3-Disc Collector’s Set Takes an In-Depth Look at the Iconic Marilyn Monroe
Available Dec. 6, Special-Edition DVD is a Perfect Stocking Stuffer;
Includes 3 Feature-Length Films & Original Bonus Material
“It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde.”
“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”
— Marilyn Monroe
NEW YORK CITY — Dec. 2022 — For Immediate Release: Film Chest Media Group, the classic film company, will release Blonde: The Marilyn Stories in a special-edition collector’s DVD set, available Dec. 6.
This new, comprehensive compilation helps to answer some of the many questions that continue to linger about the extraordinary life of one of the world’s most-famed sex symbols, depicting various aspects of her complicated character and career during a life cut tragically short.
Included are two docudrama films featuring outstanding portrayals of Marilyn, Blonde (2001) a two-part, fictionalized biopic, and Marilyn and Me (1991), a dramatic feature; and Goodbye Norma Jean (1976), the first-ever exploitative biopic, originally deemed a questionable release due to its salacious nature. The set includes appearances by Marilyn Monroe, Mike Wallace, Susan Griffiths, Poppy Montgomery and Misty Rowe.
Born Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1, 1926, she lived a brief but remarkable life of 36 years. Much has been written by many who never knew Norma Jean, who became world famous under the stage name of Marilyn Monroe. She fought hard for the fame and recognition she felt was deserved and then, when success was finally achieved, was crushed beneath the weight of it all.
Marilyn was a true artist, but her on-screen appearances are in stark contrast to the love issues, exploitation, abuse of power and drug addiction she faced in her private life. Following 30 movies, three marriages, a first-edition Playboy cover shot and singing to an American president, she is unfortunately remembered more for her iconic images and controversial alliances than for her extraordinary acting and singing talents.
BONUS FEATURES: Included in 113 minutes of bonus material are two documentaries, Marilyn (1986), a documentary short with Mike Wallace, and The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1967), narrated by John Huston and featuring Lauren Bacall; footage of Marilyn’s first-ever television appearance, a photo gallery and trivia.
Blonde: The Marilyn Stories, a revealing look at her iconic place in American pop culture, is presented with an aspect ratio of 4×3 and is available on DVD ($24.98).
About Film Chest Media Gorup:
Film Chest Media Group is engaged in the acquisition, preservation, development and distribution of film and television media. Founded in 2001, Film Chest offers high-quality content for a wide variety of production and distribution needs, boasting one of the world’s largest libraries of classic feature films, television, stock footage and more—much of it restored and digitized, including content available in HD. Headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at the company’s impressive 47,000-square-foot warehouse and film lab, Film Chest also produces and distributes content via home video and streaming for its various labels. Visit us online at www.filmchestmediagroup.com
Blonde
Film Chest
Format: DVD
Discs: 3
Genre: Biopic, Drama & TV
Original Release: 1976 – 2001 (B&W/Color)
Not Rated/Norma Jean Rated R
Running Time: 474 Minutes
Language: English
Closed-Captioned
SRP: $24.98
Release Date: Dec. 6, 2022 (Pre-order Now)
UPC Code: #874757065694
Catalog #: FC-656
