"... it’s supremely fortunate that Sorrentino was able to enlist Jane Fonda, who struts in deliberately over-made-up and foul-mouthed in Joan Crawford/Ava Gardner mode and brutally tells it like it is to a man who has directed her many times. - The Hollywood Reporter "
Quote:
"Jane Fonda’s brief turn is indelible... Brenda is something of a monster — one finds them peppered throughout Sorrentino’s films — and Fonda grabs hold of the role with all her consummate presence, a tough-as-nails aging woman quick to deride others but not capable of holding up a mirror to herself. - Variety"
Quote:
"Jane Fonda is unexpectedly interesting, caked unflatteringly in full-on Norma Desmond make up, but getting to deliver one of the film's best exchanges, full of acid and meta-commentary on the movies and TV."
The blowjob scene and the part where she puts this jacket on and a dancer said 'very rhythm nation' and she replies with 'bite your tongue!'
Also the part where someone tells her a girl got raped and she was laughing? A mess
Madead c. Spring 1989 - Spring 1991:
-Two iconic, global smashes accompanied by two iconic vids
-One ~15m selling studio album
-One ~30m selling GH album
-One stadium tour
-One hugely successful film
-One critically acclaimed documentary--highest grossing ever at the time
Plus an ex-communication and a near arrest for public masturbation on stage. Best two years for a popstar ever no?
Madead c. Spring 1989 - Spring 1991:
-Two iconic, global smashes accompanied by two iconic vids
-One ~15m selling studio album
-One ~30m selling GH album
-One stadium tour
-One hugely successful film
-One critically acclaimed documentary--highest grossing ever at the time
Plus an ex-communication and a near arrest for public masturbation on stage. Best two years for a popstar ever no?
"... it’s supremely fortunate that Sorrentino was able to enlist Jane Fonda, who struts in deliberately over-made-up and foul-mouthed in Joan Crawford/Ava Gardner mode and brutally tells it like it is to a man who has directed her many times."
"Jane Fonda’s brief turn is indelible... Brenda is something of a monster — one finds them peppered throughout Sorrentino’s films — and Fonda grabs hold of the role with all her consummate presence, a tough-as-nails aging woman quick to deride others but not capable of holding up a mirror to herself."
"Jane Fonda is unexpectedly interesting, caked unflatteringly in full-on Norma Desmond make up, but getting to deliver one of the film's best exchanges, full of acid and meta-commentary on the movies and TV."
). And the performances 
