anybody watch Gray Gardens on tcm?

bewise · ‎06-10-2010

How can two people live the way they did.Horrible conditions they both needed to be in a assisted home.I am surprised the neighbors did;nt complain,that was in the hamptons.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

i'm not because I've seen it a couple of times already. That was enough.

CANDLEQUEEN · ‎03-09-2010

I saw it before as well. It is very depressing to me thinking that two grown women actaully lived like that......Drew Barrymore did a great job in it though.

Trix · ‎03-16-2010

TCM shows the documentary of the Bouvier ladies. There is a dramatized version starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. I believe it's from about 10 years ago and is an HBO production.

IlliniGirl88 · ‎06-20-2010

@bewise - I've seen it before and quite honestly, it's disturbing. I don't like any of the "hoarding" shows and this was probably the first. I can't imagine the clutter in one's mind to live such a cluttered life. It's a sad documentary to watch. The home and grounds could have been beautiful.

PilatesLover · ‎08-20-2014

I missed it. It is disturbing, but it's also so bizarre that I just have to watch it.

silkyk · ‎03-03-2011

I LOVED both movies...the Maysles documentary and the Hollywood version (Drew was WONDERFUL in this movie!). Looks just like my place.....lol....just kiddin'.....or am I ?

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

i agree that it is just so disturbing, but you HAVE to watch.

if you liked the gray gardens documentary you may want to watch the documentary THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES. i also watched that a couple of times.

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silkyk · ‎03-03-2011

@sunshine45 wrote:
i agree that it is just so disturbing, but you HAVE to watch.
if you liked the gray gardens documentary you may want to watch the documentary THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES. i also watched that a couple of times.

Thanks for the movie tip. I see it's on my Netflix so my evening viewing for tonight is planned. Looks good. Thanks again Sunshine45!

sunshine 919 · ‎12-22-2013

@bewise wrote:
How can two people live the way they did.Horrible conditions they both needed to be in a assisted home.I am surprised the neighbors did;nt complain,that was in the hamptons.

I have seen the original on TCM and I believe there was some mental illness involved. It was very sad. I know Jacqueline Kennedy tried to help by getting everything cleaned up. It was kind of like watching horders. Very very sad. I also saw the movie with Drew Barrymore she was amazing in it.