Feb 23 2006Grey Gardens Gets Fictionalized
Grey Gardens, the documentary chronicling the home life of Jackie O's cousin and aunt, whose squalid estate made headlines when the health department threatened to raid the premises, is set to be made into a motion picture starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange:
Barrymore will play Little Edie, and Lange will play her mother, Big Edie Bouvier Beale, the socialite cousin and aunt, respectively, of Kennedy Onassis. The Edies made headlines around the world when Jackie O herself materialized to rescue her family from public disgrace.
What made the original Grey Gardens so interesting was more than the actual story of the affluent socialites; it was the raw exposure of the characters. This production will have a lot to live up to in portraying these personalities. Luckily, they've got Drew Barrymore on board, ensuring a completely inappropriate mix of cute, bubbly optimism, goofy comic pratfalls, and probably visible nipples.
Reader Comments
1. BEAM - February 23, 2006 12:09 PM
How on earth is Drew Barrymore still a movie star? Can some please explain that to me. I mean, does she have pictures of studio execs having sex with farm animals or something because I cant figure out what the appeal is.
2. Average - February 23, 2006 2:05 PM
Drew is a hollywood baby, she will always be in movies.
3. jeromycraig - February 23, 2006 11:11 PM
The nipples will only be visible if the cameras are at knee level.
4. happy_bunny - February 25, 2006 10:54 PM
How come I've never heard of this story before? It sounds interesting.
http://www.greygardens.com/