At one time about Pamela Anderson - a sex symbol of America, and the whole world - did not speak only lazy, so shooting a mini-series about her was certainly a matter of time. The dramatic plot covers the hottest period of the actress’s life, when she starred in the Malibu Rescue, experienced an expressive relationship with Tommy Lee and was involved in a toxic scandal with their home video.
Around the consequences of the last paragraph, the plot is mainly built. The amazing reincarnation of actress Lily James in Pamela Anderson is admirable, but it is rather the merit of the make-up artists who worked for fame, since Lily James herself, although she looked generally convincing, but at the same time nothing truly worthy (well, you know what) was not remembered. Much more delighted to me was the performance of Sebastian Stan, who completely immersed himself in the role of a daring drummer with a dubious reputation. To follow his actions, his facial expressions and his development in general, despite frequent episodes of disgust for the image itself, was a pleasure. Hell, what's it worth just the second series with its sheer madness? The worthy came out the nominee for the Emmy, although without statuettes.
8 out of 10
I watched the show a few days ago and it still keeps me going. So much so that I always want to look at it Oedits, to somehow again plunge into its atmosphere, read articles and eventually decided to write a review here for the first time in my life.
Everything is beautiful in the series: the plot (you know how it will end, and nevertheless you follow each turn in tension), the music, the picture - everything!
The series is so immersed in the atmosphere of the mid-90s of America that you at the very beginning begin to feel like a spy for the lives of Pam and Tommy.
Pam and Tommy deserve a standing ovation. The shock that I felt when I saw a photo of the actors in the images (a separate low bow to the team that collected them) increased dramatically when I saw their performance. I believed them in everything: in their love and trepidation for each other, in their pain and fear.
I would never have thought that the gentle Lily James could be such a sex bomb and a detachment, and Sebastian Stan would be like a rock musician.
And if, from the middle of the series to the end, you want to cry from resentment for the main characters, for their disgraced and twisted happiness for everyone to show, then at the beginning you just sit and smile with a stupid smile: the relationship between Pam and Tommy in the series is the embodiment of crazy youth, love and mad passion.
You want them to be happy, but you already know that it will end badly.
The only thing that bothers and does not give the series the highest ball is the lack of consent of the most important participant in the scandal Pam.
It is impossible to imagine how hard it is for her that her old wounds have been opened and discussed again.
Then her personal happiness was recognized in the public domain, and now she again seems not to be the mistress of her history, and can not stop her spreading online.
But on the other hand, I think it's a show like, I'm not afraid of that word, ' whitewashed' its reputation.
Ever since I was a teenager, I remember that in TV shows Pam always exhibited some kind of a bit of a blonde with breasts & #39;. And because of this ingrained role, they always talked with irony about her other endeavors. This image remained in my head until I saw this series.
Here she is shown as such a gentle and very strong woman who struggled to fight for her quiet life. She dreamed of happiness in marriage, motherhood, built a career, and most importantly - loved. What a joke they played with her.
I didn’t know the details of this scandal before. I knew the video was shared, but by whom and how, no, and I didn't go into it. But now, realizing the scale and brutality of this scandal, it becomes unbearably offensive for what they had to endure.
In general, you need to watch the series, only carefully - at the beginning of their crazy love, passion and bright life, you may feel the inferiority of your own life, and then it will be hard to watch from a sense of injustice.
And throughout the film, there is a danger of falling in love with Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee or Lily as Pam.
Immerse yourself in the world of Hollywood brilliance with one of the brightest couples of the 90s
Pamela Anderson is the star of the series “Rescuers Malibu”, model Playboy and drummer of the glam metal band M?tley Cr?e – Tommy Lee. In the 90s, this couple did not go off the pages of the press, but the most important scandal was home sex videos, distributed throughout the era of the Internet.
The uncouth story of one of the most popular Hollywood couples of that time.
At the beginning of the series, Pamela talks about how she was tired of the bad guys, if only she was a simple boring accountant. The same evening, Tommy Lee (clearly not an accountant) approaches the girl, the daring, brazen, persistent drummer of one of the most popular bands of the 80s. A few days later, they married on the shores of Cancun. Their marriage was short-lived, but bright and sparkling, leaving behind history.
