Whats the name of the movie where Carol Burnett plays an alcoholic?
Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982 TV movie) Synopsis: “Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice” is a fact-based TV movie starring Carol Burnett and Lloyd Bridges. Burnett plays Beatrice (emphasis on the second syllable: “Be-AT-trice”) who compensates for her shyness and lack of self-respect by drinking heavily. Bridges plays Beatrice’s husband, who tolerates his wife alcoholic intake until he can stand no more. She begins attending Alcoholics Anonymous and cleans up her act. But that’s not the end of the story: Beatrice then sets out to establish a halfway house for other female alcoholics. The domestic scenes between Burnett and Bridges are far more compelling than Burnett’s climactic tiltings with bureaucracy during her efforts to realize her dream. // Also in the cast are Geoffrey Lewis, Conchata Ferrell, Gail Strickland and Fran Ryan. EDIT: I see that wduffey also knows about this movie! I recall its TV debut and remember a lot about it, plus interviews of Carol Burne
