Liberace (1988)
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One of two "dueling" TV biopics of 1988, Liberace stars Andrew Robinson (who'd once played the giggling killer in Dirty Harry!) as the titular flamboyant entertainer. The film recounts Liberace's rise to fame thanks to TV exposure during the 1950s, but does so with distressing disregard of the facts: at one point, Liberace manages to mispronounce the name of his Wisconsin home town! A thin veneer of authenticity is maintained by the use of Liberace's actual piano-shaped swimming pool and his real jewelry and wardrobe. The AIDS angle is barely touched upon in the final scenes, thanks to the intervention of the entertainer's family and lawyers. Of the two Liberace films, Liberace runs a distant second to Liberace: Behind the Music (telecast the following October week of 1988 by a rival network), though Robinson does rather well in the leading role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Andrew Robinson - Liberace
- Carmen Argenziano - Sam
- Alba Francesca - Courtney
- Deborah Goodrich - Joanne
- Rue McClanahan - Frances
- Kario Salem - George
- Romy Windsor - Jane
- Robert Petkoff - Young Liberace
- Thom Adcox - Darin
- Leslie Bevis - Maxine Lewis
- Louis Giambalvo - Eddie
- Gerald Hiken - John
- Debi Monahan - Bea Haven
- Marius Valainis - Scott
- John Rubinstein - Jamie
- Director(s):
- William Hale
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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