The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Steven Robman

Writer (WGA):

Marsha Norman (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Biographic made-for-TV movie of the life of one of Hollywood's most famous actreses: Audrey Hepburn...

Plot Keywords:

Childhood | Hollywood | Actress | 1960s | Ballerina

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Audrey Hepburn
Frances Fisher	...	Ella van Heemstra
Keir Dullea	...	Joseph Hepburn
Gabriel Macht	...	William Holden
Peter Giles	...	James Hanson
Emmy Rossum	...	Young Audrey Hepburn (ages 12-16)
Eric McCormack	...	Mel Ferrer
Seana Kofoed	...	Kay Kendall
Michael J. Burg	...	Truman Capote
Stéphane Archambault
Joan Copeland	...	Cathleen Nesbitt
Marcel Jeannin	...	Givenchy
Adam MacDonald	...	Nick Dana
Mark Camacho	...	Tiffany's Cab Driver
Sarah Hyland	...	Audrey Hepburn (at 8 years old)

Also Known As:

Audrey Hepburn (USA) (working title)
Untitled Audrey Hepburn Bio (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for a scene of violence and brief language.

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Endemol Entertainment

Goofs:

Plot holes: The day Holland is liberated, Audrey was sick and almost died in the story. Later in the film she tells someone about that day and how wonderful it was to watch the movie in the middle of town to celebrate. She was too ill to get out of bed and would not have been able to attend.

Quotes:

Truman Capote: [to a film stage hand, after watching Audrey Hepburn continually fail to eat the pastry in the breakfast scene - in front of Tiffany and Co] See why I didn't want Hepburn for this? She can't eat. Marilyn Monroe is who I wanted. Marilyn Monroe knows how to eat.

Movie Connections:

References The Moon Is Blue (1953)

Better Than Expected Hepburn Biopic

While Eric McCormack as Mel Ferrer never shakes his Will Truman persona, Jennifer Love Hewitt is shockingly good as Audrey Hepburn, far better than I ever imagined she could be. For an actress with relatively limited talent, she does an amazing job of capturing the actress' essence and slightly-accented voice. The film is a fairly accurate retelling of the actress' life and career, although the story doesn't extend beyond the filming of "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Whoever submitted the goof claiming Hepburn and her father reconciled and were close until his death goofed himself - although after reuniting with him in Ireland she sent him financial support on occasion, he remained emotionally aloof and never acknowledged her success, privately or publicly. As biopics go, this is a fairly straightforward and rather dull account, only because Hepburn's personal life and career were scandal-free, with no "Mommie Dearest" dirt to spice things up.