Based on an Untrue Story (1993)
- Director(s):
- Jim Drake
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Synopsis of Based on an Untrue Story
Attempting to take a well-deserved sharp poke at those based-on-a-true-story television movies that have usurped the old B-movies that once fed the public's addiction for exploitation fare, this satire chronicles the tragedy of a perfume magnate whose empire is endangered when she suddenly finds herself unable to smell. Worried, the beautiful Satin (Morgan Fairchild) runs to her longtime friend Varda (Dyan Cannon) for advice and then takes off to find her true roots. This leads her to Velour (Rikki Lake) and Corduroy (Victoria Jackson), her sister from whom she was separated at birth. It is they who finally solve her painful mystery with the odious truth of Satin's past. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Based on an Untrue Story
- Morgan Fairchild - Satin Chow
- Dyan Cannon - Varda Gray
- Dan Hedaya - Caprawolski
- Ricki Lake - Velour
- Angelo Tiffe - TV Druken Husband
- Victoria Jackson - Corduroy
- Robert Goulet - Remo
- Harvey Korman - Dr. Meir
- Joleen Lutz - O.R. Nurse
- Director(s):
- Jim Drake
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