Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)
Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and goes into seclusion, becoming entangled with a much younger hotel masseur and resident gigolo.
Director: Nicolas Roeg
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Elizabeth Taylor as Alexandra Del Lago |
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Mark Harmon as Chance Wayne |
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Valerie Perrine as Miss Lucy |
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Seymour Cassel as Hatcher |
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Rip Torn as Boss Finley |
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Kevin Geer as Tom Junior |
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Ronnie Claire Edwards as Aunt Nonnie |
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Cheryl Paris as Heavenly Finley |
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Megan Blake as Violet |
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Martha Milliken as Virginia |
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Charles Lucia as Dr. George Scudder |
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Teddy Wilson as Fly |
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John Fleck as Mission Man |
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Tom Nolan as |
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Billy Ray Sharkey as Scotty |
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Michael Wilding, Jr. as Morton Frasier |
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Hal England as Minister |
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Ruta Lee as Sally Powers |
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Nurit Koppel as Edna |
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Michael Shaner as Driver |
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Angela Teek as Singer |
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Tery Lockett as Hotel Waiter |
| Directing | Nicolas Roeg | Director |
| Writing | Gavin Lambert | Teleplay |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Writer |
| Camera | Francis Kenny | Director of Photography |
| Production | Fred Whitehead | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Ruff | Hairstylist |
| Production | Amanda DiGiulio | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janna Denny | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Thorburn | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Laurence Mark | Executive Producer |
| Art | Marthe Pineau | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valli O'Reilly | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Rachelle Farberman | Casting |
| Art | Roger L. King | Art Direction |
| Production | Linda Yellen | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Adey-Jones | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonita DeHaven | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Pamela Malouf | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Medusah | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Donald Kushner | Executive Producer |
| Art | Veronica Hadfield | Production Design |
| Production | Peter Locke | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer |