Grey Gardens (2009) - scene comparisons

Comparisons between scenes from the movie Grey Gardens (2009) and the doc Grey Gardens (1975) about the lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale.
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[@geographicoddity9444]

I have a new-found respect for Drew Barrymore’s acting ability. Impressive

[@marieantoinettescake9513]

Agree 100℅👍

[@millennialfalcon8958]

She fought so hard to land the audition, they didn't think she had the chutzpah but by Christ did she ever. Best performance of her career.

[@michelinelalonde2217]

@@millennialfalcon8958 Do you know who else they were considering? I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job!

[@joeldailo]

She does it like an echoe.

[@kconrad5893]

Um not really lol. Drew Barrymore is cute and perky and good for comedic fluff but she’s not a very good actress. She’s too soft. This is like someone doing a poor impression of Little Edie. Little Edie had more of an edge and was more feisty. I think Allison Janney would have been perfect for the role.

[@Caeljharden]

Drew Barrymore is a fvcking treasure. I mean she nailed the sh!t outta this role. The pronunciation, the accent, the inflection of the voice, the mannerisms, etc. Amazing

[@user-ir8mf7km6w]

meh. She was OK -7 out of 10. Jinx Monsoon is a 10 out of 10

[@ElizabethT45]

Drew won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV film, and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Miniseries or TV film. The SAG award is impressive because that's her peers saying yes, she was the best this whole year.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@user-ir8mf7km6w 🙄🤨

[@jhhone]

Jessica Lange is always reliable but Drew Barrymore was a revelation!

[@chewie2055]

jhhone She does a very good Lawng Guyland accent.....she got practice when she did the Amy Fisher...Joey Buttafucco movie

[@MarySammons10]

Princess Chewie you know in the documentary there were times I thought Little Edie sounded a lot like Jackie. Just not as breathy.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@chewie2055 that's not the same diction as little edie

[@rhomo]

She did an amazing job!

[@CekaDStar]

Little Edie should of been a fashion designer or editor instead of trying to become an actor. She definitely had an eye for fashion

[@fredriklarsson9415]

Hahahaha! Are you kidding me!? xD

[@delete--5563]

No let people be. 😊.

[@thevampirecielphantomhive2342]

@@fredriklarsson9415 she dressed always nice despite being dirt poor

[@valentinomiller6251]

"Should HAVE" not "of" ugh

[@legallycritter4984]

@@delete--5563 not this sjw crap

[@marley92282]

I hate when the mother says she’s lived alone for 30 years... as if she doesn’t even view Little Edie as a person, but instead as an extension of herself. Just awful.

[@amc5936]

if you watch the original documentary she would mention little eddie getting married then fallow that up with how it would leave her alone

[@isabellavalencia8026]

Terrible mother

[@andreabeornsen6583]

Amazing the way they are both practically word for word. I'm so glad they did the documentary justice. I loved Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange in this. Very well done and a great tribute to Little Edie and Big Edie.

[@libertygiveme1987]

Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange were just BRILLIANT in this 'Documentary,' just BRILLIANT!!!!

[@MarySammons10]

It’s almost eerie how spot on they are and how much the house looks like the real thing. Like many have said the house is a character in itself.

[@TheChoralist]

Queen Jessica Lange in that scene of her singing is spot on !!! Wonderful she must’ve studied every mannerism every note every movement for days !!

[@allie7917]

How the heck did she do THAT?❤😻😻❤

[@jlasf]

They must have had playback on the set. It's line for line perfect. Amazing.

[@marshroanoke]

I love how actors like Jessica and Drew are able to take dialogue from an existing documentary and heighten the emotion in a way that only an actor can do.

[@timothyoneto730]

UNBELIEVABLE!! Drew deserved an OSCAR! As did Jessica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@christoddur]

at the time, this was a television movie and not eligible for the Oscar. Drew did win the Golden Globe for her performance, and Jessica won the Emmy. Had this been released 10 years later, the two actresses WOULD have been eligible for an Oscar IF the film would have had a limited release in theaters in Los Angeles. Rules have now allowed movies from streaming services like Netflix to be nominated for the Oscar instead of regulating them as a television movie only eligible for the Emmy. My guess is that both Lange and Barrymore would have been nominated.

[@Setana815]

@@christoddur At first the project was expected to release on big screens but unfortunately they couldn't the find the distributors.

