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009 POSING: INSPIRED BY THREE REAL STORIES I POSED FOR PLAYBOY 1991

United States of America [USA].

English: "I Posed For Playboy". International title.

Espa๑a [Spain]

Espa๑ol: "Yo Pos้ Para Playboy" ["I Posed For Playboy"].

Argentina

Espa๑ol: "Yo Pos้ Para Playboy" ["I Posed For Playboy"].

Deustchland [Germany]

Deustch: "Ich War Ein Playmate" ["I Was A Playmate"].

Italia [Italy]

Italiano: "Modella Per Un Giorno" ["Model For A Day"].

China

Chinese [Chinese]: "I Posed For Playboy".

Japan

Japanese [Japanese]: ""Posing: Inspired By Three Real Stories"".

"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"
"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"

Premiere: CBS, Tuesday, November 5, 1991 / 8:00 P.M.

Director: Stephen Stafford.

Teleplay: Ann Donohue, Cathleen Young.

CAST:
• LYNDA CARTER [ Meredith Lanahan ].
• MICHELE GREENE [ Janet Janeway ].
• AMANDA PETERSON [ Abigail Baywood ].
• JOHN FINN [ Jimmy Lanahan ].
• JOSIE BISSETT [ Claire ].
• LEE GARLINGTON [ Josette ].
• DON S. DAVIS [ Philip Baywood ].
• DAVEY MECEY [ Playboy Photographer ].
• LOCHLYN MUNRO [ Sam ].
• DALE WILSON [ Jake ].
• MALCOM STEWART [ Roger ].
• JONATHAN BRUCE [ John ].
• JOSHUA MURRAY [ Kevin ].
• DAVID NERMAN [ Michael ].
• JAN D'ARCY [ Janet’s Mother ].
• SHEILA MOORE [ Mrs. Baywood ].
• JEWEL STAITE [ Jennifer ].
• ANDREA LIBMAN [ Julia ].
• JONATHAN PEDLOW [ Toby ].
• MARGARET VOSSEN [ Michelle ].
• JOE NORMAN SHAW [ Larry ].
• ROSEANNE HOPKINS [ Estelle ].
• MICHAEL ROGERS [ George ].
• CRAIG CAMPBELL [ Nick ].
• WILLIAM MacDONALD [ Evan Stafford ].
• TOM SHORTHOUSE [ Postman ].
• JAMES SMITH [ Neighbor ].
• KIM KONDRASHOFF [ Man #1 ].
• MITCHELLL KOSTERMAN [ Man #2 ].
• ALISON ARMITAGE [ Britany ].
Credits:

Cinematography: Gideon Porath / Executive Producer: Christy Welker / Co-Producer: Beth Sullivan. / Producers: Tom H. John, Cleve Landsberg / Music: Ron Ramin / Production Design: Tom H. John / Costume Design: Marcella Mulder Robertson, Eilish Zebrasky / Film Editing: Janet Bartels-Vandagriff / Wardrober: Cathy Forrest / Production Manager: Don McLean / First Assistant Director: Skip Beaudine / Second Assistant Director: Kenna Marshall-Pitman / Casting: Penny Eller, C.S.A. / Third Assistant Director: Mellanie Siteman /Art Director: Randy Chodak / Graphic Design: Tom H. John / Set Decorators: Christine MacLean / Property Master: Dan Bezaire / Costume Designers: Eilish Zebrasky, Marcella Mulder Robertson / Makeup Artist: Patty York / Hairstylist: Deborah Ann Piper / Location Manager: Janice Frome / Script Supervisor: Janet Munro / Assistant to Executive Producer: Connie Brescher. Casting Director Vancouver: Trish Robinson / Casting Associate: Jonell Dunn / Production Coordinator: Anne E. Hart / Sound Mixer: Brian Day / Transportation Coordinator: Don Dykins / Gaffer: Kevin Murphy / Key Grip: W.Scott Keats / Post Production Supervisor: Randall Torno / Assistant Editor: Juan Garza / Music Editor: Michael Linn / Sound: Larson Sound Center / Sound Supervisor: Stephen Grubbs / Re-recording Mixers: David E. Flhur, C.A.S., Troy Porter, George Groves Jr. / Electronic Laboratory: Laser Pacific / Lenses and Panaflex Camera: Panavision / Supervising Executive: Adoley Odunton / Executive In Charge of Production: Suzy Beugen / An Alta Loma Productions Inc., in association with Republic Pictures Productions Inc.

