A 2014 American Lifetime Movie of the Week Biopic directed by Joe Menendez that follows Brittany Murphy's (Amanda Fuller) rise to fame, struggles, and her eventual tragic death.
The movie also stars Sherilyn Fenn, Eric Petersen, Chloe Crampton, Adam Hagenbuch, Victoria Barabas, and Dan Sachoff.
It aired on Lifetime on September 6, 2014.
Tropes for the film:
- Character Death:
- Brittany dies in the end from a mix of drugs and pneumonia.
- Simon Monjack, Brittany's husband, is revealed in the end credits to have died five months later under similar circumstances as his wife.
- Character Title: The Brittany Murphy Story.
- Horrible Hollywood: 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.
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: The ending credits reveals that months after Brittany's death, her husband, Simon, died under similar circumstances.