[@kevinlange4144]

This one of the best tv movies ever made, having seen the documentary before the movie was made, you can just see how much time, effort and dedication has gone into the movie. One of my personal favourites. Jessica Lange is amazing. Drew got a lot of bad comments BEFORE the movie was made. They all ate their words when it was screened. Love this movie do much.

[@asirf.3634]

I always feel sad when i watch the documentary, little edie had so much potential. But it shows her loyalty to her mother, she was a good daughter to her mother.

[@misled1982]

When Jessica Lange sings...you can't even tell them apart! it was done almost identical!

[@BreezerBeej]

I just finished watching the movie after having watched the original doc a couple weeks ago. This is one of a Drew’s finest performances. I thought both the doc and movie were extraordinary, the same I feel about this comparison. Excellent KZbin video, and I’m so delighted that I stumbled across it.

[@JamesSmith-vk2ky]

Little Edie was a staunch character!!

[@Maloveciri]

I was really surprised when she took that role. Not as an actor - I knew she could do that - but to transform such a signature voice as her own into an equally recognizable one. Drew nailed this.

[@benniemirabal6056]

I never knew Drew Barrymore had such range as an actress 😳 I see her now as a with new eyes and a huge amount of respect for her talent.

[@aeonjoey3d]

Same! Wow

[@Madmen604]

They were brilliant in this picture!

[@PaoloNYC]

I adore Drew Barrymore as an actress and a person. She was a dynamo in this role and did Little Edie great justice. Love them both!

[@enobywei1357]

Oh my gosh the movie did such such an amazing job of replicating the real life figures.

[@norarazaai]

Drew & Jessica deserved EVERY nomination & wins for their roles here. Just ssssso AMAZING! (2020, in lockdown & STILL here)

[@Valkonnen]

Some of the very best prosthetic makeup EVER done. They are both covered in Prosthetics , Dentures and realistic wigs and it goes completely unnoticed. A perfect film!

[@joshp8640]

Amazing performances by Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, too bad it was released as a tv movie because they deserved an Oscar each.

[@garrettbays6942]

The problem is, if they had made it for theaters, any producers, or studio executives, would have probably wanted there to be a huge fictional plot, and explanation of why the Beales lived so shabbily. It would have been more of a work of fiction, rather than some minor changes in facts like this film did.

[@blueredbullbabyohyeah3179]

The scenes were spot on from the documentary, everyone looked just like the way they were pictured and were in the documentary. This movie took that documentary and these two fascinating women’s lives in with such love and care. They truly did the documentary and both edies proud I think.

[@camillechallis3335]

That was incredible...it makes me sad and happy at the same time. The renovation of the house is spectacular! It's somehow comforting to know that Gray Gardens lives on in a pristine "outfit for the day".

[@geminidreamatl26]

Jessica Lange is one of my all time favorite actors. Both she and Drew were both nominated for Best actress at the Emmy's and sadly, Jessica won over Drew which I think was a HUGE mistake.

[@kkittycatkat1990]

Sad they competed against each other as they were both Brilliant! Truthfully Drew made lil Edie come alive. It was as if she had lil Edie's spirit inside of her. Just amazing. I agree, she should have won.

[@kimporter1744]

Very well done by both actresses! But Drew ....WOW! Great job!!

[@TylerMusicBoi]

Drew Barrymore absolutely inherited her family’s acting chops and probably had a better advantage than they did. Incredible. She’s definitely one of the greatest actresses of the last 40 years or so.

[@memelc5655]

Drew nailed this character !! Best part she ever played! Jessica Lange has never been so perfect. 🤩🤩🤩

[@jacquelinehorton9983]

Magnificent. I really have a soft spot for little Edie'. The acting was spot on with both Drew and Jessica. I know big Edie' and little Edie' would have no quarms about a film being made of them both. Bless them.

[@loldidyoureally3246]

I felt so bad for Little Edie😭 im so glad her mom didnt live to 100 and steal the rest of Little Edies time on earth. She wouldnt let her daughter be great and it was just sad. Constantly callong for her while she would try to have a little bit of fun and insulting her constantly. I cried for Little Edie. Im so glad she finally got what she wanted in the end

[@diegopitbull7580]

Typical narcissistic mother.

[@memelc5655]

I felt the same way

[@bettyblakley4157]

Poor Little Edie! She was remarkable and stunningly beautiful!

