Une vie de star

Liz taylor, chad lowe, robert wagner. Actress margeurite sydney has just spent some time in an institution, but wants to get back to her acting career. She's also caught between her abusive boyfriend and her son, who she hasn't seen in a long time! But it looks like she's falling back into her addictive ways. And son josh isn't sure what to do about it. Until successful businessman ben (wagner) comes into the picture. Things are great for a bit. Then everything falls apart. How will mother and son handle the chaos? It's okay. Rather abrupt ending. Small roles for james coco (murder by death, new leaf) and william windom (murder she wrote). A funny moment when liz's character gets mistaken for joan collins... that must have happened all the time. Directed by joseph sargent. It appears his daughter lia played the secretary.

No one else has commented on this film so I will. "There Must Be A Pony" has an award winning cast about a recovering woman (Elizabeth Taylor) who has suffered from mental illness from years in the movie industry. She is trying to get back into the "business" but her reputation and her attitude prevents her from doing so.

After her son (Chad Lowe) comes for a visit at their rented home in Malibu, she meets up with Robert Wagner after being introduced at the horse track by another close friend, Mickey Rooney. Lowe is befriended by Wagner and a strong friendship develops. James Coco plays her confidante and best friend. It is a sweet movie with excellent acting, but it has a sad ending.

This film should DEFINITELY be available on DVD. I think it is a shame that it isn't (yet).

James Kirkwood's autobiographical novel gets turned into a fine vehicle for Elizabeth Taylor who was getting less and less work on the big screen. She plays a film star attempting a comeback who is not unlike the real Elizabeth Taylor.

Our protagonist has just emerged from a stay at a psychiatric facility. She's gone back to her sponge of a latest husband Ed Winter and also to the person she really loves above all others, her teenage son Chad Lowe.

After a violent quarrel with Winter when he gets shown the gate, Taylor is in a vulnerable state. At the racetrack and introduced by her friend Mickey Rooney playing himself Taylor meets Robert Wagner a real estate salesman who befriends her son as well.

Wagner seems like a dream come true, but when he's found shot to death on her estate grounds by Lowe it's the fragile Taylor who becomes tabloid fodder once again..

I think Elizabeth Taylor given the fact that since the late 40s that woman lived her life rather publicly in supermarket tabloids gave her a life experience that was sadly perfect for this part. She really does bring a unique dimension to the part. Her scenes with Chad Lowe are the best part of this film.

This one is a keeper for Elizabeth Taylor and her many fans still.