HBO'S Grey Gardens Question

I am wondering wether this is the musical version or just a remake of the documentary. Some places on the internet say it is a musical some say it is not. In some early reviews on IMDB nothing about music or singing. But in TV Guide interview with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore at the Golden Globes they talk about how they had to sing. So i was wondering if anyone knew the real answer.

I apologize if this topic has been discussed before. The search feature is not working on my computer for some reason.

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A better actress than Drew Barrymore.

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Really? What was she in?

Ooooh wait! I think I know her! She was the mom in Failure to Launch, right?

LOL. . oh my god. . No!

That's Kathy Bates.

Jessica Lange was Angelique in "All That Jazz" and Julie in "Tootsie"

-Jacob.

Chip, PLEASE stick to your Wicked, RENT, & Spring Awakening. Leave everything else to the big boys.

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The mean outweigh the good. Musicals don't have "Soundtracks".

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A "Cast Recording".

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Is that Malcolm Gets as Gould?

So excited to see this. Although I really have to ask why Jessica Lange is one of the greatest actresses of our time? I think that might be a bit of a stretch... Did you catch her Amanda Wingfield? Yikes.

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Allright. But let's just clarify: putting everything into a role doesn't mean you pull it off.

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wow the pictures look great and the teaser does too. I have high expectations.

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The "Young Banker" is my best buddy! He's Little Edie's first love at the beginning of the movie. He got to mack Drew Barrymore.

Akiva

The films spans several decades -- the 1920's thru the mid-1970's... the time the documentary was made. It covers the life of Edith Bouvier Beale as well as her daughter, Edie. It focuses on their early lives and how they became recluses later in their lives. We'll see Grey Gardens during its heyday and how it fell into shambles. Its not a recreation of the documentary, though we do see how the Mayles brothers first became aware of the ladies and how and why they chose to film them in 1973.

Per the creative team of this HBO biopic... all the information in the film is based on archive material provided by surviving members of the Beale family, mostly from 'Big' Edie's grandchildren. Little Edie's journals and notes were also used to add to the story. A strong attempt to have all of the film's content historically accurate was fully intended.

The reason why all of the press photos released so far is of the women in their prime (the 1940's) is simply to keep the 1970's period a surprise as this is the timeframe everyone is familiar with. I'm sure once the film airs hords of photos of Drew and Jessica in their 'aged' make-up as 'Big' Edie and 'Little' Edie will be everywhere.

If you can't wait... a simple look at the featurette (see my previous post) on the film will show you the 2 actresses in their 'aged' make-up for the 70's portion of the film. Yes... that is Drew and Jessica in the featurette -- that is not footage of the actual documentary.