At that time, Pamela dreamed of getting rid of the image of the sex symbol of the 90s, and Tommy was going through hard times, because grunge came to replace glam rock at the head of Kurt Cobain. They came together, forming an interesting, brave and loving couple. They were together and supported each other in difficult times, entertained and dreamed of having children. They recorded the tape when they were on their honeymoon, just for themselves, leaving it as a personal memory.
This tape was stolen, and the pornographic video of the newlyweds spread throughout the country (and then around the world).
On Pamela, this story was not reflected in the best way, the stigma of an erotic model was fixed for her and the studio denied her good roles. The actress did not participate in the creation of this series.
The series is like a study of the porn industry, public opinion and Hollywood reputation. Heroes are alive, conscious. The actors are simply brilliant: Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen, all of them incredibly and accurately woven into this picture.
Lily James is brilliant. Lily has grown into the image of the heroine (and not only because of the amazing makeup), movement, manner, the very character. She passed the heroine completely, maximum, there is no doubt in the series before you Pamela herself.
Sebastian Stan. Honestly, I don’t remember any other roles with him, but he deserves attention for this role. With rabid charisma and uncontrollable energy, his hero bursts onto screens or monitors, perfectly conveying the image and character of the rocker. He's so alive.
Seth Rogen. His character has mixed feelings, he's an ordinary guy working, far from Hollywood (despite living there). His hero is karma, but what does that mean in the story?
Karma for yourself or karma for someone else?
A well-told Hollywood story is not new, the series is built on an article by Rolling Stone magazine, which conducted a kind of investigation into the theft of home video and further distribution.
I hope this series does not escape the Golden Globes.
8 out of 10
Pam and Tommy are the brightest couple in Hollywood at the center of a terrible scandal
February 2 on the streaming service Hulu ("And everywhere smoldering fires", "The Handmaid's Tale", "The Great" etc.) released a series about the relationship of the drummer of the rock band Mötley Crèe Tommy Lee and the stars of "Balibu Rescue" Pamela Anderson, whose private life became public after stealing home film.
Sold on cassettes, and subsequently leaked to the network home video almost destroyed their marriage. Pamela, who wanted to move away from the image of a sexy blonde, was not perceived differently. Refusals fell one by one, as a result of which she remained for many an actress of the same role and a sex idol of the 90s.
But the saddest thing is that due to the increased attention of the paparazzi and the experiences associated with this scandal, the couple rubbed the child. It is not surprising that Anderson was against the release of this project, but could not influence the filming process.
Like almost twenty years ago, the actress was again simply deprived of the rights to her personal life, and even though the creators released Pam and Tommy not to dig into the dirty underwear of the brightest stars of the 90s, but with a fairly correct and obvious message “Celebrities are also people who feel pain, love, happiness, disappointment.” They are us, yet they involuntarily confirm the words uttered by Pamela in one of the series (and what, I suggest you know for yourself).
Unlike his ex-wife (the couple separated, but at 98). Lee was initially positive, and even communicated with the lead actor Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier from Marvel), noting that judging by what Stan told him “it’s a very beautiful story,” and I damn agree with him.
In addition, the series finally puts all the dots, because for many years, many were sure that Pamela and Tommy themselves leaked their home video for the sake of PR.
The series takes place in the mid-1990s. Handyman Rand Gaultier is hired to make repairs in the house of the controversial drummer M?tley Cr?e Tommy Lee, not so long ago married to the star of the popular series Pamela Anderson. Remaining dissatisfied with the work done, Lee fired the brigade, not only without paying Gauthier a penny, but also confiscating his tools. In retaliation, an angry carpenter kidnaps Tommy’s safe from the garage, in which he soon finds an ill-fated cassette, and decides to make money from leaking an intimate video, using his connections in the porn industry.
