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Pam & Tommy
Pam and Tommy (poster).jpeg
Promotional poster
Genre
Created byRobert Siegel
Based on"Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World's Most Infamous Sex Tape"
by Amanda Chicago Lewis
Starring
ComposerMatthew Margeson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyPaula Huidobro
Editors
Running time43–51 minutes
Production companies
DistributorDisney Platform Distribution
Release
Original networkHulu
Original releaseFebruary 2, 2022 (2022-02-02) –
present (present)
External links
Website

Pam & Tommy is an American biographical drama miniseries chronicling the marriage between actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, played by Lily James and Sebastian Stan respectively, during the period their unauthorized sex tape was made public. Based on the 2014 Rolling Stone article "Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World's Most Infamous Sex Tape" by Amanda Chicago Lewis, the series was created for Hulu by Robert Siegel, and is produced by Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television and Lionsgate Television.

The series development was announced in 2018, with James Franco attached to direct the miniseries and play Lee. It was given a series order in December 2020 by Hulu, with James and Stan announced to play Anderson and Lee, the latter replacing Franco following his departure from the project. Casting announcements were made throughout 2021 and filming took place in Los Angeles between April and July 2021.

The first three episodes of Pam & Tommy premiered on Hulu on February 2, 2022, with the rest of the episodes debuting weekly. The miniseries received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise going towards the cast’s performances.

Premise

Pam & Tommy depicts the marriage between Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee and the release of their infamous unauthorized sex tape which was recorded privately during their honeymoon.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.Title [1]Directed by [1]Written by [1]Original release date [2]
1"Drilling and Pounding"Craig GillespieRobert SiegelFebruary 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
Craftsman Rand Gauthier is renovating a bedroom suite in the Southern California mansion of Tommy Lee, the drummer for rock band Mötley Crüe. Lee frustrates Gauthier with frequent, drastic, last-minute changes to the floor plan, all of which Gauthier has to charge to his credit card. Despite Lee promising to pay half the costs upfront, neither Gauthier nor his coworker Lonnie have received a cent. One day, Gauthier accidentally walks in on Lee's wife, television star Pamela Anderson, while she is half-naked in the kitchen. Lee, angered by the incident, dismisses Gauthier and Lonnie's work as shoddy and fires the men without pay. The following day, Gauthier attempts to retrieve a toolbox he left behind. However, he is held at gunpoint by Lee who claims the toolbox as "compensation" for having to hire new workers. Angered by Lee's abusive treatment, Gauthier decides to exact revenge on the rock star. Returning a few months later during the night, Gauthier sneaks onto Lee's property and steals a large safe from the garage. Among its contents is a Hi8 cassette tape. Due to the format, Gauthier takes it to a friend and former boss, pornographic director Uncle Miltie. They discover the tape contains a sexually explicit home video made by Lee and Anderson on their honeymoon.
2"I Love You, Tommy"Craig GillespieRobert SiegelFebruary 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
Two months earlier, Pamela Anderson meets Tommy Lee at a nightclub. He follows her to Cancún, where the Baywatch cast are attending a conference for the show's syndicators. Lee coaxes Anderson away from the business dinner and the two engage in a wild night of debauchery. Despite Lee’s being newly divorced, he impulsively proposes and she accepts. They are married in front of friends on a beach. Upon returning to the United States, the couple learn about one another's tastes and decide where they should live. They move into Lee's house in Southern California, where he is beginning a renovation. After meeting the contractors, Lee announces that he has changed his mind about the theme and layout of the new suite.
3"Jane Fonda"Craig GillespieD.V. DeVincentisFebruary 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
Miltie and Gauthier decide to sell Lee and Anderson's sex tape, but are rejected by various pornographic distributors out of fear of legal action. While attempting to fix his estranged porn star wife's toilet, Gauthier orders a rare float cup valve off a website, sparking an idea. Gauthier and Miltie meet with Deep Throat producer and loan shark, Butchie Peraino. Convincing him they can confidentially sell the sex tape on a website and ship it worldwide, Peraino agrees to finance their endeavor. Meanwhile, Anderson is growing tired of her treatment on the Baywatch set. She attends meetings regarding the promotion of her upcoming feature film Barb Wire and joyfully discovers she is pregnant with Lee's child.
4"The Master Beta"Lake BellMatthew Bass & Theodore BressmanFebruary 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)
Gauthier and Miltie's website becomes tremendously successful. Tommy finally discovers his safe is missing and calls the police. When the LAPD informs Lee his case will not be their top priority, Anderson panics, remembering their sex tape was in the safe. She convinces Lee to hire private investigator Anthony Pellicano to find and retrieve it. Listening to Lee's long list of people he has angered over the years, Pellicano suspects Gauthier is the likely thief. Tracking him to his apartment, Pellicano beats Gauthier and demands the cassette be handed over when he returns in a couple days. Pellicano then informs Lee and Anderson that Gauthier is his prime suspect and assures them he will have the cassette by the weekend. However, while on the set of Baywatch, Anderson is horrified to find crewmen watching the sex tape. She and Lee find Miltie's website and learn the tape has already circulated nationally. An angry Lee sends a biker gang to Miltie's studio and Gauthier's apartment. Miltie escapes to Europe while Gauthier takes refuge in his ex-wife's house. Anderson suffers a miscarriage and angrily bashes in a paparazzo's windshield.
5"Uncle Jim and Aunt Susie In Duluth"TBATBAFebruary 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)
6"Pamela in Wonderland"TBATBAFebruary 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)

