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Plot

Many observers consider the 60-minute Bernice Bobs Her Hair to be the best-ever filmed adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Bernice (Shelley Duvall), a shy retiring girl of the Roaring 20s, yearns to be popular. On the advice of her flapper cousin Marjorie (Veronica Cartwright), Bernice cuts her unfashionable long hair into a short bob, begins dressing more stylishly, and learns the Most Valuable Rule: "When you're with a man, there are only three topics of conversation: you, me and us." Bernice Bobs Her Hair first aired on PBS' American Playhouse on April 5, 1977. It was telecast in tandem with a dramatization of Sherwood Anderson's oft-adapted I'm a Fool.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
49min.
DVD Release Date:
11/16/2004
Director(s):
Joan Micklin Silver
Starring:
Shelley Duvall , Bud Cort , Henry Fonda , Veronica Cartwright , Dennis Christopher
Themes:
Bohemian Life,Pygmalion Stories,Social Climbing
Tone:
Atmospheric,Witty,Wry,Elegant
Keywords:
Pygmalion,Russia,aristocracy,ballet-company,ballet-dance,coming-of-age,cousin,forbidden-love,impressario,jazz,makeover,teenagers,ugly-duckling
Language:
English