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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.
[19] [deprecated source] Pia—The Platinum Collection, a three-CD compilation, was released in 1993 and sold in the United States via infomercials. The album included repackaged versions of Pia & Phil, I Am What I Am, and Pia Today!. [20] In 1994, Zadora had a cameo appearance in the comedy Naked Gun 33 + 1 ⁄ 3: The Final Insult.
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.
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]
She also had a co-starring role in Butterfly (1982), the debut movie of Pia Zadora directed by Matt Cimber. Christian's role in Beyond Atlantis as Syrene, the undersea princess, earned her a place in an Australian Film Company's documentary entitled Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010).
Zadora won the Worst New Star of the Decade for this film and Butterfly. She was also nominated for Worst Actress of the Century, but lost to Madonna. John J.B. Wilson included it in The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of the most enjoyable bad movies ever. In its entry, he notes how being hired for the promotional campaign was "one of my ...
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
The award was first introduced at the 5th Golden Globe Awards in 1948 where it was given to actress Lois Maxwell for her performance in the 1947 film That Hagen Girl. [1] It was awarded as the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Actress until 1975.