Directed by Joyce Chopra   Written by Joyce Carol Oates   Joyce Eliason   Cast Zenith Ander ... Press (as Zenith McCafferty) Titus Welliver ... The Baseball Player Eric Bogosian ... Otto Ose Niklaus Lange ... Bucky Glazer Richard Roxburgh ... Mr. R Jensen Ackles ... Eddie G Skye McCole Bartusiak ... Young Norma Jean Ann-Margret ... Della Monroe Kirstie Alley ... Elsie Tony Harvey ... Mr. Pearce Trisha Noble ... Dr. Mittelstadt John Lee ... Director J. Matthew O'Sullivan ... Lee Strasberg Andrew Clarke ... Laurence Olivier Warwick Rimmer ... Agent Steven Vidler ... Warren (as Steve Vidler) Emily Browning ... Fleece Don Halbert ... Max Lurie Robin Cuming ... Director B. Gary Lantzsch ... Mr. Haring Michael Carman ... Director H. Colin MacPherson ... Whitey Mark Lee ... Porn Dealer Jennifer Congram ... Yvet Lisa Heenan ... Mrs. Mount Richard Neal ... Mr. Mount Mark Mitchell ... Texas Oilman Alan Lock ... Doctor Bob Craig McDonald ... Casting Director Bruce Hughes ... Clark Gable Ben Anderson ... Drama Teacher Marita Wilcox ... Bess Glazer Glenn Morshower ... Officer Angela Stapleton ... Delivery Nurse Erik Donnison ... Gynecologist Greg Parker ... Doctor Bender Soula Alexander ... Dee Dee Hamish Hughes ... Louis Calhern Donna Ponterotto ... Neighbor Woman Megan Will ... Pier Little Girl James Bridekirk ... British Reporter Brett Tucker ... Actor at White Party Phillip Lowe ... Buddy 1 Richard Morgan ... Buddy 2 Renee Henderson ... Jane Russell Vonnie Pilgrim ... Old Woman Kim Knuckey ... Rastaurant Owner Jim Daly ... Plane Supervisor Constance Lansberg ... Sanitarium Nurse (as Constance Landsberg) Keir Saltmarsh ... Radio Reporter Alistair Reid ... Actor Bernard Curry ... Assistant to Director J. Lew Luton ... Doctor #2 Simone Oliver ... Fair Princess Stuart Halusz ... Dark Prince Bev Killick ... Ladies Room Attendant Chris Fortuna ... Guy in the Liberty Mark Guerin ... Director HH Cathy Godbold ... Assistant #2 Roxanne Baker ... Little Girl Craig Blumeris ... Man Jonathan Newton ... Boy who tries to kiss NJ Patrick Dempsey ... Cass Liza Dennis ... Marylin's wardrobe assistant Griffin Dunne ... The Playwright Kim Gelvin ... Paula Strasburg Poppy Montgomery ... Norma Jean Baker / Marilyn Monroe Patricia Richardson ... Gladys Baker Wallace Shawn ... I.E. Shinn Produced by Ashley Aitken   Jay Firestone   Brad Gordon   Robert Greenwald   Adam Haight   Philip K. Kleinbart   Myra Model   Jacobus Rose   Elizabeth Selzer   Original Music by Patrick Williams

Additional Info Premiere: May 14, 2001 DVD Release: January 31, 2006 Countries: Distributor: Allumination Websites: Production Companies Fireworks Entertainment Robert Greenwald Productions Distributors Allumination Filmworks   (2001) (USA) (DVD) CBS   (2001) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #8,555 / 21,163 Site Ranking