[@kaylag93]

I prefer the colour combination Edith had on in the 1975 video. Such brilliant acting, can’t wait to watch this.

[@TheLaurkenGroup]

Both actresses nailed their performances.

[@kruski51]

If Drew Barrymore was born to play this role. It's freaky how similar they sound

[@lisabullock7461]

WoW that was a great comparison. Miss Barrymore, And Miss Lange did excellent acting xoxo I just sa w their version recently. I loved the original. They did a excellent job. RIP IN PEACE BIG EDDIE AND LITTLE EDDIE ☮💜✝️🙏

[@hankaustin7091]

Incredible job on the video dimitreze!!!! I've been hoping for something like this for years, and now we have it!!

[@dimitreze]

thanks hank 😉

[@johnallen2771]

Yes, Little Edie was a real fashion plate. She had a unique sense of what clothes to wear and how to wear them. Why she was always tugging at the top of her low cut blouse and fixing her scarf is strange. I wonder how they survived all those years just eating liver pate and ice cream? And the broach she always wears with the scarves. She is always touching it and making sure it's in place. She didn't wear another broach, just the same one always. These two women led a wonderful life in their own opinion. I'm quite sure they were very happy. They looked at life as just a passing thing with odd occurrences at times. One thing I always found strange is that Little Edie always used a magnifying glass rather than get regular glasses. I think this was because back in the day they used to say, "Women with glasses never get passes." So they didn't wear glasses.

[@AnteoTesila]

After this i'll never accept a bad critic about Drew Barrymore!!!!!!!

[@whitealliance9540]

I saw this maybe 2 or 3 times... A sad movie kinda depressing... But one thing i will never forget is drew barrymore (lil edie) face at 2:06 the camera cuts over to drews face and its so sad after her mom said that.

[@purpalmunki9784]

Jessica blows my mind. Such a talented woman.

[@arthurinuk]

One of my favourite spring clean prompting movies. No, seriously. Jessica Lange is unbelievable. Drew Barrymore doesn't reach the desperate sadness behind the bravado, imo.

[@cjcampbell37]

I've been waiting for this... Amazing - Thank you so much.

[@dimitreze]

you welcome!

[@cocoabutter1924]

I only recognize this from Documentary NOW! Where bill hader and fred armisen dressed as women

[@dimitreze]

I only knew from Documentary Now too hahaha

[@Marcel_Audubon]

what a pity

[@jsaavedr1]

"...And mother got rid of him in 15 minutes!" Lol

[@simonevillafane3781]

I have chills watching the comparisons

[@tinahachey454]

Wow Drew looked so much like young Edie perfect and funny great job ❤️👍

[@mcraig1969]

Drew nailed Little Eddie. Everything Jessica Lange is GOLD in everything she does!!!!! Well done to both!!!

[@In_time]

*A great attempt, certainly, but no one can do these two justice.* (and I’m a big Barrymore fan). They were both such unique gems..Little Edie especially had such a charming way about her.. from her accent, her poetic and peculiar way of putting things, her cadence, the micro expressions, mannerisms and laughter, her fashion sense for sure, her dancing and singing even the way she walked.. she didn’t just command a room, it was like the room didn’t exist until she arrived. She was the heartbeat of that house. No wonder her mother unfortunately couldn’t fathom being alone in it without her. They were both so fascinating on their own ...and together they were a firestorm of banter and bickering, hung on the past and a mirror that likely most every mother and daughter can see a tiny bit of themselves in. It’s really very odd to me that they would try to “recreate” these two at all when they did such a stellar job of being themselves. This is the essence of trying to reinvent the wheel..

[@TheRivetts]

this is absolutely fantastic, honestly

[@Titanicdork133]

its really creepy to think they filmed the movie in the actual house. The flag scene gives me the chills as the real little edie would never imagine that her dance would one day be recreated in the same space.

[@dimitreze]

it was not the real house

[@Titanicdork133]

dimitreze it was

[@JessiWy]

The entire film was shot in Toronto. The original house is no longer in dilapidated condition.

[@x0xtran9x0x]

Can’t tell when Drew speaks or when Edie speaks. Wow!!

