Hollywood Wives (1985)

Directed by

Robert Day

Genre

drama television series, romance television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Wealthy women navigate romantic and professional intrigue in 1980s Hollywood. The series follows their lives within the entertainment industry.

glamoroussoapydramaticdatedlushmelodramaticcampyindulgent

What happens

Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives is an American television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Jackie Collins. Airing on ABC in February 1985, it follows several women connected to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and capitalized on the public's taste for opulent melodramas that dominated television ratings in the 1980s. The three-part, four-and-a-half-hour production was produced by Aaron Spelling, whose series Dynasty was number one in the ratings at the time. Like Dynasty, costume design was by Nolan Miller. Collins herself was credited as "Creative Consultant" for the miniseries, though she later made it clear that she was not actually consulted at all during production and was less than enthusiastic about some of the casting choices. Collins was also disappointed with the depiction of some female characters, telling TV Times magazine that: “The script was written for television by a man, directed by a man, and produced by men – so the strength of women in the story was diminished.” Hollywood Wives was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Film Editing in a Limited Series or a Special" in 1985. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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