Review of Butterfly (1982) by Jack K — 17 Apr 2009

The most fun you can legally have watching a movie!

This review of Butterfly (1982) was written by Jack K on 17 Apr 2009.

Butterfly has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Bill T (1,098) on 08 Oct 2013

Pia Zadora's debut! Ahhhhh this was pretty good, in terms of tawdry potboilers go. Zadora gets all the best lines here…

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By Joseph B (617) on 16 Feb 2009

Another great unintentional yuck fest with the real yucks triggered by Orson Welles and Ed Mc Mahon…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 20 Oct 2008

A cinematic oddity -- Zadora won a Golden Globe and TWO Razzies for the SAME role --- Butterfly is entertaining for all the wrong reasons…

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By Denise G (213) on 13 Sep 2010

It's one of those kind of movies when ur like maybe I shouldn't be watching this, lol. It's Ok. Just wierd…

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By Dave R (1,620) on 01 Mar 2012

I thought i'd give this a try because it's based on a book written by a noir legend, james m…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 15 May 2015

Campy infamous bad movie holds the attention due to its awfulness, and Pia Zadora playing 'dramatic' scenes with Orson Welles is nothing to sneeze at…

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By Denise A (572) on 22 Jul 2012

It's one of those kind of movies when ur like maybe I shouldn't be watching this, lol. It's Ok. Just wierd…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 13 Apr 2016

Its no wonder this movie stole the awards back in 1982…

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By Dorothy H (145) on 25 Feb 2016

I liked this movie and thought it was very well acted by pia Isadora and Stacy Keach as well as all of the others in the movie…

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