Frances

1982
R
2h 20m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

8.8K

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The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

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The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

8.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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Trivia
Jessica Lange's performance in this film has been said to be actor Sir Anthony Hopkins's favorite by an actress.

Goofs
Among the framed portraits of actresses under contract to Paramount Pictures hanging on Mr. Bebe's office walls is one of Joan Crawford. But Crawford was an MGM contract player at the time portrayed in the scene and never worked for Paramount.

Quotes
Arresting Sergeant: Your name?
Frances Farmer: You jerks drag me down here in the middle of the night and you don't know who the hell I am?
Arresting Sergeant: Your name lady?
Frances Farmer: Frances Elena Farmer. Want me to spell it?
Arresting Sergeant: And your address?
Frances Farmer: Put me down as a vag, vagrant, vagabond. What is this, a joke? It's a joke? Assault and battery? Huh? I barely touched that bitch.
Arresting Sergeant: Occupation?
Frances Farmer: Cocksucker.

Crazy credits
The following disclaimer appears in the end credits (the uppercase as it appears on screen): "In exchange for the use of certain facilities and per agreement with the California Department of Mental Health, the producers have agreed to the following disclaimer, 'SINCE THE 1940's THERE HAVE BEEN MAJOR ADVANCES IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL. THE REPREHENSIBLE CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY FRANCES FARMER ARE NOT TYPICAL OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT TODAY.'"

Connections
Featured in The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983)

Soundtracks
Piano Sonata in A Major, K331
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Played by Chet Swiatkowsky

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Featured review

7/10

A Woman's Pride

Whether or not the movie is entirely true, Jessica Lange gave an amazing performance. The transformation of Frances Farmer is shocking. Lange is a force on screen. Her natural beauty not only wins you over, but can scare you into believing that she is the character she is portraying. The story of Frances Farmer is sad. Sad for her and the people in her life. The overall theme of the Frances Farmer story is pride. Many times, she has the opportunity to run, but doesn't. To Farmer, she is running from nobody but herself. Knowing this, Frances is the life story of a woman trying to be her own woman. Whether or not we can say that this movie is 100% factual, we can agree that the Hollywood life can destroy you! Much like the Julia Philips story or the Dotty Parker (Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle) we can agree that the issue of Women's pride and their role in Hollywood has been showcased before, but not before Frances Farmer's story.