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    How an In Memoriam Snub Led to a Stella Stevens Documentary with Quentin Tarantino

    David GroveBy David GroveJanuary 30, 20257 Mins Read
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    On the subject of champions of forgotten intercourse symbols, you’ll be able to’t do a lot better than Quentin Tarantino.

    Snubs from the annual Oscars in memoriam phase are all the time uncomfortable, however 2023 was an particularly awkward 12 months for the Academy. Leslie Jordan, Anne Heche, Tom Sizemore, Paul Sorvino, and extra celebrities who had not too long ago handed had been excluded from the ceremony. For the late Stella Stevens — a blonde bombshell identified for many years of TV and movie, and who at 83 had died only one month earlier from superior Alzheimer’s illness — going through disrespect from the trade was all the time routine.

    “I wrote letters to the Movement Image Academy,” stated filmmaker Andrew Stevens, Stella’s solely son. With a whole bunch of credit to his title, the director, producer, and actor makes himself as busy as his late mom however is greatest identified for showing in 1978’s “The Boys in Firm C.” Talking with IndieWire earlier this January, Stevens described directing his first documentary — “Stella Stevens: The Final Starlet” — after a screening at Northwest 360 Winter Fest in Butte, Montana.

    Rachael Abigail Holder, Roy Wood Jr., DeWanda Wise, Nicole Beharie, Cassandra Freeman, Andre Holland at the IndieWire Studio 2025 at Sundance presented by Dropbox held at The IndieWire Studio on January 26, 2025 in Park City, Utah.
    Ira Sachs, Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall at the IndieWire Studio 2025 at Sundance presented by Dropbox held at The IndieWire Studio on January 26, 2025 in Park City, Utah.

    “I’ve been an Academy member since 1978,” continued Stevens. “My mom was a member her complete profession. And but, nobody responded to me. Not the chairman, not the president, not the chief department, or the actors’ department. Nobody responded.”

    Stevens summed up the expertise as “fairly disappointing.” The stunning disregard for his mom’s expansive onscreen legacy — not solely was Stella the main girl in Jerry Lewis’ “The Nutty Professor,” however she additionally starred in “Women! Women! Women!” reverse Elvis, acted for John Cassavetes in “Too Late Blues,” and thrived on TV reveals from “Bonanza” to “Magnum P.I.” — was “irritating,” he stated. It was additionally the inspiration Stevens wanted to honor his late mom and her difficult expertise working in leisure a special manner.

    GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!, Stella Stevens, Elvis Presley, 1962
    Stella Stevens and Elvis Presley in ‘Women! Women! Women!’Courtesy Everett Assortment

    “Because the story began to unfold and inform itself, what emerged was this enigmatic lady who’d been a part of the outdated Hollywood however who grew to become very robust and outspoken from the ‘70s onward,” Stevens stated. “She stood up for what she believed in. She was happy with it, and regardless of the shaming she obtained from her hometown and the press, she was an awesome advocate for her and others’ rights.”

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    As a peer to Marilyn Monroe, Mamie Van Doren, Jayne Mansfield, and extra mid-century intercourse icons, Stella rose to fame in a time when “the casting sofa was very actual,” Stevens stated. Determined for cash, the younger mom arrived in Hollywood from Yazoo Metropolis, Mississippi — and confronted vital stigma after taking nude images for Playboy. Her look in 1959’s “Li’l Abner” movie noticed the actress crudely nicknamed the “Dogpatch playmate” (a joke in regards to the sketch on which the film was based mostly).

    “They actually capitalized on the movie’s launch to co-promote the journal,” Stevens instructed IndieWire. In keeping with the documentary, Stella claimed to have repeatedly tried to purchase the photographs again from Playboy editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner — however was “heartbroken” when her request was denied.  

    “It depends upon the day and depends upon the interview, however she would say typically that it was the worst choice she ever made as a result of she was by no means taken critically after that,” Stevens stated. “However on the floor, she was nonetheless some of the stunning ladies on this planet. Jerry Lewis stated when he was casting for ‘The Nutty Professor,’ he stated to the execs, ‘I would like essentially the most stunning lady you will have on the studio!’ and in walks Stella. Then he stated, ‘You’re Stella Purdy.’ He named the character Stella Purdy after my mom.”

    THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens, Ernest Borgnine, 1972, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp./courtesy Everett Collection
    Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens, Ernest Borgnine, and extra in ‘The Poseidon Journey’©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Assortment

    The documentary, which is partially scripted, paints a vibrant portrait of Stella as knowledgeable by intense archival analysis Stevens known as “a continuing revelation.” The actress’ spectacular profession and winding private life (her son uncovered a clandestine affair between his mom and father after they cut up, amongst different occasions) are framed by the efficiency of a youthful look-alike (Lindsie Kongore). The stand-in Stella quotes outdated print interviews alongside new conversations with historians, journalists, and different movie specialists. Stevens admits that writing a screenplay for a documentary is uncommon however stated it was required for the rebate he wanted to fund his ardour challenge in Stella’s dwelling state of Mississippi.

    “This was a labor of affection, and [the script] ended up being a very good thumbnail,” Stevens stated. “There have been some interviews, like [film critic] Leonard Maltin and [TV host] Sandie Newton, that loosely adopted my script in their very own phrases. After which there have been others, like Quentin Tarantino, who simply went off on no matter tangent he needed. He’s so educated and such a fan that I couldn’t have scripted or paid him to say the issues that he stated.”

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    The 12 months earlier than Stella Stevens died, Tarantino occurred to reward the actress in his best-selling e book on movie criticism, “Cinema Hypothesis.” A pal instructed Stevens in regards to the director’s fondness for his mom, and after connecting by way of Tarantino’s agent, they arrange an interview for the filmmaker at a lodge in Tel Aviv. (Tarantino presently resides in Israel along with his spouse, Daniella Choose.) “The Final Starlet” largely focuses on Stella’s embattled repute as a Hollywood “sexpot”— nevertheless it depends on Tarantino’s appreciation for her ambition, comedic timing, and wit to say her enduring success.

    THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, 1963
    Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens for ‘The Nutty Professor’

    “As Tarantino stated, within the Sixties, she was the lady reverse Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Glenn Ford,” stated Stevens. (Within the documentary, he recollects getting irritated as a child when Elvis as soon as ruffled his hair.) “However within the ’70s, she by no means performed harmless once more. She was ballsy and bodacious. She was her personal lady. If Stella Stevens was in a TV present, it was about Stella Stevens.”

    Leaning into the revolt of her repute, Stella grew to become a reluctant however highly effective intercourse image. That persona was finally compounded by her progressive politics — and the controversial love scene she filmed with Jim Brown for 1972’s “Slaughter.” Vivica A. Fox unpacks the interracial romance and its influence on popular culture for Stevens’ documentary, emphasizing the unconventional nature of the work Stella selected going ahead. “The Final Starlet” options extra interviews with Stella’s granddaughter Aubrey Stevens, “Basic Hospital” actor Kin Shriner, and appreciators who, like Tarantino, acknowledge Stella’s shine.

    “My fixed lament having been within the enterprise a very long time is that so many individuals at this time don’t have any historic context for it,” Stevens stated. “If persons are on this trade, they owe it to themselves and so they owe it to the artwork to present some credence to the folks and the tales that got here earlier than them.”

    “Stella Stevens: The Final Starlet” continues to be searching for distribution. It would display on the upcoming Dallas Worldwide Movie Competition and the Oxford Movie Competition in Mississippi.



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