In parallel, the creators of the series show the love story of one of the brightest couples in Hollywood of the time, starting with their stormy acquaintance at a nightclub party (after 96 hours, Pam and Tommy got married), ending with a crisis in the relationship of lovers, which may not have happened without receiving the video so wide publicity. Their love literally permeates the whole story: you feel like Tomi and Pam are crazy about each other, you understand what this relationship means to them, which makes you more acute about the situation with the stolen film, which, of course, is a plus for the project from Hulu.
Sebastian Stan, who played Tommy Lee and Lily James, who got the role of Pamela Anderson, seemed to come straight from the pages of the tabloids of the 90s.
For the role of Pamela, the actress had to wear a wig, forehead lining, false eyebrows, teeth, chest and wear blue contact lenses. Stan had to make keratin, dye his hair black, wear brown lenses, nose rings, pads on nipples, and a fake animatronic penis, not to mention tattoos. But the result was definitely worth it. Their similarity to the real Pamela and Tomi is striking.
Pam and Tommy is the story of a beautiful, passionate and insanely sincere love that unfortunately fell into the mud. I definitely recommend watching. I personally fell in love with this series.
Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee are very famous and popular personalities in the world of pop culture, music and entertainment. I think a lot of people knew that between the former star 'Playboy' and actress Pamela Anderson and the drummer of the legendary rock band Motley Crèe was not only an affair. Hasty and short-lived marriage with drummer Motley Crée crowned for the star 'Playboy' the birth of two children, domestic violence and the release of a domestic sex video.
Pamela and Tommy ended up at the same party - and just couldn't help but notice each other. She is the star of the popular TV series ' Malibu Rescue' and a sex symbol of millions, he is the drummer of the rock band Métley Crée. Sooner or later, the two brightest stars of the 1990s were set to meet. And so it turned out: on the eve of the new year, 1995, Lee, noticing Anderson at the club, came up and just licked her face. Pam gave her number to a cool, cute guy & #39, and after a couple of days and an infinite number of calls, he flew to her in Cancun.
It happened quickly. 4 days together and they are married. Cancun Beach, Pamela's white swimsuit, honeymoon in Mexico Then they shot the ill-fated video, which was supposed to be only a secret testimony of their love.
First, I will tell you about the actors who played the main roles, Lily James and Sebastian Stan, they absolutely do not recognize on the screen, according to Lily James, during the filming of the film, she did not see herself, as the preparation process took 4 hours, including makeup, and false lips and chest, and eyelashes. Sebastian Stan also had to work hard to prepare for this role, and he had very revealing scenes in the film.
But the instigator of all this is a repair worker and a simple hard worker named Rand (played by Seth Rogen), who stole a home videotape from the newlyweds' mansion while undergoing renovations at their house, and decided to blackmail Pam and Tommy.
I think there’s room to distinguish between 2 different things: the first is Pamela Anderson’s consent to star in 'Playboy' and to showcase her body to the world, the second is personal property that should not have been leaked to the public (and at that time the Internet was not yet as popular and developed, so videotapes were sold out). Therefore, it was a crime and a violation of both moral and private rights.
It is noteworthy that in the series Pamela and Tommy were not shown those bad and spoiled media personalities who decided to cash in and gain even more popularity due to their home video, and who care nothing, but on the contrary, the director showed their characters a little dramatic, a little emotional, even ordinary people who wanted simple happiness. One scene between Tommy and Rand pointed to the fact that Pamela was very much influenced by this scandalous story, Tommy asked why Pamela was guilty and why she had to endure all this.
'Pam and Tommy' is an interesting series featuring a small segment from the lives of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, and also talks about moral and moral values.
The most important advantage is that throughout the series there is no desire to rewind. The story and the picture in general hold. Actors playing Pamela and Tommy perfectly embodied in the role. That's good. Hip-hip hooray! Twice. The rest of the ensemble of actors is not impressive, but not particularly annoying. The atmosphere of that time was transmitted reliably. A remix of the sound dialap modem from the soundtrack added to the favorites. Too bad the OST didn't include Motley Crewe's hits. Modest attempts to twist the topic of feminism into the plot are not particularly stressful. And a little funny to believe that Anderson ' sort of innocent girl'. Cute and fluffy and all such an actress, but she was not allowed to open up. But it's all small things.
