Product Details

• Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, George Murdock, Holland Taylor, Bryan Montgomery
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Direct Source Label
• DVD Release Date: January 10, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1896306330
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504,818 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Power, Passion & Murder" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNDER RATED MICHELLE PFEIFFER MOVIE, September 20, 2003

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This review is from: Power, Passion & Murder (DVD)

Michael Pfeiffer stars in this Hollywood tale of glitz and glamor set in the thirties she plays a rising starlet who is in love with a married man and together display uncontrolable passion. With her career on the line, despite hollywood's gossip and scandall, she chooses to continue her affair. When tragedy strikes she must forever live with overwhelming guilt, feelings of betrayl and heartbreaking lonliness. Pfeiffer delivers a stunning performance in this classic tael of love, passion & scandal.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry I paid attention to the wrong reviews, February 25, 2008

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Dr. Karl O. Edwards (Helena, Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power, Passion and Murder (DVD)

Based upon the positive reviews, as a Michelle Pfeiffer fan I purchased this movie. Wow, am I sorry. The movie is actually two poorly edited, non-intertwining SHORT stories. To be truthful, I feel bad for Michelle, who clearly tried her best. As for this being an unrated movie, I can not begin to guess why--it is a GP (at worst, and really just a G) movie. I'd be happy to send you my copy for postage.

Update--1 July 2008: If this review was not helpful to you, I would appreciate learning the reason(s) so I can improve my reviews. My goal is to provide help to potential buyers, not get into any arguments. So, if you only disagree with my opinion, could you please say so in the comments and not indicate that the review was not helpful. Thanks.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Table Natica at Jackson Ciro's, August 23, 2009

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power Passion & Murder [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The title POWER, PASSION AND MURDER cannot be found anywhere at imdb. That's because this really isn't a movie at all-- it's a bizarre shuffling together and extreme shortening of two 56 minute episodes from the brief-lived 1980s PBS series, "Tales from the Hollywood Hills." Running time here is about 83 minutes total.

The original chapters were called "Natica Jackson," with Michelle Pfeiffer and Hector Elizondo, and "A Table at Ciro's," with Darren McGavin and Stella Stevens. Tossing these two completely unrelated stories together makes for (as you can imagine) a good deal of confusion.

The Pfeiffer episode was originally an adaptation of John O'Hara's story about 1930s Hollywood. Miss Pfeiffer is an actress (typecasting!) in love with a very married man. McGavin's entry was scripted by Budd Schulman. Here, he's a studio head fallen on hard times who invites some actors for dinner at a fancy nightspot.

After working hard to follow these two sandwiched tales, the whole miasma simply ends, leaving startled and disappointed viewers with no resolution or conclusion. Everything suddenly STOPS, just like this revi........