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The Lonely Lady

The Lonely Lady is quite possibly the worst film ever made. It stars Zadora as Jerilee Randall, a young writer who must essentially prostitute herself in order to have her work published and produced. Based on a Harold Robbins novel, this movie is the absolute nadir of Zadora's screen career. Because of the high-profile nature of this film, even Voyage of the Rock Aliens couldn't compare in the amount of bad publicity it garnered its star.

Scenes of note:

Ray Liotta's screen debut, in which he molests Zadora with a garden hose

Multiple pointless scenes involving casual sex and drug use

In the film's final scene, Zadora's character exposes the fact that she had to "f--- my way to the top."

Awards:

In 1984, The Lonely Lady was nominated for a record 11 Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzies. In 1990, it was nominated as the Worst Picture of the Decade. Below are the nominations it received. A (W) indicates that it won in that category.

Worst Actress - Pia Zadora (W)
Worst Actor - Lloyd Bochner
Worst Director - Peter Sasdy (W)
Worst Musical Score (W)
Worst Original Song "The Way You Do It" (W)
Worst Original Song "The Lonely Lady"
Worst Picture (W)
Worst Screenplay (W)
Worst Supporting Actor - Joseph Cali
Worst Supporting Actor - Anthony Holland
Worst Supporting Actress - Bibi Besch

In 1996, that record was broken by Showgirls, which was nominated in one category as "Worst Remake" -- of The Lonely Lady.

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