Awards: None.
"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"
"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"
"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"

PREMISE:

This is the story of three ordinary women who eventually decide to pose for Playboy magazine. Meredith Lanahan is married and the owner of a bowling alley. Britany is a Yale College student and the daughter of a prestigious professor.  Janet Janeway is a stock market broker. The three women must deal with their family and friends for taking such a bold decision.

 

PRESS RELEASE

"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy" "Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"

Starring LYNDA CARTER MICHELE GREENE AMANDA PETERSON Executive Producer CHRISTY WELKER Producer CLEVE LANDSBERG Co-Producer BETH SULLIVAN Director STEPHEN STAFFORD A Republic Pictures Production in Association with Alta Loma Productions

They lead very different lives, but with one thing in common. Beneath the facade of happiness and contentment was something nobody ever saw: a longing to be recognized and a need to be heard.

An upwardly mobile stockbroker, Janet Janeway is tired of her proper image... so she makes a plan to change it by answering an ad for Playboy. Now the career she worked so hard to build is crumbling around her.

"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"

     After 15 years of marriage, three kids and one too many PTA meetings, Meredith Lanahan needs a change of pace. Against the wishes of her husband, she accepts an offer to pose for Playboy. in doing so, she divides her family and turns the town upside down.

     Abigail Baywood is tired of being the perfect daughter and desperate to break out of the shadow of her popular sister. An honor student at Yale University and editor of the school newspaper, she decides to make some real news... by posing for Playboy.

     I Posed For Playboy is a warm and witty look at three true stories... a personal and provocative look at what might make a woman - any woman - dare to reveal everything to the world.

LYNDA CARTER: A BIOGRAPHY

"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"
"Posing - Inspired By Three Real Stories" / "I Posed For Playboy"

Multi-faceted Lynda Carter is one of those rare talents who has proven to be a superstar on an international level.

     After this Phoenix, Arizona native was named Miss World-USA 1973, she starred in the TV series, "Wonder Woman," which remains a hit in 140 countries.

     Lynda went on to star in a variety of movies for television which have been extremely popular with the public. These range from "Born To Be 'Sold" about the plight of children literally sold into adoption and "Rita Hayworth: the Love Goddess" as Miss Hayworth to "Stillwatch" based on the Mary Higgins Clark best seller and produced by Ms. Carter's own production company. Her most recent co-starring role is in "I Posed For Playboy," inspired by real life stories.

     Lynda's television credits also include the series "Partners In Crime" with Loni Anderson, as well as a number of highly rated variety specials, among them her Emmy Award-winning "Lynda Carter Celebration."

     In addition to showing off her spectacular singing and dancing skills in regular appearances in Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe and Atlantic City, Lynda has set personal appearance records on three continents including sold-out engagements at the London Palladium and the Sporting Club of Monte Carlo.

     As Beauty and Fashion Director of Maybelline Cosmetics, she agreed both to appear in their advertising and to act as a consultant in marketing and development. In the initial 18 months of their association, the company's sales tripled. Then, bowing to numerous consumer requests, she produced the home video, "Lynda Carter: Secrets to the Perfect Make-Up."

     The recipient of numerous awards from all over the world , she has been active with a variety of charities and causes for years, including the American Cancer Society, National Committee Arts for the Handicapped, the U.S.O., and Feed the Hungry, to name just a few.

     Ms. Carter and her husband, Robert Altman, a partner in a Washington, D.C. law firm, have one child and maintain residences in both Washington, D.C. and in Los Angeles.

STATS MEDIA TRIVIA

RUNNING TIME: 1:38:00 [98 minutes].
VHS: Available on VHS in the USA [VHS3239], the UK [8689], Australia [13624], also in Argentina, Sweden and Norway. [Check out the "VHS/LD/VCD/DVD" section for further details ].
LD: Available on LD [LD3239]. [Check out the "VHS/LD/VCD/DVD" section for further details ].
DVD: Only available on DVD in Taiwan [RP-87 1032]. [Check out the "VHS/LD/VCD/DVD" section for further details ].
INFO: This is the first and only film of Lynda Carter released on Laser disc format.
VIDEO: [1]  "WLV-70011.WMV". Trailer.
[2]  "WLV-70012.WMV". Movie clip.
TRIVIA: [•] Allegedly the film is based on three true stories.
[•] Scenes of nudity were added for the video version, using a body double as a substitute for Josie Bissett. Also added were two topless photo shoots of Brittany who in real life is a Playboy Playmate.
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