[@marvinabigby6801]

You can't get freedom while your being supported Edith Beale

[@davidhearns2359]

Jessica is making it her own but drew is it fr lol

[@garymeise673]

drew And Jessica really honestly were the best performances in the entire decade their performances were brilliant even if the movie or mini-series was not the greatest of the decade though it was still unbelievable, but the performances... Jesus Christ! And then you have to say which was the better of the two. And they were both insane but I have to say wow Drew Barrymore wow Drew Barrymore how did you create Little Edie in the way that you did it still shocks me 10 years later. Oh my God Drew Barrymore I'm not sure I have ever seen a better performance in 50 years than yours

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

Extraordinary acting!

[@Amblin80s]

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for matching up these scenes ❤

[@mehdontcare100]

The recreations in the movie are excellent but I can't help thinking the original documentary was taking advantage of two very vulnerable, perhaps even mentally ill women who weren't aware they were being used as a source on entertainment and mockery.

[@markyk68]

Just a heads up, you might get flack from some staunch supporters that will debate you on the "perhaps mentally ill women" thing.

[@connie1wilson]

Sadly both women were not right, especially little Edie. This is so “car-crash”!

[@jamsters6430]

they know what thier doing defore they even film it and the docu gives them some kind of feeling that theyve got thier dreams .its not a mockery its insperational .... and beside theyr not mentally ill woman...they are just recluse woman .. u need to be checked girl

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

*Maja Rosales* Come on, they were obviously mentally ill. Healthy people do not isolate and reside in filth among stray cats and raccoons.

[@jonathanl9229]

k r because of this documentary... Little Edie got to live out the last years of her life following her dreams. After Big Edie died, she got to travel the world and sing cabaret to adoring fans that loved her from the documentary. So, while they may have been exploited for their eccentricities ....this movie helped Little Edie escape Grey Gardens and finally find happiness and the fame she always wanted. She left this world loved by many in it.

[@TheTraveler976]

The film Dramatization by both Drew & Jessica were amazingly done. Great film by both… Big Edie reminds me of my old aunt constantly Reminiscing about her lovely past..

[@cynthiageorge447]

Uncannily the same....genius !!!

[@Imlaisinha]

Drew Barrymore is just amazingly talented this is a gem

[@mattgelfer]

Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore were brilliant, but the attention to recreating the design of the house, furniture, props, etc. were just amazing!

[@heatherrussell7190]

Brilliant acting ladies!

[@urbanbackyardfarmer9159]

I was so happy to find this video, as I have watched both the documentary and the movie, and Ive always said, the documentary is a non-stop watch, but the movie, Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore deserved Oscars. Incredible

[@ryanjackson6701]

OMG - I fell in ove with Drew a lttle more after seeing this and J Lange is QUEEN

[@jessemartell4603]

Jessica Lange 😍😍😍

[@Dolores5000]

Completely love everything about this wonderful story

[@deslobo-ep6jn]

Rest in peace in the heavens above Big Edie and little Edie ❤❤

[@Theworldisyouroyster156]

Amazing. I loved both films equally. ❤️

[@KissyAdair]

They did excellent with the casting!

[@sandraford4235]

I watched the film a while ago and saw the documentary in the 80s,l must say it got confusing at times which was the real little Edie ,Both Jessica and Drew were very good

[@niddindinnid6922]

Ms.Jessica Lange is the greatest !!

[@trevormichael4906]

I hope there’s still people like Edie and her mother. Hiding away in apartment complexes in a big city, or secluded in a deteriorating McMansion, or a genuine property lol And I hope they have family that loves and cherishes them so maybe the inevitable isolation of age isn’t so horrendous…. Who knows…

[@whitealliance9540]

Damn they were so... Delusional that it made for a great movie. Damn this movie is sad and they were very true to the source material.

[@angelamatlock1932]

this movie is perfectly casted..perfectly

[@kristiLB93]

Drew was incredible! She was absolutely spot on!

[@sisterwendybeckett1983]

