Rich and Famous (1981 film)

Rich and Famous is a 1981 American drama film directed by George Cukor, the final film of his long career. The screenplay by Gerald Ayres is based on the 1941 play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten, which was filmed with Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in 1943 under its original title.

Soon after graduation, Liz writes a critically acclaimed book and drifts into unfulfilling relationships and onenight stands, including an empty encounter in an airplane lavatory, a fling with a teenaged hustler and an affair with Chris Adams, a young reporter for Rolling Stone. Meanwhile, Merry fulfills her aspiration to a life of domesticity caring for a husband and child by marrying Doug Blake and moving to a beach house in Malibu.Although Merry is happy, she cant help but envy Liz for her glamorous career as an author. Merry decides to write a book of her own and, with Lizs assistance, A House by the Sea, a trashy roman clef about the Malibu colony, finds a publisher and becomes a huge bestseller. Before long Merry is a darling of the media and her fame and fortune surpass those of Liz who is experiencing a severe case of writers block, leading to jealousy between the old friends and problems in Merrys marriage. ........

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