The Jayne Mansfield Story

The Jayne Mansfield Story is probably the best movie Loni Anderson has ever made. Loni Anderson has never looked more beautiful than she did when she first appeared as Jayne. Arnold Schwarchenegger does a great job as Mickey Hargitay but doesn't look anything like the real one. The movie is really colorful. I am sure if you were to find any of the costumes Loni wore as Jayne in the movie that it would cost a small fortune. Now, the setbacks.The movie portrays Jayne Mansfield as a sad woman whose only desire is to be a serious actress who stays a star. There are many lines where Jayne is always comparing herself to Marilyn Monroe. Jayne Mansfield actually had high self-esteem. I am sure she was not happy about her movie career after "Kiss Them For Me" but she never felt sorry for herself. Research into the movie was not extensive. The movie states Jayne Mansfield died at the age of 36. Jayne Mansfield died at the age of 34. Also, the other children are hardly seen or mentioned at all. In fact, I don't think they ever showed Mariska Hargitay as a little girl at all. One scene incorrectly shows Jayne making the movie "Las Vegas Hillbillies" as a western. It wasn't. One line in the movie was done in horrible bad taste. In the beginning, when Jayne is trying to break into movies, she tells her agent that she will work her head off. At the time, there were many rumors that Jayne Mansfield was decapitated in her fatal car accident. She was not but people believed it at the time. It would have been nice to have had a scene where Jayne was worried about her son Zoltan being mauled by a lion. It would have shown the compassionate side to Jayne.All and all, it is still a great movie and the only movie about Jayne Mansfield. My favorite campy line is "Carol Sue, where's the vodka?" Buy the movie, you will watch it more than once.P.S. I wish they would do another Jayne Mansfield movie. If Jessica Simpson could improve her acting, she would be a great choice for Jayne. She has the same vitality and sexiness which made Jayne a star.

love jayne Mansfield movie

Wasn't a great movie just something to have for historical reasons. A chance to know more about her history and the drive to promote herself.

Camp at its finest - this movie should be more well-known, a la Mommy Dearest et al.From People magazines picks and pans section:"CBS (9-11 p.m. ET)Glamor queen Mansfield’s dream of becoming more than a 1950s sex symbol failed. But a deft portrayal of her may help Loni (WKRP in Cincinnati) Anderson escape a similar fate. As Mickey Hargitay, Jayne’s loving but abused husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger also turns out to be surprisingly more than just a pretty physique."Well put.

GREAT ACTING (EVEN FROM AHHHHNOLD, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN ONE OF HIS PRE-FINK ROLES); INACCURACIES RE: MANSFIELD'S AGE AT HER DEATH (34, NOT 36) AND AHHHHNOLD'S (AS MICKEY HARGITAY) STATING THAT JAYNE'S MOVIES BETWEEN 1955-63 WERE ALL BOMBS A HUGE INACCURACY. THE CHIEF HIGHLIGHT IS LONI ANDERSON'S WARM PERFORMANCE AS A WARM, WONDERFUL WOMAN WHOSE HEART WAS TOO HAPPILY CHILDLIKE AND GENEROUS. THE SCRIPT TENDS TO IGNORE MANSFIELD'S VERSATILITY AS AN ACTRESS AND A MUSICIAN; UNLIKE ANNA NICOLE SMITH, MANSFIELD RIGHTLY SAW HERSELF AS AN ORIGINAL, APART FROM A NOD OF ADMIRATION TO MARILYN AND, LIKE SMITH, SEEMS INTENT ON SUPERIMPOSING BOTH MONROE'S AND MANSFIELD'S DRUG AND ALCOHOL HABITS ONTO MANSFIELD (SMITH ALSO HAD IMPLANTS AND NO TALENT, WHICH WERE PROBLEMS OF NEITHER MARILYN OR JAYNE). MANSFIELD WAS ALSO A GREAT WIFE AND MOTHER WHICH, HAD SHE STAYED WITH HARGITAY, WOULD HAVE HELPED HER ENDURE THE ROUGH SPOTS IN HER LIFE.

I remember seeing this tele-movie on Australian TV many years ago with Loni Anderson playing the late Jayne Mansfield and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mickey Hargitay. As most folks would know, Hollywood isn't known for letting true facts get in the way of a good story but as far as bio-pic movies go, "The Jayne Mansfield Story" isn't too bad and Anderson shines as the late great blonde bombshell. Worth a look.

Jayne Mansfield was blonde and beautiful and she died much too young at age 34. She left behind about fifteen films, most of them average. Her hit film, The Girl Can't Help It, cemented her image as a sex goddess and for a time a rival to Monroe. Her misfortune was that she became the image of a tough blonde , cool and calculating but without a brain. No one could take her seriously and that was the unkindest cut of all. Now, so many years after her death we see what she could have become if her name wasn't Jayne Mansfield.

I am still at a loss as to whether I like this movie or not. If Loni Anderson's portrayal of the real Jayne Mansfield is accurate, Loni did a brilliant job. I can understand why Jayne's career really never took off, hence only making approximately some 12-14 movies - her public persona showed her to be a dizzy blonde which probably limited her opportunities in the eyes of the Hollywood moguls. I'll watch it again in perhaps another 18 months - shelved for the moment.

This review is for the German DVD. This looks to be a TV movie, it even includes the Thames TV logo at the introduction and so it is a sanitised version of her life. Arnold Schwartzenegger plays Mickey Hargitay talking to a reporter as the story unfolds. Loni Anderson gives a good performance as the tragic actress, showing how she became the blond bimbo but then failing to break free from the persona she had created. Being a TV movie, the more controversial aspects are glossed over so this is not a warts and all biography, but it does give an insight into the mores and attitudes of the Hollywood movie world.The German DVD is in 1.33: 1 aspect ratio. Language options are English, Spanish and German. The only extra of note is a fitness video by Arnold Schwartzenegger.

REgio 0 so i can play it on every dvd player... awesome !!!

perfect film

Good price, quick delivery, no problems.

Arrived earlier than expected 5*****