BUtterfield 8 (1960)
The reason BUtterfield 8 is so famous is two-fold: Elizabeth Taylor and the Hays Code. Before the fall of the Hays Code, a movie like this could never be made, so in 1960, Hollywood was thrilled to make a film about a call-girl. Since the call-girl was played by someone so beautiful and scantily clad, audiences were thrilled to see it. When they flocked to the theaters upon its release, they were greeted by life size cardboard cutouts of Elizabeth Taylor (I know movie theaters today are always decorated like that, but in 1960 it was new) and phone booths in which you could dial the phone number BUtterfield 8 and listen to a prerecorded message from the star. What a publicity campaign!
Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar during the 1961 ceremony, but it was clear even at the time that she didn’t really win for her performance. She’d recovered from a nearly fatal bout of pneumonia near the voting period, and since she’d recently made her way back into America’s good graces after being branded as a homewrecker, the Academy rewarded her.
Liz herself notoriously dissed the film, and I can’t say I blame her. The film isn’t that great, and it’s also pretty dated, since countless movies about prostitutes have been made since. The shock value isn’t there anymore. If you want to see Elizabeth Taylor in a negligee and you can’t find Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, I guess you can sit through this one. But try and find something else; there are so many other movies that show off her beauty.
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Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar during the 1961 ceremony, but it was clear even at the time that she didn’t really win for her performance. She’d recovered from a nearly fatal bout of pneumonia near the voting period, and since she’d recently made her way back into America’s good graces after being branded as a homewrecker, the Academy rewarded her.
Liz herself notoriously dissed the film, and I can’t say I blame her. The film isn’t that great, and it’s also pretty dated, since countless movies about prostitutes have been made since. The shock value isn’t there anymore. If you want to see Elizabeth Taylor in a negligee and you can’t find Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, I guess you can sit through this one. But try and find something else; there are so many other movies that show off her beauty.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Elizabeth Taylor movies here!