ENJOY ! I give this version 2 stars solely because of the strength of what survives of Fawcett's acting after the cuts; the full-length version would get at least 3 to 3 1/2 stars. Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story was based on C. David Heymann's P… She was married 8 times. Despite all the drama you feel deeply for her and realize people often genuinely can't teach you what they themselves don't know. She did have a few real friends and her loyal gay cousin Jimmy, but even those through time, drugs, and for multible psychological reasons deterorated or she destroyed. To break family cycles of belief and behavior is much easier said than done - this story being a prime example. The words in the Title (above) are words from the song, "Ain't We Got Fun." You are sort of less than your money. In the Meantime, in-Between time, Ain't We Got Fun?Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2009 The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Annabeth Chase is a young, ... 1987's POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL: THE BARBRA HUTTON STORY was quite an event when it aired 22 years ago. Was this review helpful to you? Her performance is multi-faceted and she truely dazzles in what I believe is one of her best dramatic pieces. Just too, too much. Great Experience! This really held my interest as I've never heard all what I did until I watched this movie, and it's all True...A+++ It's told chronologically - no needless jumping around in time. Try to listen to Voice over of Imitation of life first. Story of Texas heiress Joan Robinson, who married plastic surgeon John Hill. The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Children. In fact, if I remember correctly, the butchered version hardly covers her childhood and adolescence at all while the full-length version devotes its first half-hour to the life of young Barbara. The fascinating life of Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton is told to perfection here. 1987's POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL: THE BARBRA HUTTON STORY was quite an event when it aired 22 years ago. The supporting cast are all very well cast - especially those who played her many husbands. A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room. (It couldn't be any good, could it?) What he Spoke of ( Melodramatic music, sets, costumes, etc. ) The full-length version contains a whole 2 1/2 hours of footage that gives great depth to Farrah Fawcett's performance as Barbara Hutton, which the butchered version makes a mess of but still can't totally obscure. Use the HTML below. If this miniseries is ever re-released on DVD in the US, I hope and trust that the full-length version, not this abortion, will be the one that is released. Other wise I love "Poor Little Rich Girl-The Barbara Hutton story Cary Grant was one of her husbands. FARRAH FAWCETT is simply astounding as the complex tortured Miss Hutton. They spent a fortune on this mini-series and it shows in its international locations, Harry Winston jewels, and period fashions that are to die for. A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her. The locations are beautiful from South of France and Venice to Morocco. Fawcett earned her fifth Golden Globe Award nomination, for Best Actress in a Miniseries of Television Film. Ps. The film chronicles the life of Barbara Hutton, a wealthy but troubled American socialite. The IMDB entry for this film states that the miniseries was originally nearly 4 hours long. It shows both the triumph and tragedy of her life but doesn't dwell too much on the sordid or unpleasant like some of the new biopics. Poor Little Rich Girl. Her performance is multi-faceted and she truely dazzles in what I believe is one of her best dramatic pieces. This is a stellar mini-series and am so glad it's been given a DVD release. Very entertaining and well cast and acted. Nearly all of her husbands treated her poorly. 2019-08-09.
Hutton's life took her to exotic locales like Denmark and Morocco.