JOAN COLLINS
Who does she play?
  Joan has the part of an actress with an alarming reputation as a man-eating bitch.  Her character undergoes liposuction and facial surgery every few years and also affects an English accent even though she's from Kansas.
  With 58 Movies behind her, Joan is amply qualified for the part.  Her reputation as a steely eyed, shoulder padded, big-haired queen of the bitches is largely due to her role as Alexis Carrington in epic American soap Dynasty.  Like the other she has an easy way with the cutting put-down.

What she says about the film.
  “I haven’t had a part like this since Dynasty.  We send each other up. Very naughty, very close to the mark.  And I’m working with Oscar winners.  All I’ve got is a Golden Globe.

 

LIZ TAYLOR
Who does she play?
  Dame Liz, 68, undisputed grande dame of the quartet, is a legendary actors’ agent who cuts a deal to reunite three ageing starlets for a musical special on television, despite knowing full well they hate each other.
  Her casting opposite Debbie Reynolds is deliberately piquant.  The two were famously love rivals - Liz “stole” Debbie’s former husband, 1950s’ singing phenomenon Eddie Fisher.  But not before siring daughter Carrie Fisher, who has written the script for These Old Broads.

What she says about the film
  “I’ve had so much trouble with my health and I haven’t worked in ages.  My main scene with Debbie is hysterical.  It’s a very special relationship.  We both had the same ghastly experience many years ago.
 

SHIRLEY MACLAINE
Who does she play?
  Shrilly draws heavily o her screwball persona for her role as an over-the-hill actress - she mocks her New Age beliefs as well as her supposedly dizzy personality.  Shirley has a lifetime of high-living behind her and although she has no public rivalries with any of the other three cast members can be extremely cutting and competitive and has not, apparently, been afraid of making the odd tart comment on the film set.
  Shirley grew up in a strict Baptist household in Virginia.  She was spotted by Alfred Hitchcock.

What she says about the film.
  “This is such a hoot.  I’ve never seen so much female vanity.  Some often spend two-and-a-half hours in make-up.  It’s like a locker room in here.  You never heard such language.”

DEBBIE REYNOLDS
Who does she play?
  Debbie, 68, mocks her image as the girl next door in the endless musicals in which she starred.  The film daringly touches on the old feud in a scene when Reynolds accuses Taylor of running off with her husband.
  The real life falling-out between Liz and Debbie makes their pairing a delight.  Moreover, the script was written by Debbie’s daughter Carrie Fisher, who also wrote Postcards From The Edge.  This was an account of her upbringing as the child of a diva, with Shirley MacLaine talking the Debbie Reynolds part.

What she says about the film.
  “Elizabeth doesn’t age.  Neither does Joan. She looks drop-dead divine.  Her body and figure look sensational.  She plays the consummate witch, which is something I could never do.”