Power and Beauty Movie Review 2002

A titillating topic turns into a dull telepic. Judith Campbell Exner (Henstridge) is a beauty who, afer a fling with Frank Sinatra (Ralston), becomes the mistress of JFK (Anderson). Sinatra is also the one who introduced Judith to wiseguy Sam Giancana (Friedman) and FBI honcho Herbert Hoover is convinced that the babe is some kind of messenger service between the White House and the Chicago crime boss. (In 1975, the real Exner is subpoenaed by a Senate committee who wants details and is briefly in the public eye.)

Distribution

Showtime Networks, Inc., 5120 E. La Palma, No. 103, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807, Email: customerservice@sho.com, URL: http://www.SHO.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Presidency, This Is Your Life, Organized Crime, Capitol Capers, Period Piece: 1960s, Romantic Triangles

Screenplay

William Bast, Dave Erickson, Paul Huson

Cast

Natasha Henstridge, Kevin Anderson, Peter Friedman, Grant Nickalls, John Ralston

Cinematography

Derick Underschultz

Director

Susan Seidelman

Music

Patrick Williams