Torch Song (1993 film)
| Torch Song | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Michael Miller |
| Produced by | Stephanie Austin |
| Written by |
Story: Judith Krantz Screenplay: Janet Brownell Leonora Thuna |
| Starring |
Raquel Welch Jack Scalia Alicia Silverstone George Newbern Laura Innes |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge |
| Cinematography | Kees Van Oostrum |
| Edited by | Paul Rubell |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release dates | 23 May 1993 |
Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Judith Krantz's Torch Song is a 1993 Made-for-TV drama film directed by Michael Miller. It stars Raquel Welch, Jack Scalia and Alicia Silverstone.
Plot
Paula Eastman (Raquel Welch) is a Hollywood actress with an alcohol problem. Her career is doing poorly, and she sometimes sleeps with actors and producers to get roles; often, she comes home drunk. Paula changes her manager, and her career improves, but her personal life isn't improving along with it. Owing to her alcoholism, her relationship with her daughter, Delphine (Alicia Silverstone), is strained.
One night, Delphine photographs her mother while she is drunk. After Paula sees the photos, she enters rehabilitation because she doesn't want to see her daughter unhappy. In rehab, she meets a firefighter named Mike (Jack Scalia) who has similar problems. After she returns home, she wants to forge a relationship with Mike and spend time with her daughter, but Delphine is suspicious of Mike, believing him to be much like the other men in her mother's life.