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directed by Jack Hofsiss, and starring Jessica Lange,

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, Rip Torn,

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, David Dukes, and Penny Fuller. The film was written by Tennessee Williams, produced by '' American Playhouse'', and originally premiered on Showtime on August 19, 1984.

Plot

This adaptation revived the sexual innuendos which had been muted in the 1958 film. The script is the substantially revised and restored version that Williams made for the 1974 Broadway revival, including the ending, which suggests that the protagonists' future together is anything but certain.

Cast

* Jessica Lange as Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt *

as Brick Pollitt * Rip Torn as Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt *

as Ida "Big Mama" Pollitt * Penny Fuller as Mae Flynn Pollitt * David Dukes as Cooper "Gooper" Pollitt * Macon McCalman as Reverend Tooker * Thomas Hill as Dr. Baugh * Fran Bennett as Sookey *

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as Polly Pollitt

Awards and nominations

Both Stanley and Fuller were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special, and Stanley went on to win. It was a re-union of sorts for Stanley and Lange, who received Oscar nominations for playing mother and daughter in 1982's '' Frances.'' The film was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special. The film was also nominated for five CableACE Awards, specifically, Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special (Rip Torn), Art Direction on Video Tape (John Retsek, David Jenkins,

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), Theatrical Special (Lou LaMonte, Phylis Geller,

), Writing a Theatrical or Dramatic Special ( Tennessee Williams,

), and Lighting Direction on Video Tape (Danny Franks, Ken Dettling,

References

External links

* *https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088888/awards?ref_=tt_awd on

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