This vid is a REAL TRIP even just to listen to... Rapturously disorienting in its practially identical mirroring of one another! Yes, Lange and Barrymore were spot on in their literal recreations of the original dialogue, intonation and actions.... However, Little Edie was such an incredible powerhouse and bundle of inexhaustable energy when she did those dances, and her movements and pivots were just so very dynamic, spastically elegant and mathmatically specific, that it is not at all a failure on Barrymore's part that she was essentially unable to do any true justice to her recreating of Little Edie's dancing, failing in her obviously well-intended attempt at a kind of precise approximation of Edie's brilliant, virtually inimitable dancing... Her attempt at it merely looked like someone shadow-casting identically timed choreography in front of a projection of the original footage, but without any of the actual joy and exhilaration of Edie's energetic (to say the very least!) artistry of locomotion. I'm sure that it would have been impossible for ANYONE to have gotten a precise imitation or impression of her one-of-a-kind cross-section of the poise and gracefulness of her physical expressionism mixed with amusing precision and the individualized march of some sort of demented atomic-age preteen patriotism positively overflowing with personal flourishes amounting to a polished, well-rehearsed and accomplished quality of performance coupled with a generous helping of that invigorating zest of psychotic aplomb which WAS such an integral facet of her overall personality. Rest in peace, lovely Edie's of Grey Gardens!!

[@marvinabigby6801]

Edith was still a pretty woman when her husband left.Most women would have remarried someone else to care for them.

[@mitziflanery2939]

Love Drew. She’s TALENTED. She FEELS it

[@timothyoneto730]

Nobody can hold a candle to either Drew Barrymore or Jessica Lange!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@t.lee.p9182]

If you've never seen either of these, you absolutely should. I saw the doc first, came across it scrolling through you tube then I needed to see the movie. It's friggen bang on! I feel so bad for these ladies. The movie covers their life before they fell into hard times.

[@dimitreze]

yes, both movies are amazing and work well with each other

[@SuperSusieBell]

Jessica is fantastic in her role as big Edie!

[@usuarioyoutube2000]

Drew, Drew, Drew... you're fantastic.

[@wisdomoftheearlychristians2037]

Honestly, Jessica Lange looks so much like Big Edie Beale here they could be sisters. I wonder if they're related. And Drew Barrymore does a great job as Little Edie.

[@ambercherise2391]

“AND MOTHER GOT RID OF HIM IN 15 MINUTES!!!”🙂‍↔️

[@Twinzma]

You can’t tell me Drew doesn’t have the acting genes. They’re both great, but Drew was a total surprise!

[@JoanRudith]

BRAVO!!! Well done!!!

[@dimitreze]

thanks 😉

[@jkb1O5]

Lol I find myself thinking; why remake a thing like this that exists exactly as is

[@lisajohn1426]

These 2 were fantastic in this ❤

[@clubsnatcher]

I wish they had them quack a little more like they did in real life.

[@nwajules]

Very cool. Thank you for putting that together.

[@garrettbays6942]

When I first saw the documentary, I just didn't really get into it; I felt that it was so disjointed, or inconsistent. I had heard of the tv movie, and I wanted to watch it afterwards. When I watched the tv movie, the documentary was not too fresh in my mind, but I still felt as if I was seeing the actual Beales from the documentary. The tv movie gave me such an appreciation for the documentary, and then I discovered the treasure of the second documentary. I had heard of the musical, but I didn't think I could see it, being a stage show. Fortunately, I could at least hear the songs, and I thought they were quite good, though two songs were pretty similar in melody and rhythm. Obviously, the second act is the best part of the musical. Then, I found a video recording of the musical on KZbin, and was so impressed by the reenactments during the second act. Yes, the 2009 film really gave me a lot of appreciation for the whole history of these two fascinating women, as well as an understanding of why the documentary is the way it is.

[@stevecox7075]

Absolutely astonishing!

[@memelc5655]

They absolutely loved that a movie of them was being made.❤completely oblivious to their surroundings

[@idontknowmuch3441]

They need to also compare to sandy passages! Now that’s impressive

[@O4fksake]

Drew♥️ A true talent

[@whatterrisees6246]

Wow, they were amazing in this movie!!

[@Stevesk0011]

Holy shit, you've done it.

[@dimitreze]

yeah, thanks for the suggestion both the doc and the movie are great I only knew about it because the Documentary Now spoof

[@Stevesk0011]

dimitreze could have compared that too.

[@Stevesk0011]

Also, there is a second full-length documentary that was edited from the original footage after the Broadway musical came out, in the mid-2000s, by one of the original directors. It's called the Beales of Grey Gardens. They used some quotes from that in the movie also.

[@lindauribe6872]

They were wonderful In the movie.

[@patrickwalker2357]

The difference one can see is it’s old upper class family on it’s uppers , in a sad but charming decline, and many years later it’s become as it’s said now iconic , but still sadly charming , the original cast was So much better!

[@stirlingsilver8880]

Fabulous