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		<title>Today Marks The 26th Anniversary Of Bette Midler&#8217;s Movie, Isn&#8217;t She Great</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/01/28/today-marks-the-26th-anniversary-of-bette-midlers-movie-isnt-she-great/">Today Marks The 26th Anniversary Of Bette Midler’s Movie, Isn’t She Great</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Isn't She Great is a 2000 biographical comedy-drama film starring Bette Midler as Jacqueline Susann, the bestselling author best known for her scandalous 1966 novel Valley of the Dolls.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/01/28/today-marks-the-26th-anniversary-of-bette-midlers-movie-isnt-she-great/">Today Marks The 26th Anniversary Of Bette Midler’s Movie, Isn’t She Great</a> first appeared on <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Saturday Matinee: Bette Midler In Isn&#8217;t She Great</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 21:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2025/01/18/saturday-matinee-bette-midler-in-isnt-she-great/">Saturday Matinee: Bette Midler In Isn’t She Great</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>"Isn't She Great" is a 2000 biographical comedy-drama film that presents a fictionalized biography of the life of author Jacqueline Susann, played by Bette Midler.</p>
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		<title>Watching Bette Midler &#038; Isn&#8217;t She Great In A Bad Mood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/11/25/watching-bette-midler-isnt-she-great-in-a-bad-mood/">Watching Bette Midler & Isn’t She Great In A Bad Mood</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>A Jackie Susann biopic with terrible reviews, Isn't She Great delighted me 22 years after its release.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/11/25/watching-bette-midler-isnt-she-great-in-a-bad-mood/">Watching Bette Midler & Isn’t She Great In A Bad Mood</a> first appeared on <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>BetteBack June 2000: Things not known of Bette Midler</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/04/05/betteback-june-2000-things-not-known-of-bette-midler/">BetteBack June 2000: Things not known of Bette Midler</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>The latest film of actress-comedienne Bette, 55, is Isn't She Great? based on the life of Jacqueline Susann, author of the sex and drugs bonkbuster The Valley Of The Dolls.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/04/05/betteback-june-2000-things-not-known-of-bette-midler/">BetteBack June 2000: Things not known of Bette Midler</a> first appeared on <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>BetteBack February 21, 2000: The Original Valley Girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/02/28/betteback-february-21-2000-the-original-valley-girl/">BetteBack February 21, 2000: The Original Valley Girl</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>In many ways Isn't She Great? is a modest film: two main characters, only a handful of sets (principally Central Park, Lindy's and the Mansfield- Susann apartment) and a running time that won't challenge most bladders.</p>
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		<title>BetteBack Feb 12, 2000: Susann Wasn&#8217;t Great And Neither Is The Movie Based On Her Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/02/23/betteback-feb-12-2000-susann-wasnt-great-and-neither-is-the-movie-based-on-her-life/">BetteBack Feb 12, 2000: Susann Wasn’t Great And Neither Is The Movie Based On Her Life</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>JACQUELINE SUSANN, I can only guess, must have KNOWN that she had no talent and was literally all but illiterate. She did, though, have brass. I reviewed her first novel, ``Valley of the Dolls,'' (and dutifully recognized it for the trash it was). As a result, she sent me a Christmas card every year until her death</p>
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		<title>BetteBack January 31, 2000: Isn&#8217;t She Great Fails To Crack Top 10 Opening Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/02/21/betteback-january-31-2000-isnt-she-great-fails-to-crack-top-10-opening-weekend/">BetteBack January 31, 2000: Isn’t She Great Fails To Crack Top 10 Opening Weekend</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>competition from the Super Bowl, icy weather, and a lack of big premieres made for a lackluster weekend, according to estimates Sunday. "Eye of the Beholder," starring Ashley Judd, sold $6.2 million in tickets. In its first weekend, the Bette Midler film "Isn't She Great" failed to crack the top 10.</p>
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		<title>Video: Isn&#8217;t She Great (2000) &#8211; Starring Bette Midler &#038; Nathan Lane</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 15:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2018/05/25/video-isnt-she-great-2000-starring-bette-midler-nathan-lane/">Video: Isn’t She Great (2000) – Starring Bette Midler & Nathan Lane</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Mister D: This might be a little frustrating to watch. The sound doesn&#8217;t kick in until about the 2 minute mark and then there were some sound issues throughout the&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Bette Midler &#8211; I&#8217;m Sorry &#8211; Kiss My Brass &#8211; 2004</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 18:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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