The worst part is the way Tommy is shown in the first episode and how positive he is. This is where the writers got screwed up. It would be possible to beat the situation one or two times in a non-contradictory way.
P.S. The film ' Dirt' must be viewed by those who have not seen and for whom Kickstart My Heart means something.
P.S.2 Although the image and tattoos of the main characters were copied thoroughly, I did not understand about the spots (as if bruises) on Pam’s left shoulder.
I think many will agree that leaking a video or photo of explicit content with a particular celebrity in our time will not surprise anyone. Moreover, at a time when videos and photos of an intimate nature are really stolen by hackers, many stars themselves post such content on the Internet or do it against the background of a “fictitious” hack and leak, which they stand for themselves. In fact, it is this adult content that sustains its popularity. However, it was not always so about one of the first phenomena of this kind and decided to tell in his series Robert Siegel.
The plot of this series develops around carpenter Rand Gaultier, who works in the house of the infamous rocker Tommy Lee. When Tommy finds himself dissatisfied with his work, throws Rand outside and refuses to pay, Rand decides to break into Tommy Lee's house and steal the safe. Soon, he discovers not only money and weapons in the safe, but also a video tape that captures the making of love between Tommy Lee and his wife, famous actress and model Pamella Anderson. Wanting to make money on the find, he begins to sell and distribute this video on the Internet. Not knowing what the consequences are.
Definitely, the authors of this tape took on a very complex topic, which, contrary to expectations, Siegel managed to adequately tell and reveal on the screen. Moreover, the script can definitely be called the main advantage of this mini-series. The creators of the series acted smartly that they did not limit the story around only one star couple and approached the story with an enviable volume and scale. In fact, telling the story of Rand Gaultier himself, who unwittingly opened the “pandora’s box” and pushed the public one step further in erasing the notions between public and private celebrities. When previously covered in the media as voyeurs or simply decided by leaking videos to support the popularity of Tommy and Pamella appear dramatic and perhaps even tragic characters. Not just showing how what happened ruined, not saved, their careers, but how it ruined their marriage, and perhaps themselves. This approach made it possible to see in the main characters the same ordinary people with the same set of advantages and disadvantages, successes and problems as each of us.
Of course, the first series shot by Craig Gilespie set the series a hooligan tone with an abundance of kitsch, author’s avant-garde and dynamic narrative. However, as the series approached its logical conclusion, Siegel began to inject more indie drama into the series, as well as heavy and sad themes, which made the series much more mature and, in my opinion, more interesting. In fact, it began as a kind of nihilistic comedy, but transformed into a mature product about the current topics of sexual objectification, violation of personal space and the concept of personal life and simply human nature as such.
Definitely one of the main advantages of the series is the excellent acting duet of Lily James and Sebastian Stan. As mentioned above, the first series turned out to be quite kitschy and this is reflected in the game of actors, which begins to be perceived as frivolous, comic and perhaps even parody. However, at the same time as the series becomes more mature, the actors managed to pleasantly surprise me, completely dissolve in their characters, reveal them from an unexpected side and bribe with a really impressive game. Especially the latter can be said about Lily James, who completely compensated for her dissimilarity with her play.
8 out of 10
Pam and Tommy is not just a reproduction of the events associated with the distribution of one of the first and most scandalous home videos involving celebrities in history, but also a deep dive into the behind-the-scenes lives of all the main participants in the events and the study of the society of the time. The authors of this series demonstrated Pamela and Tommy not as voyeurs or simply decided to support the popularity of celebrities who served them in the media all these years, but as dramatic and even tragic characters. Just like their video, which is served not by an ordinary pornographic film, but something more intimate and personal, which forever erased the boundaries between the personal and the public. Very brave and definitely interesting show, which is worth spending your precious time on.
The characters of the series - Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee - literally left the pages of the yellow press: in the 1990s, their every step was under the sight of cameras. The top model of Playboy and the drummer of the most popular rock band on the planet gave enough reasons to get into the headlines, but one of them turned into a large-scale media scandal.
