0 ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁American ▁bi ographical ▁drama ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁Play boy ▁model ▁Dor othy ▁Str atten , ▁who ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁her ▁husband ▁Paul ▁Sn ider ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Bob ▁F os se , ▁adapted ▁from ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize - win ning ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁article ▁" De ath ▁of ▁a ▁Play mate " ▁by ▁Ter esa ▁Car p enter , ▁the ▁title ▁being ▁taken ▁from ▁Sn ider ' s ▁van ity ▁license ▁pl ates . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Mar iel ▁Hem ing way ▁as ▁Str atten ▁and ▁Eric ▁Roberts ▁as ▁Sn ider , ▁with ▁supporting ▁roles ▁by ▁Cl iff ▁Robert son , ▁Car roll ▁Baker , ▁Roger ▁Re es , ▁Stuart ▁Dam on , ▁Josh ▁Most el , ▁and ▁David ▁Cl enn on . ▁The ▁film ▁chron icles ▁Str atten ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Sn ider , ▁their ▁move ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁her ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁Play boy ▁model , ▁and ▁the ▁event ual ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁their ▁relationship ▁and ▁her ▁murder . ▁ ▁Star ▁ 8 0 ▁was ▁fil med ▁on - location ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ; ▁the ▁death ▁scene ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁house ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁murder - su ic ide ▁took ▁place . ▁Hugh ▁He f ner , ▁dis lik ing ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁was ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁su ed ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of