The straight-forward telling of the lurid tale of the rise to fame and murder of real-life Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten, played by Mariel Hemingway. Dorothy Stratten will be America's dream girl, the Playmate of the Year. But the camera snapping her beauty doesn't capture the whole story. Out of view is Paul Snider, the man who steered Dorothy to stardom...and finally killed her.
