Hollywood Wives (miniseries)

Hollywood Wives
The main cast of Hollywood Wives
Also known asJackie Collins' Hollywood Wives
GenreDrama
Based onHollywood Wives
by Jackie Collins
Screenplay byRobert McCullough
Story byJackie Collins
Directed byRobert Day
StarringCandice Bergen
Joanna Cassidy
Mary Crosby
Angie Dickinson
Steve Forrest
Anthony Hopkins
Roddy McDowall
Stefanie Powers
Suzanne Somers
Robert Stack
Rod Steiger
Andrew Stevens
Catherine Mary Stewart
Theme music composerLalo Schifrin
Opening theme"Hollywood Wives" by Laura Branigan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersAaron Spelling
Douglas S. Cramer
ProducersHoward W. Koch
Robert McCullough
Production locationsSaddlerock Ranch - 32111 Mulholland Highway, Malibu, California
Pasadena, California
San Marino, California
28126 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, California
Arden Villa - 1145 Arden Road, Pasadena, California
Los Angeles
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
CinematographyWilliam W. Spencer
EditorsFred A. Chulack
Ray Daniels
Running time3x90 minutes
Production companyAaron Spelling Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 17, 1985 (1985-02-17)
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Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives is an American television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Jackie Collins. Airing on ABC in February 1985, it follows several women connected to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and capitalized on the public's taste for opulent melodramas that dominated television ratings in the 1980s. The three-part, four-and-a-half-hour production was produced by Aaron Spelling, whose series Dynasty was number one in the ratings at the time. Like Dynasty, costume design was by Nolan Miller.

Collins herself was credited as "Creative Consultant" for the miniseries, though she later made it clear that she was not actually consulted at all during production and was less than enthusiastic about some of the casting choices.[1] Collins was also disappointed with the depiction of some female characters, telling TV Times magazine that: “The script was written for television by a man, directed by a man, and produced by men – so the strength of women in the story was diminished.”[2]

Hollywood Wives was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Film Editing in a Limited Series or a Special" in 1985.[3]

  1. ^ King, Susan (October 3, 1990). "Jackie Collins is looking for another miniseries hit with 'Lucky/Chances'". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ Sainsbury, Lesley (October 26, 1985). "Guessing games of the rich and tasteless". TV Times. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Outstanding Film Editing For A Limited Series Or Special Nominees / Winners 1985". Television Academy.