In 2014, Rolling Stone released an investigation into the most notorious leak of home sex videos in history. An article about the relationship of the main star couple of America at that time and how their intimate recording turned out to be online, and became the basis of the series: Craig Gillespie - honor and praise to him - almost literally transferred the narrative to the screen.
The story is not exclusive, if desired, you could get acquainted with it long before the release of the project on Hulu, so the main finds of Pam and Tommy are Pam and Tommy themselves, or rather the actors who performed them. Lily James apparently cracked the code of the real “Savior of Malibu” – they can not be distinguished. Lily not only looks like Pamela, but also sounds just like her. From the humble British Cinderella left no trace! Sebastian Stan also brilliantly conveyed the image of the obtuse musician Motley Crue (please see the film “The Dirt” in 2019 about the history of the band) – I did not expect from him such a total reincarnation.
However, with the apparent artificiality of their prototypes, the actors managed to portray them as vulnerable people who found themselves in an unprecedented situation when the period of publication of home video unsuccessfully coincided with the era of the birth of the Internet. The record flew around the world and caused fatal damage not only to the marriage of the heroes, but also to the mental health of Pamela.
The actress is still depressed and therefore was very saddened by the news of the launch of the project, where they again discussed her private life. Critics and journalists, by the way, doubt the ethics of creating "Pam and Tommy", although they highly appreciated the series itself. Showrunners emphasize that, on the contrary, they sought to support Pamela and help her survive the past. Controversial, but very interesting.
The scandalous story of a couple in love with very famous (not only in the United States) young people about a home video that they shot during the honeymoon with explicit sexual scenes, and which was stolen and fell into the hands of porn dealers. Tommy and Pamela’s intimate scenes were not only discovered in the United States but all over the world. The series tells about how this videotape affected the personal lives of Pamela, Tommy and the kidnapper. If the life of lovers is shown on the basis of true events, then the life of the kidnapper is largely invented. I can't say it's a high quality film, but it's worth exploring the story that entertained America in the 1990s.
So, set in the 90s in America, the two main characters lead a hedonistic lifestyle.
Pam - starred in the "Rescuers Malibu", along the way dreams of roles in a big movie and settle down, raise children, swim in the pool and enjoy life.
Tommy is a member of a famous group, which was at the peak of popularity in the 80s, at the moment burns his life in parties and a dream of old days.
Here comes the moment when two lonely hearts meet and they have a romance that will change their lives forever.
Also the acting hero in the series is Randy Gauthier performed by Seth Rogen and brilliantly copes with his role, his hero comes from the working class, a carpenter by education, is fond of esotericism and watching cable television, and he will play a very important role in the lives of two stars.
Conclusion: In my opinion, the series went unnoticed, and this is very in vain. It really is a diamond among many released recently. It is interesting to follow the developments with each new series, all filmed at the highest level. Definitely at the end of the year will enter the Top of the best series and I hope the leading actors and creators will get awards.
The first merged network of home video celebrities
The uncomplicated story of the sensational scandal, the home video of Pamela Anderson and Stan Lee was leaked to the network.
It is difficult to imagine what interesting we will show in the series about a long-forgotten incident, but surprisingly from the first minute you plunge into the world of Hollywood and the problems of popular people.
It’s like we’re opening the veil of mystery and glimpsing into the innermost family life of the rich and famous. Judging by the rating of the reality show with the Kardashian sisters, the audience is showing incredible interest in this.
This series makes it clear that they are the same people with experiences and this event is not planned for the sake of PR and greatly affected their lives.
You begin to feel empathy and understand the shortcomings of publicity: a small prank turns into a scandal with the courts and lawyers, although they wanted a completely different, calm and family life.
It was interesting to see how their relationship developed. This is a whirlpool of events: once met at a party at the Sanctuary club, they fall in love, strike up a stormy, romantic relationship, followed by the decision to marry after 4 days of dating. It seems completely different people, but so harmoniously complement each other and it causes only envy of their passionate love.