Production

Development

The series was first announced in 2018, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg developing the project under their production company Point Grey Pictures and James Franco attached to direct the miniseries and play Tommy Lee.[3] By December 2020, Franco had left the series and it was announced that Hulu had greenlit the project with an eight-episode limited series order. Craig Gillespie was set to direct with Robert D. Siegel writing and Rogen and Goldberg executive producing the miniseries.[4] Tatiana S. Riegel, a frequent collaborator of Gillespie's, was attached to edit the miniseries.[5] Pamela Anderson reportedly did not want to be involved in the series at all, despite multiple attempts to include her;[6] Lee was also not involved with the series but he supported it.[7] The series is based on a 2014 Rolling Stone article describing the story of how Anderson and Lee's sex tape was stolen and released. Siegel found it hard to believe the events had not been the subject of a film or series previously, with the producers optioning the rights to the article to serve as the basis of the series. Co-showrunners Siegel and D.V. DeVincentis noted that most of the "basic plot beats" came from that article and "the basic mechanics" of the events "was pretty much what happened", with the conversations between the characters dramatized.[8]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, Lily James and Sebastian Stan were cast to play the titular characters, with Rogen also cast in a main role. In April 2021, Nick Offerman and Taylor Schilling joined the cast in main roles, with Pepi Sonuga, Andrew Dice Clay, Spenser Granese and Mozhan Marnò joining in recurring roles.[9][10][11] In June 2021, Fred Hechinger joined the cast of the series in a recurring role.[12] In January 2022, it was revealed that Jason Mantzoukas was voicing Tommy Lee's penis.[13]

Filming

The series began filming on April 5, 2021, in Los Angeles and finished on July 30, 2021.[14] The two main actors went through long make-up processes to closely resemble their characters. Lily James wore a prosthetic forehead and chest, dentures, blue contact lenses, and a blonde wig. Sebastian Stan spent hours getting up to 30 tattoos painted on him, grew out and dyed his hair, and wore brown contact lenses and prosthetic penis and pierced nipples. Their wardrobe was not custom made, but purchased second-hand based on the clothes Anderson and Lee wore during that period of 1995-1998.[15]

Release

Pam & Tommy premiered on February 2, 2022, on Hulu, with the first three episodes and the rest debuting on a weekly basis.[16] The series was also released simultaneously internationally on Disney+ under the Star hub (including Hotstar in India), and on Star+ in Latin America.[17]

Reception

Pam & Tommy opened to mixed to positive reviews from critics, with particular acclaim being lauded towards James and Stan. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian writes Pam & Tommy is “a warm, funny, intelligent and rather moving drama, with astonishing performances from Lily James as Anderson and Sebastian Stan as Lee. They each achieve the feat of uncannily resembling – aesthetically, vocally, and in every mannerism – the real-life people, without descending into mimicry.” [18]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating based on 93 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Pam & Tommy sometimes undercuts its own critique of cultural voyeurism with lurid stylization, but Lily James's performance gives this sleazy opus an undeniable heart."[19] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 70 out of 100, based on 38 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[20]

Notes

  1. ^ Schilling is only credited as "Starring" in select episodes.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pam & Tommy". Hulu Press (Press release). Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Shows A-Z – Pam & Tommy on Hulu". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Sneider, Jeff (December 15, 2020). "Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee Sex Tape Series in the Works Starring Lily James, Sebastian Stan". Collider. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (December 15, 2020). "Lily James & Sebastian Stan Tapped To Play Pam Anderson & Tommy Lee In Event Series For Hulu; Seth Rogen On Board To Play Man Who Got His Hands On Infamous Sex Tape". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (May 28, 2021). "'Cruella' Editor on Her Next Project, the 'Surprisingly Emotional' 'Pam and Tommy' Series". Variety. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Berlatsky, Noah (February 2, 2022). "Hulu's 'Pam and Tommy' sex tape rehash both sympathizes and exploits". NBC News.
  7. ^ McCrady, Rachel (September 13, 2021). "Tommy Lee Reacts to Sebastian Stan Playing Him in 'Pam & Tommy' Miniseries (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight.
  8. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (January 31, 2022). "How Pam & Tommy was made without Pamela Anderson's involvement (or permission)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Nick Offerman Joins Hulu Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (April 14, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Pepi Sonuga & Andrew Dice Clay Join Hulu Limited Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 28, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Taylor Schilling Joins Cast Of Hulu Limited Series; Spenser Granese & Mozhan Marnò To Recur". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  12. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (June 24, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Fred Hechinger To Play Seth Warshavsky In Hulu Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Schneider, Michael (January 19, 2022). "'Pam & Tommy' Stars Sebastian Stan, Lily James on Justice for Pamela Anderson, Internet Infamy and That Wild Talking Penis". Variety. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "Pam & Tommy". Production List. December 28, 2020. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  15. ^ A prosthetic chest, hours of tattoos: How 'Pam & Tommy' transformed Lily James, Sebastian Stan, USA Today
  16. ^ Weaver, Hilary; Puckett-Pope, Lauren (November 18, 2021). "Pam And Tommy: Everything We Know About The Hulu Series Starring Lily James And Sebastian Stan". Elle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  17. ^ "Disney+ stellt kommende Inhalte für Star vor". June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "Pam & Tommy: Miniseries (2022)". The Guardian. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Pam & Tommy: Miniseries (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Pam & Tommy: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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