Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Name: Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Director: Patty Ivins
Released: 2001
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: James Coburn, Gene Allen, George Barris, Walter Bernstein, David Brown

2001 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 911 VOTES · DIR. Patty Ivins

Overview

Marilyn Monroe's final project, ""Something's Got to Give"", has become one of the most talked about unfinished films in history. The story of the film and Marilyn's last days were seemingly lost… until now. Through interviews, never-before-seen footage and an edited reconstruction of ""Something's Got to Give"", Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days provides a definitive and fascinating look at the last act in the life of the world's most famous and tragic superstar.

Dialogue Timeline — 799 lines

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00:00:21 ...Marilyn Monroe was set to go before the cameras for her 30th film.

00:03:07 ...and Fox was facing financial problems...

00:06:07 ...than script rewrites.

00:08:33 Johnson and Monroe would work together to update Something's Got to Give.

00:11:00 The company was going broke, and fast.

00:14:14 And they came running over.

00:16:56 WElNSTElN: She would eat at his house.

00:19:17 ... who challenged Marilyn to become a serious dramatic actress.

00:21:54 ...was reading the poets, was making this effort--

00:24:44 CHARlSSE: The phone rings around 7:30.

00:26:58 And l think she didn't come because...

00:29:26 Here, Nick Arden discovers his first wife, Ellen...

00:31:34 l got a call from Marilyn one day.

00:33:53 CHARlSSE: l'm sure they had been through this many times with her.

00:36:01 That's a boy.

00:38:31 CHARlSSE: She went up and down the stairs 10 times. Every time...

00:41:03 She says, ''l don't need any more questions.''

00:43:19 But after several failed pregnancies...

00:45:41 l'll introduce her anyway. ln the history of show business...

00:48:23 NARRATOR: Matters were made worse the following day.

00:51:00 WElNSTElN: When it was over, she said: ''This is knocking Liz Taylor...

00:53:35 Misunderstand? You spend five years on an island with a strange man--

00:55:51 But especially one noted for her beauty and sexuality.

05:00:00 coach, Paula Strasberg, in tow.

Cast & Characters

James Coburn Narrator Gene Allen Self George Barris Self Walter Bernstein Self David Brown Self Cyd Charisse Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed799

Dialogue density6.8 lines / min

First line00:00:21

Final line05:00:00

Production Record

DirectorPatty Ivins

LanguageItalian

IMDb votes911