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The Notorious Bettie Page

Year:

2006

Duration:

USA:91 min | Canada:100 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Genres:

Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Mary Harron

Awards:

3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2006-04-21

Filming Locations: New York, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $143,131 (USA) (16 April 2006)

Gross: $1,410,778 (USA) (25 June 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Boyd

Gretchen Mol

Bettie Page

Chris Bauer

Irving Klaw

Jared Harris

John Willie

Sarah Paulson

Bunny Yeager

Cara Seymour

Maxie

David Strathairn

Estes Kefauver

Lili Taylor

Paula Klaw

John Cullum

Preacher in Nashville

Matt McGrath

Nervous Man

Austin Pendleton

Teacher

Norman Reedus

Billy Neal

Dallas Roberts

Scotty

Victor Slezak

Minister in Miami

Tara Subkoff

June

Kevin Carroll

Jerry Tibbs

Ann Dowd

Edna Page

Michael Gaston

Mr. Gaughan

Jefferson Mays

Little John

Peter McRobbie

Gangel

Dan Snook

Mr. Grimm

Jonathan M. Woodward

Marvin (as Jonathan Woodward)

Greg Ainsworth

Man on Street

David Call

Guy #1 at Party

Geoffrey Cantor

Director at Audition

Max Casella

Howie

Alejandro Chabán

Armand

Jaymie Dornan

Young Jimmy Page

Teddy Eck

Charlie

Jack Gilpin

Roy Page

Dan Haft

Photographer #1

Lars Hanson

Detective Farrell

Daniel Haughey

Battle (as Dan Haughey)

Frank Hopf

Jack Kramer

Ed Jewett

Bookstore Owner

Aaron Lazar

Jake

Alexandra LeClair

Young Goldie

Heather Litteer

Model

Gary Lundy

Guy #2 at Party

Edmund Lyndeck

Father Egan

Marisa Malone

Drunken Woman at Party

Shelly Mars

Photographer #2

Christopher McCann

Dr. Henry (as Chris McCann)

Randy Miles

Photographer #3

Molly Moore

Young Bettie

Joseph Mosso

Art (as Joe Mosso)

James J. Pollock

Court Official

Naelee Rae

Young Love

Alicia Sable

Goldie

Ean Sheehy

Director at Screen Test

Kohl Sudduth

Police Officer

Ashley Terrill

Marion

John Hans Tester

Producer at Screen Test (as Hans Tester)

Michael Boydston-White

Choir Singer

Benjamin Walker

Jim

Delancey Birzin

Acting Student (uncredited)

Monica Braunger

Bettie's School Friend (uncredited)

Andres De Oliveira

Beach Goer (uncredited)

Brittney Fei

Love Page at 16 (uncredited)

R. Brandon Johnson

Billy Page (uncredited)

Anna Kendrick

Featured Secretary (uncredited)

John Manzelli

Guy in diner (uncredited)

Denis McKeown

Evangelical Deacon (uncredited)

Sam Reich

Church-goer (uncredited)

EJ Scalzi

Tough Guy (uncredited)

John Ventimiglia

Photographer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Mary Harron: [masochistic man] In "I Shot Andy Warhol," Valerie Solanas encounters a man who wants her to stomp all over his chest. In "The Notorious Bettie Page," Bettie Page meets a man at a party who asks her if she likes stomping on men. The two men say almost the exact same things, word for word.

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Martin Scorsese and Liv Tyler had been developing a competing project, but then Scorsese was given the green-light for The Aviator (2004), and he backed out. Liv Tyler also subsequently left.

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Hugh M. Hefner, a good friend of Bettie's, held a private screening of this movie for Bettie Page and a small group of friends. Bettie reportedly liked the movie and remarked that 'Gretchen Moll' was much prettier than she was. Her only complaint was the films title, saying "I was NEVER notorious!"

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Goofs

At Bettie's first Klaw photo shoot (in the early 1950s), the record Paula plays for Bettie to dance to is Esquivel's "Mucha Muchacha," recorded in 1961.

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During the scene towards the beginning of movie where Bettie Page is talking to a security guard while waiting in the lobby of the courthouse a boom mic can be seen.

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In the famous 'Jungle Bettie' pics, Bettie posed with cheetahs. In the movie they are jaguars.

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Quotes

John Willie: What's the matter, Bettie?

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John Willie: Do you mind if I ask you a question, Bettie? What do you think Jesus would think about what you're doing now?

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Bettie Page: God gave me the talent to pose for pictures and it seems to make people happy. That can't be a bad thing, can it?

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Faq

What happened in the rape scene?

The scene is based on an actual event, although in reality it happened in New York and not in Tennessee. Page said that she lied to the men, claiming that she was having her period so they wouldn't want to have sex with her. She was then forced to perform oral sex on the men.

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