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In 1987 Joan Rivers life as she knew it came crashing down on her. Her career stalled after being fired from the FOX network due to the failure of her late-night talk show, Johnny Carson turned his back on her, she started having financial problems, and her husband committed suicide blaming himself for the mess of his wife's career.

In 1994 NBC aired this film, originally titled "The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story" that depicted the heartbreak that occurred in Joan and her daughter's life. Both played themselves in the telefilm and Joan would remark years later that it was very cathartic for both of them as they were able to rid themselves of the anger against Joan's husband for leaving them in such a dreadful way.

The movie really delves into the problem of family suicide, what it does to the survivors, and how those survivors can heal and go on with their own lives.

Anyone interested in this film should also purchase Joan's second autobiography entitled "Still Talking" where she writes about her husband's suicide. That book would be the basis for this film.

The fact that this movie was made is shock enough...that it's available on DVD is just too much. This is a must see for fans of camp, or just train wrecks in general. Two thumbs up in the worst possible way