The Lonely Lady (1983)
Synopsis / Plot
Pia Zadora plays Jerilee Randall, a simple schoolgirl living in San Fernando. She dreams of becoming a famous writer. While at a party, she meets the son of a famous screenwriter. The son invites her over to his house; she accepts. They drive away with some other people, and that night, she is assaulted by one of the son's friends with a garden hose. The "friend," played by Ray Liotta, is interrupted in his assault by the screenwriter (named Walter Thornton, and played by Lloyd Bochner), who arrives in time to save her from an even more disgusting fate. Walter's rescue of Jerilee begins a friendship between the two, and before you know it, the two fall in love. They marry. Their marriage falls apart when Jerilee's script rewrites actually improve one of Walter's screenplays and he feels one-upped. Jerilee then goes through affair after sordid affair in her attempt to write her own screenplay and get it produced.
Awards
2004: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst "Drama" in our First 25 Years
1989: Razzie Awards: Worst New Star of the Decade (Zadora). 3 nominations
1983: 6 Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture, Director and Actress (Zadora). 11 Nominations