If They Made a Movie about Florence Nightingale

I wrote this on another thread and then thought - this is worth a thread of it's own.

".....I don't really want to see a movie about Florence because it would probably end up as a cross between "the English Patient" and "Love Story" with a bit of "Farewell to Arms" thrown in."

Just how would Hollywood treat a movie about Flo?

Worst case scenario - Debbie Does Dallas set in Crimea?

[liberalrn]

How about a cross between Debra winger in Terms of Endeament and 9 to 5 (Lily tomlin and the skinny and sweet) with some Nurse Ratchet thrown in.....

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

Yeah Hollywood SUUUURE has some weird ideas about nursing

[Flynurse]

Because u know the REAL ideas would just not be real enough for the Silver Screen!

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

You said it. Now who would they pick to play her?

[Flynurse]

LOL....Angelina Jolie!

Would you believe the botox injected lips as Florence N.???? :roll:

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

How about Nicole Kidman in another false nose?

[Buddha]

They already did a movie on Florence Nightengale. It stared

Jacklyn Smith remember from Charlies Angles. It was a cross between The Thorn Birds, Love Story, and Portriat of A woman.

OK but Good enough for Lifetime not Good Enough for the History Channel.

[spineCNOR]

How about Emma Thompson as Florence?

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

I think Emma Thompson is a good choice.

[liberalrn]

emma thompson would great for a serious movie about FN--let's go deviant. How about Sissy spacek---no Katherine Bates!

Tootsie?

[ProspectiveMDC]

I wrote this on another thread and then thought - this is worth a thread of it's own.

".....I don't really want to see a movie about Florence because it would probably end up as a cross between "the English Patient" and "Love Story" with a bit of "Farewell to Arms" thrown in."

Just how would Hollywood treat a movie about Flo?

Worst case scenario - Debbie Does Dallas set in Crimea?

It's not Hollywood nor that outdated 1985 version, but it is the 2008 version. And this is 6 year old thread and 5 years later a movie pops up, but no one closes the door on Florence so why should we begin!