What a Waste! Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Beals Drama Buried in August

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They were both well known movie stars from E.T. and Flashdance. 2000 Malibu Road was not put on the fall lineup, or a reasonable midseason replacement like January or even March. Instead 2000 Malibu Road was burned off in August 1992 and never made it past 6 episodes.

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Part 2 of this Drew Barrymore documentary dives in to her childhood and youth after being emancipated from her mother Jaid Barrymore at 15. The continued struggle in the relationship with her father, John Drew Barrymore, and most importantly, the battle and struggles to find herself.

Starting with success of her tell all book "Little Girl Lost", her both shocking and heart warming adolescent interviews, and her re-emergence into Hollywood.

Then exploring Drew's first marriage and divorce, the wild antics she carried into her 20s, the provocative roles that helped get her back on the big screen, and her coming to terms with the bottomless empty shell that was her father...

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☆ Intro/Recap : 00:00:25
☆ Father Knows Best : 00:05:30
☆ Poison Ivy : 00:13:18
☆ Drew-dity Sells : 00:24:30
☆ 2000 Malibu Road : 00:42:05
☆ B-Movies & TV : 01:00:37
☆ Mulholland Dr. : 01:18:13
☆ Doppelganger : 01:32:48
☆ Party Time Excellent : 01:50:38
☆ Wedding Acrimony : 02:02:39
☆ Circle of Truth : 02:24:47

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Yet another Aaron Spelling primetime soap opera, '2000 Malibu Road' (1992) had four women living together in a beach house. In the first episode a dead body floats up and Lisa Hartman is under suspicion. Just one of several story threads that remained unresolved when the show ended after six episodes. The sultry theme is by James Newton Howard.

Jennifer Beals appeared in the CBS prime time soap opera "2000 Malibu Road" in the summer of 1992, It lasted only six episodes and left several unresolved cliffhangers. Here is a rare promo of this short-lived series.