Seth Rogen adds to the comics of the series. He is an ordinary hard worker, named Rand, who lives an ordinary life, clearly not happy to work for the capricious rock old, who is constantly unhappy with the work done and decides not to pay the team of workers who tried so hard to please him. This misdemeanor is followed by revenge from Rand, who steals the safe in which the ill-fated tape is stored.
The incredible transformation of actress Lily James into Pamela. At first glance, they are not at all similar, but in the series, you have no doubt that this is Pamela Anderson with her characteristic manner of speech and even voice. The actress coped with her task and plunged into the role with full dedication.
Sebastian Stan also does not lag behind, and in addition to reincarnation, adopted all the audacity and recklessness of Stan Lee, so watching this tandem is a pleasure, between the actors clearly feel the chemistry, which is visible even during a joint interview.
The series is purely entertaining, but I’ve got empathy and understanding for the characters, as hardly anyone wants their personal videos to be seen by millions of people across the country. The creators clearly wanted to elicit empathy from the audience, especially to Pamela, who was subjected to slat shaming by the media and the public: everyone was sure that the girl who starred in a swimsuit and posed for Playboy, exactly posted provocative video intentionally for PR, and that she has no right to prohibit the distribution of this content de jure.
I love stories like that.
The series tells about the short period of marriage Tommy Lee and Pamella Anderson after the leak of their “home video”.
Makeup artists changed the appearance of Lily James beyond recognition. But not only does this play into the hands of the plot of an interesting series. But the fact that Lily's game itself is commendable. To convey the short-sightedness of a famous blonde (especially in terms of legal issues), who was not lucky with men, but was lucky with children she had from bullies in life. The universe sees everything.
Who is Tommy Lee. Sebastian Stan joined the role of rock drummer M?tley Cr?e, whose lifestyle speaks of a man prone to self-destruction. And the funny thing is, he doesn't see it. If Pamella is by nature beautiful, but not distant, then Tommy simply does not see his closeness, and others despise for their “allegedly” wretchedness. That's why a couple are worth each other. But in the end, despite losing her first child a month before the film went missing, Pamella will still get the cherished corner of happiness she meditated on. She had to think before marrying a rock star. After the video leak (no matter how hard I tried to fix it and sue Ingli) Tommy fell into the abyss, not deliberately pulling Pam with him. The universe sees everything.
We also see the third side of this story. The hero of Seth Rogen did not achieve career heights and did not have enough enthusiasm and natural charm. But despite this, he worked well as a carpenter. Why did he deserve such ingratitude from the employer, who made a name for himself, but could not control himself before others? Become a rock star, so respect not only your bandmates, but the middle class. The universe sees everything.
I also liked Milton Owen Ingli, performed by Nick Oferman. To contemplate an actor, and even in the role of a former porn actor, and in the series he is also a director is a pleasure. His hero, having received the cherished film from a friend, will not remain unanswered. However, if you think about it, he was the discoverer of all this happiness that people copied and transmitted via VHS-cams through acquaintances.
Also remembered was Lawrence Brown, who played the role of Lonnie, who, like Rando Gauthier, had his wings cut off.
All the rest: Craig Gillespie put the first three series, and the script for them was written by Rob Siegel. The sixth series was directed by Hannah Fidel. Through interrogations, we plunge into the not so carefree past of Pam Anderson and in flashbacks, we eventually realize that her career completely depended not only on the chief editor of Playboy. Endowed in her youth with some rudiments of memory, she was able to get into the modeling business, no matter what. In the sixth episode, you understand the heroine much more than the notorious bully Tommy Lee, behind whom the bad reputation stretched, in fact, because of which all the fuss happened. In the series, nothing multiplied and of course, I want to believe that the live Tommy Lee, spoke with his phallus Service Hulu showed the series from the studio of Seth Rogen, and his old friends James and Dave Franco acted as producers of the project. Operator Paula Huydobro whose work you could enjoy in "The Child of Deaf Parents".
Impressions: an interesting series, telling about a separate segment of the life of Pamella Andesron, Tommy Lee and their misadventures. Karma caught up with them. And Pamella didn't have to be a rock star, but a simple accountant. But karma has caught up with them.