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1A 2014 American LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek {{Biopic}} directed by Creator/JoeMenendez that follows Creator/BrittanyMurphy's (Creator/AmandaFuller) rise to fame, struggles, and her eventual tragic death.
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3The movie also stars Creator/SherilynFenn, Creator/EricPetersen, Creator/ChloeCrampton, Creator/AdamHagenbuch, Creator/VictoriaBarabas, and Creator/DanSachoff.
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5It aired on Creator/{{Lifetime}} on September 6, 2014.
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9!Tropes for the film:
10* CharacterDeath:
11** Brittany dies in the end from a mix of drugs and pneumonia.
12** Simon Monjack, Brittany's husband, is revealed in the end credits to have died five months later under similar circumstances as his wife.
13* CharacterTitle: The '''Brittany Murphy''' Story.
14* HorribleHollywood: Simon outright says that it was Hollywood that killed his wife, as she was having personal struggles in addition in trying to keep her acting career going.
15* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The ending credits reveals that months after Brittany's death, her husband, Simon, died under similar circumstances.
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