The Betty Ford Story

Directed by David Greene
1987    1h 36m
Drama, Biography, TV Movie
6.5
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Based on the life of the former first lady, this film depicts the ups and downs of Betty Ford, the wife of President Gerald Ford. While Betty seems to ease into her prominent role in the White House and becomes a popular public figure, she must contend with breast cancer and secretly abuses both prescription medications and alcohol. Eventually, she confronts her problems, leading to the founding of the Betty Ford Center, a chemical dependency treatment facility.
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Cast of The Betty Ford Story
  • Gena RowlandsBetty Ford
  • Josef SommerPresident Gerald Ford
  • Nan WoodsSusan Ford
  • Concetta TomeiJan
  • Jack RaderLong Beach Doctor
  • Joan McMurtreyDiane
  • Kenneth TigarDr. Lukash
  • Laura Leigh HughesGayle Ford
  • Daniel McDonaldMike Ford
  • Brian McNamaraSteve Ford
  • Bradley WhitfordJack Ford
  • Michael GreeneHead Usher
  • Stanley GroverGeneral Alexander Haig
  • Peter JasonCounselor
  • Don StewartNelson
  • Richard KussWill
  • Sierra BanditPat Benedict
  • Ellen BlakeSandra
  • Sheila KelleyCharlotte
  • Eric MenyukJake
  • Patricia AllisonWoman #1
  • Kellie BennettReporter #4
  • Frank BirneyBenji
  • Rod BrittReporter #5
  • John David ContiPete Abbruzzese
  • Michael FlanaganDr. Fouty
  • Jeanne HeppleReporter #2
  • John HostetterNews Director
  • Charles HowertonMan #1
  • Grant LoudLimo Driver
  • Muriel MinotReporter #1
  • Richardson MorseDoctor
  • Annie O'DonnellWoman
  • Ben RawnsleyBob Hartman
  • Toni SawyerReporter #3
  • Susan WatsonLouise Abbruzzese
  • Shirley LangReporter (uncredited)
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