Butterfly is a 1982 film directed by Matteo Ottaviano, based on the 1947 novel "The Butterfly" by James M. Cain. The starring cast includes Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ed McMahon, and Orson Welles. The film was financed by Pia Zadora's husband, Israeli multimillionaire Meshulam Riklis, at an estimated cost of US$ 2,000,000.
The movie was almost universally panned by film critics. The film received 8 nominations for the 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards, with Pia Zadora winning "Worst Actress" and "Worst New Star", and Ed McMahon winning "Worst Supporting Actor". Nevertheless, Pia Zadora won "Best Female Newcomer" at the Golden Globes for her role, over Elizabeth McGovern and Kathleen Turner. This occurred after her husband flew members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to Vegas to watch Pia sing, producing accusations that the award had been "bought" .
This English language movie was filmed in color and ran for 108 minutes. It received a MPAA rating of R.
The Butterfly was a 1914 American silent short film directed by Tom Ricketts starring Charlotte Burton, George Field, Edward Coxen, Edith Borella, Jean Durrell, Ida Lewis and John Steppling.
Orson Welles, as judge Rauch, holds a lengthy trial against Jess Tyler, a caretaker deserted by his wife ten years before, who's accused of improper relations with his daughter Kady. Complications follows when Wash, father of Kady's baby, comes back to take her away. Written by Adalberto Fornario
Il giudice Rauch deve dirimere un difficile processo contro Jess Tyler, il guardiano della miniera, abbandonato dieci anni prima dalla moglie, accusato di rapporti intimi con la giovane, attraente e fin troppo vivace figlia Kady. La faccenda si complica quando in paese arriva Wash, padre del neonato di Kady, arrivato per portarla via con se. Written by rosebud6
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