awfully miscast!

I remember the hoopla about this movie at the time. Loni Anderson was at the top of her own blonde bombshell image, coming off her WRKP in Cincinnati successful series. I remember Loni going on many TV appearances and one in particular, in the Merv Griffin show, dressed up in full Jayne Mansfield regalia. The audiences gasped. She looked incredibly gorgeous with the long platinum hair, the white dress, furs and diamonds.

TV Guide place a full page advertising the movie event of the year.

Loni was the perfect choice to play Jayne, who else could have played Jayne at the time. They did have a lot in common as far as looks-wise it was concerned. Since there weren't that many musclemen actors around the producers had to settle for Arnold, whose accent is so heavy at times that one cannot understand what he says. This is unfortunate as her narrates most of the movie.

While Loni was good in it, the fault lies within the weak script, time compressions and doesn't really captures all of Mansfield's triumphs. Much more is focused on her down spiral fall from the top than anything else. It seems as if the producers were more interested in the negative than the positive.

Also, her 1960s Mansfield life and looks were mostly ignored. She didn't look as awful and heavy as Loni looked then. In fact the 1960's was when the real Jayne Mansfield emerged from the molded persona from the 1950's into her own image.

Despite all the faults this movie has, it still and entertaining film. It has it's moments.






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