Loni Anderson as Jayne Mansfield in a leopard wiggle dress

Loni Anderson as Jayne Mansfield wears a leopard wiggle dress and wows the boys from the press.

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[BEARGUY46]

Loni is a good actress. But, in my humble opinion, she was wrong for this role. Jayne was EARTHY and sensual as well as funny - completely at ease with pushing the sexual envelope at the time. Loni is self-conscious and visibly uncomfortable at playing "dumb" or sexy. Jayne THREW herself willingly into her persona. Loni is struggling and stiff here - so NOT Jayne. The blame, however, cannot be completely placed on Loni. This was your typical crappy TV rush job. Terrible script. Poor direction.

[mdolivetti]

I think Loni did wonderfully and I just love the dresses she wears. This was the movie that made me a huge Jayne Mansfield fan. There are mistakes in the script but since there never has been any other movie about Jayne we are fortunate this film was made.

[beavisnnbutthead]

Do you think Jayne acted this ditzy? I don't think so :P

[johneangel1965]

I think Jayne is up above having a good laugh at this movie. Loni is just doing the stuff Mansfield was famous for! Jayne was very smart in real life, but the dumb blonde made her famous! You have to be smart to play dumb. Think about it.

[MrJosephsmileuske]

@Oreon207 Yea, I agree. Jayne never wore her hair like that. They could've done a better job with the make-up & hair.

[slapjax28]

i want 2 ass fuck loni and jane at the same time

[theblazingangel]

Whatever the case, Jayne Mansfield was pretty fantastic no matter who's portraying her.

[windstorm1000]

Another trashy tv bio--but they are fun in a cheesy kind of way. Loni overdoes it here and probably elsewhere. You sit watching bios like this for 90 minutes--then wonder what you learned about the subject or if you were even entertained. Like being on a soda and popcorn diet. Jayne was really quite tragic--and a rip off of Marilyn. Stil,l she must be smiling at her daughter's acting accomplishments from heaven.

[DA90027]

Jayne acted ditzy for the press but in person she had a deeper voice and was quite smart. She just got caught up with the wrong men and had a drinking problem. If she had let her hair go naturally dark and took better roles she'd still be alive today.

Her daughter Mariska is beautiful and they do have the same facial features.

[opheliaroxs17]

Jayne had close to a genius i.q. It's sad that women had to act this stupid to be popular. With that aside, Jayne didn't act stupid the way they're portraying her.

[mikesterSTLMO]

Yeah, she completely over exagerated Mansfield and basically turned her into a ditzy and annoying characature. Mansfield was actually a white trashy poor man's version of Marilyn Monroe; Loni either completely missed that or was not permitted to play her as she really was.

[ifusuckilltellu]

Loni did a terrible job she hasno talent Jayne deserved more then this garbage the movie wasn't great but then again most of Loni's movie's aren't!

[Vegassteph]

Loni not only looked alot ike her (much shorter) but did a good job. This is the way JM was in public. But right need a new one made this is almost 30 yrs old now or is wow. JM wa samazing self made....

[menashadude]

You guys who are writing negative stuff probably were not even alive in 1980 and don't understand the climate. Loni Anderson was famous for playing a smart receptionist on WKRP in Cincinatti a very popular sitcom at the time. In this movie, which I remember very well, Jayne had two sides protrayed,her public persona and her ability to create an image for herself. BTW this movie was around before cable and was watched by everybody. I do agree that a new film should be made. lets give Loni props.