Lace (1984) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

William Hale

Writers:

Elliott Baker (writer)
Shirley Conran (novel)

Release Date:

26 February 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Which one of you bitches is my mother?

Plot:

A young actress, thought to be easy and have no morals, gathers three former school chums to find out which is her mother...

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Maternity Revealed | Based On Novel

Cast

Bess Armstrong	...	Judy Hale
Brooke Adams	...	Jennifer 'Pagan' Trelawney
Arielle Dombasle	...	Maxine Pascal
Phoebe Cates	...	Lili
Anthony Higgins	...	Prince Abdullah
Angela Lansbury	...	Aunt Hortense Boutin
Herbert Lom	...	Monsieur Chardin
Anthony Quayle	...	Dr. Geneste
Honor Blackman	...	Selma
Nickolas Grace	...	Sir Christopher Swann
Leigh Lawson	...	Count Charles de Chazalle
Simon Chandler	...	Nick Cliffe
Trevor Eve	...	Tom Schwartz
François Guétary	...	Pierre Boursal
Jonathan Hyde	...	Paul

Runtime:

300 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Lorimar Productions

Trivia:

Phoebe Cates' line "Which one of you bitches is my mother?" has passed into legend as one of the most memorable quotes in TV history.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Ice hockey was not played in indoor stadiums in Switzerland in 1960, nor with the kind of equipment depicted.

Quotes:

Lili: They sent me to hell… I'll teach them what I learned there!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Women of the House: Veda (#1.8)" (1995)

I give it an 8 out of 10 for the category of soap opera...

If you like British soaps, I would recommend this one. I found it quite amusing. Any parts of the story which I found "silly" are all to the better, in my opinion, for a story that is not supposed to be serious art or a true-slice-of-life. After the character of Lili enters the story ...(perhaps I should say that I didn't see the first ten minutes of this and I presume Lili was not at the beginning) I began to get the feeling that I was watching a South American soap opera. Don't let that comment put you off; I didn't expect to like it but I did! The actors did a good job with their material. The music was poor as in most British television shows. Phoebe Cates' outrageous accent only added to the charm; I found myself looking forward to hearing it. I would give it a 8 out of 10... for the category of soap opera.