The Notorious Bettie Page
The life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Released
- 2005
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2005
Storyline
The life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos.
Top credits
Gretchen Mol — Bettie Page
Lili Taylor — Paula Klaw
Chris Bauer — Irving Klaw
Jared Harris — John Willie
Did you know
• A good friend of Bettie's, Hugh Hefner held a private screening of this movie for Bettie Page and a small group of friends. Bettie reportedly liked the movie and remarked that Gretchen Mol was much prettier than she was. Her only complaint was the film's title, saying "I was NEVER notorious!"
• The characters of real-life bondage photographers Irving Klaw and Paula Klaw were actually brother and sister, not a married couple as many critics erroneously reported in reviews.
• Martin Scorsese and Liv Tyler had been developing a competing project, but then Scorsese was given the green-light for The Aviator (2004), and he backed out. Liv Tyler also subsequently left.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $1,415,082
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $143,131 (2006-04-16)
User reviews
Uproarious & Glorious
Well-made biopic, but a little thin
Gretchen Mol is Bettie Page
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White, Color
