Hollywood Wives (miniseries)
Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives is an American television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Jackie Collins. Airing on ABC in February 1985, it follows several women connected to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and capitalized on the public's taste for opulent melodramas that dominated television ratings in the 1980s. The three-part, four-and-a-half-hour production was produced by Aaron Spelling, whose series Dynasty was number one in the ratings at the time. Like Dynasty, costume design was by Nolan Miller.
| Hollywood Wives | |
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The main cast of Hollywood Wives | |
| Also known as | Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins |
| Screenplay by | Robert McCullough |
| Story by | Jackie Collins |
| Directed by | Robert Day |
| Starring | Candice Bergen Joanna Cassidy Mary Crosby Angie Dickinson Steve Forrest Anthony Hopkins Roddy McDowall Stefanie Powers Suzanne Somers Robert Stack Rod Steiger Andrew Stevens Catherine Mary Stewart |
| Theme music composer | Lalo Schifrin |
| Opening theme | "Hollywood Wives" by Laura Branigan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer |
| Producers | Howard W. Koch Robert McCullough |
| Production locations | Saddlerock Ranch - 32111 Mulholland Highway, Malibu, California Pasadena, California San Marino, California 28126 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu, California Arden Villa - 1145 Arden Road, Pasadena, California Los Angeles Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | William W. Spencer |
| Editors | Fred A. Chulack Ray Daniels |
| Running time | 3x90 minutes |
| Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 17, 1985 |
Collins herself was credited as "Creative Consultant" for the miniseries, though she later made it clear that she was not actually consulted at all during production and was less than enthusiastic about some of the casting choices. Collins was also disappointed with the depiction of some female characters, telling TV Times magazine that: “The script was written for television by a man, directed by a man, and produced by men – so the strength of women in the story was diminished.”
Hollywood Wives was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Film Editing in a Limited Series or a Special" in 1985.