to get up the film as a TV movie for CBS. The film focuses on the years 1935 to 1943, ending with trial for statutory rape. Keating said if the film was successful she wanted to do a prequel about Flynn's life in New Guinea, but this did not eventuate.[2]
Reception
The New York Times said the events of Flynn's life "are woodenly re-enacted without a trace of the passion, adventure or sexiness that blurred the lines between the star's movie roles and off-screen personalities" and said Regehr"lacks Errol Flynn's edge of steel. The restless, amused predator, always poised for action, has become in Mr. Regehr's performance a smirking, doe-eyed lounge lizard - imperturbably polite and languid."[3]
References
- ^ "Errol Flynn TV Docudrama Raises Complaints", Farber, Stephen. New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) [New York, N.Y] 16 January 1985: C.22.
- ^ "TV 'Tribute to Flynn' Won't Be That Wicked: Flynn TV Bio", Richard, Julie. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 27 December 1983: g1.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (21 January 1985). "ERROL FLYNN'S STORY, FROM HIS OWN BOOK". New York Times. p. Section C, Page 25.
External links
- My Wicked Wicked Ways at Letterbox DVD
- My Wicked Wicked Ways at BFI
- My Wicked Wicked Ways at IMDB
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