Grey Gardens

The much-trumpeted movie about Jackie O’s maddeningly eccentric relatives airs tonight. From the iconic fashion to the cult following and Drew Barrymore’s inner rage, read our coverage of Grey Gardens.

The Daily Beast

Published Apr. 18 2009 3:03AM EDT

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Starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as the eccentric, witty, and wildly fashionable mother-daughter duo Edie and Edie Beale, Grey Gardens reimagines the cult-hit documentary about Jackie Kennedy’s real-life cousins. Amid an elaborate set of decaying luxury, Barrymore and Lange interpret a story that had 1960s tabloid tongues wagging about a pair of misunderstood fashion icons.

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Drew’s Anger and Darkness

Drew Barrymore trades in her usually sunny smile to play an eccentric shut-in. Rachel Syme talks to the actress about the Method behind her madness. MORE >>

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Grey Gardens’ Mad Women

Decades after the cult documentary on the eccentric Beale family, a masterful HBO film explains how Big and Little Edie went from socialites to social misfits. MORE >>

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TV’s Fashion Event of the Year

VIEW OUR GALLERY of sketches for the shabby-chic costumes of Grey Gardens—plus a look at quirky style of the real Beale women. MORE >>