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Butterfly is a 1982 American independent crime drama film co-written and directed by Matt Cimber, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain. The starring cast includes Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Lois Nettleton, Ed McMahon, James Franciscus, Edward Albert, and Orson Welles. The original music score was composed by Ennio Morricone.
Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani; May 4, 1954) [1] is an American actress and singer. ... Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year [3] ...
After divorcing his first wife, the 53-year-old Riklis was married to the then 23-year-old Pia Zadora on 18 September 1977. They had two children, Kady and Kristofer. [13] Riklis then financed the movie Butterfly, starring Zadora.
Pia Zadora – Butterfly as Kady Tyler (Zadora also won a Golden Globe for Best New Star.) Morgan Fairchild – The Seduction as Jamie Douglas; Luciano Pavarotti – Yes, Giorgio as Giorgio Fini; Aileen Quinn – Annie as Annie; Mr. T – Rocky III as Clubber Lang
In 1982, Keach starred in Butterfly with Pia Zadora and Orson Welles. In the 1993 movie, Body Bags he played a man who is obsessed with hair. He portrayed a white supremacist in American History X, alongside Edward Norton and Edward Furlong.
In 1982, Cimber teamed with Pia Zadora on the caper film Fake-Out, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and starred Telly Savalas and Desi Arnaz, Jr. [32] He also directed the crime drama Butterfly, featuring Orson Welles and Stacy Keach, based on the novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain.
The film was Pia Zadora's second lead role in a feature. All her first three starring roles in films were financed by the company of her then husband Meshulam Riklis (the others were Butterfly and The Lonely Lady). [1] [2] Matt Cimber, who directed Butterfly, also made Fake Out. [3]
Butterfly: Analysis Releasing / Par-Par Productions: Matt Cimber (director/screenplay); John F. Goff (screenplay); Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ed McMahon, Orson Welles, Lois Nettleton, Edward Albert, James Franciscus, Stuart Whitman, June Lockhart, Ann Dane, George Buck Flower, John O'Conner White, Paul Hampton, Peter Jason: Night Crossing