Frances Movie

80s Film Summary for Frances

Summary

A riches to rags story of a starlet is told in this 80s movie: a movie about Hollywood actress Frances Farmer’s life.

Frances DVD

Plot

Jessica Lange gives a sterling performance in her role of Frances in the movie of the ame name. Frances follows the real life story of 30’s actress Frances Farmer.

Kim Stanley plays Frances’s mother Lillian Farmer in the movie Frances. Frances’s excessive alcohol intake made her erratic enough for Lillian to commit her to a mental institution.

Cast

Frances Farmer - Jessica Lange
Lillian Farmer - Kim Stanley
Harry York - Sam Shepard
Ernest Farmer - Bart Burns
Hitchhiker - Jonathan Banks
Studio Stylist - Bonnie Bartlett
Desk Sergeant - James Brodhead
Lady at Roosevelt Hotel (as J.J. Chaback) - Jane Jenkins
Harold Clurman - Jordan Charney
Sentencing Judge - Rod Colbin
No Escape Director - Daniel Chodos
Ralph Edwards - Donald Craig
'Flowing Gold' Director - Lee de Broux
Clifford Odets - Jeffrey DeMunn

Trivia

Jessica Lange who played Frances fell in love with and married her co-star Sam Shepard, who played Harry York.

The movie Frances was nominated for two Oscars.