Directed by:
Jackie CooperCinematography:
Howard SchwartzCast:
Sondra Locke, Penelope Milford, John Karlen, Joey Travolta, Katherine Helmond, Kevin McCarthy, Chris DeRose, Edson Stroll, Robert Ridgely, Alfred Dennis, Patti Jerome, Jessica Rains, Carl Steven (more)Plots(1)
This for Remembrance, the autobiography of popular singer Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002), was the source for this made-for-TV biopic. Played herein by Sondra Locke, the Kentucky-born Clooney begins her career as one-half of a musical act with her sister Betty (Penelope Milford), performing at the election rallies of her politician uncle (John Karlen). Achieving radio popularity in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rosemary goes on to enjoy nationwide fame in the 1950s with such hit recordings as "Come On A' My House", "Tenderly" and "Hey There". Though her success in movies is negligible (White Christmas notwithstanding), she makes a huge impact on television, hosting several of her own weekly series. All the while, however, Rosemary's private life is in turmoil, due in great part to a tempestuous marriage to actor-director Jose Ferrer (played by, of all people, Tony Orlando). After the assassination of her great friend Robert Kennedy in 1968, Rosemary suffers a nervous breakdown, and it is many years before she is able to make a triumphant comeback on the concert trail. Rosemary Clooney herself serves as the singing voice of Sondra Locke, and also dubs in the tunes performed by the actress playing sister Betty. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sondra Locke
USA
Best movies:
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Penelope Milford
USA
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
The Burning Bed (1984) (TV movie)
Heathers (1988)
John Karlen
USA
Best movies:
Racing with the Moon (1984)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV movie)
Joey Travolta
USA
Best movies:
Oscar (1991)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Katherine Helmond
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Brazil (1985)
Collaborator (2011)
Kevin McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Chris DeRose
Best movies:
Bold Native (2010)
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)
Drive (1997)
Edson Stroll
USA
Best movies:
G.I. Blues (1960)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
Robert Ridgely
USA
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) (TV movie)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Alfred Dennis
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
The Odd Couple II (1998)
Infidelity (1987) (TV movie)
Patti Jerome
USA
Best movies:
Buddy Buddy (1981)
Rancho Deluxe (1975)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Jessica Rains
USA
Best movies:
Sleeper (1973)
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Carl Steven
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Jeb Stuart Adams
Best movies:
The Goonies (1985)
They Live (1988)
Flowers in the Attic (1987)
Tamar Cooper
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Nickelodeon (1976)
Kotch (1971)
Richard Balin
USA
Best movies:
First Monday in October (1981)
The Attic Expeditions (2001)
Schizoid (1980)
Cheryl Anderson
Best movies:
Who Will Love My Children? (1983) (TV movie)
An Early Frost (1985) (TV movie)
12:01 (1993) (TV movie)
Sammy Shore
USA
Best movies:
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Life Stinks (1991)
The Bellboy (1960)
Tony Orlando
USA
Best movies:
A Star Is Born (1976)
That's My Boy (2012)
Waking Up in Reno (2002)