Molly Haskell

“[Michael] had hoped Dorothy would be more of a “dish”—something on the order, perharps, of Jessica Lange’s adorable angora-pink actress….

“Jessica Lange, tremulously beautiful, is the most exciting star to emerge since Marilyn Monroe, but she has more talent and backbone than Monroe ever had. She and Hoffman complement each other in the most extraordinary way, as Dorothy receives the gift of shared intimacy in return for which she provides Julie with a lesson in female gumption.”

Molly Haskell
Playgirl, April 1983

[a little hyperbole? How many stars had emerged since Marilyn Monroe?]