Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1989 American made-for-television drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon. Based on the 1959 play by Tennessee Williams, it focuses on the relationship between a drifter and a faded movie star. The film was adapted by Gavin Lambert and directed by Nicolas Roeg. Plot After failing to make it in the film industry, drifter Chance Wayne decides to leave to return to his hometown. Fading film star Alexandra Del Lago is in her third marriage. Her latest husband is a prince, and she is now has the title of a Princess. Horrified by her own closeups in her latest film, she flees with Chance. She uses alcohol and drugs to anesthetize the pain of growing older. Back in his hometown, Chance seeks to resume his love affair with Heavenly Finley, the daughter of the local political boss. Cast Elizabeth Taylor as Alexandra Del Lago, Princess Kosmonopolis Mark Harmon as Chance Wayne Valerie Perrine as Miss Lucy Kevin Geer as Tom Junior Seymour Cassel as Hatcher Ronnie Claire Edwards as Aunt Nonnie Cheryl Paris as Heavenly Finley Rip Torn as Boss Finley Charles Lucia as Dr. George Scudder Theodore Wilson as Fly Megan Blake as Violet John Fleck as Mission Man Billy Ray Sharkey as Scotty Ruta Lee as Sally Powers Hal England as Minister Nurit Koppel as Edna Martha Milliken as Virginia Michael Shaner as Driver Angela Teek as Singer Tery Lockett as Hotel Waiter Michael Wilding Jr. Tom Nolan Avon Hill