Susan Dey visits Malibu




In 1983, Susan Dey starred alongside a large cast of familiar faces in the two part TV movie Malibu (since it is only two parts it is generally not referred to as a miniseries but essentially it is one). The project was directed by E.W. Swackhamer who had previously directed Susan Dey in eight episodes of The Partridge Family (he also directed a first season episode of Susan Dey's later series L.A. Law). Malibu is glossy trash revolving around the overly wealthy, vapid residents of Malibu...but it still manages to be entertaining and enjoyable.





Susan Dey really does stand out amongst the huge cast, looking quite lovely with short, curly hair and big, beautiful eyes. She plays an innocent gal from Wisconsin who is thrust into the microcosm of Malibu. As soon as she feels her husband (played by William Atherton) is beginning to stray from their marriage, she too begins to test the waters. First, Susan Dey's character flirts with a washed-up TV star (played by Steve Forrest) but when she finds him to forceful, she begins a relationship with a seemingly honest club tennis pro (played by Chad Everett). Susan Dey does a fine job here and this role certainly prepared her for her upcoming role on the prime-time soap Emerald Point N.A.S.





Here are some original print advertisements for Malibu:







Here are some images of Susan Dey in Malibu (click any pic to see the original size):















Clip of Susan Dey in Malibu




Here's a clip of Susan Dey in the two-part TV movie Malibu from 1983. In this scene, real estate agent Kim Novak shows a young couple Wisconsin (Susan Dey and William Atherton) a summer rental in Malibu. Will they decide to stay in Malibu for the summer?

Susan Dey: on the cover

In the third-ever post on this blog, we took a look at some of Susan Dey's various magazine covers. Well, here is another random assortment of her wonderful face gracing a few more covers.


Susan Dey & Corbin Bernsen

Susan Dey & Harry Hamlin

Susan Dey & the L.A. Law cast in 2002


Susan Dey was on the cover of Redbook at least three times...here is one from 1988:




This cover was posted earlier, but this version is much larger in size than the previous one:


Some Susan Dey magazine pics

Here's a few photos of Susan Dey, 70s magazine style. You've probably seen these pictures before...but hey, it can't hurt to take a look at them again!






4 photos of Susan Dey from First Love

A few more images of Susan Dey from her 1977 movie First Love. She really did look quite captivating in that film!







Edit: Oops...I know I said four photos but I forgot about this one. So here is a bonus fifth pic: