▁the ▁picture . ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁family ' s ▁wishes , ▁Dor othy ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁never ▁mentioned ▁by ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁and ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁and ▁brother ▁were ▁alter ed . ▁Other ▁names ▁were ▁also ▁changed ▁due ▁to ▁legal ▁concerns . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁movie ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Str atten , ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁television ▁film ▁Death ▁of ▁a ▁Center fold : ▁The ▁Dor othy ▁Str atten ▁Story ▁in ▁which ▁Jam ie ▁Lee ▁Curt is ▁port rayed ▁Str atten ▁and ▁Bruce ▁We itz ▁port rayed ▁Sn ider . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁a ▁limited ▁release ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁general ▁release ▁three ▁months ▁later ▁in ▁February ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁It ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim , ▁with ▁particular ▁pra ise ▁directed ▁at ▁Hem ing way ▁and ▁Roberts ' ▁performances . ▁Roberts ▁won ▁the ▁Boston ▁Society ▁of ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁– ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁D rama , ▁and ▁F os se ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bear ▁and ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁It ▁was ▁F os se ' s ▁final ▁film ▁as ▁director ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Dor othy ▁Str atten ▁is ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁D air y ▁Queen ▁in ▁her ▁h