Movie Description
Tupperware!
(1994)Overview
The remarkable story of Earl Silas Tupper, an ambitious but reclusive small-town inventor, and Brownie Wise, the self-taught sales-woman who built him an empire out of bowls that burped. Brownie was an intuitive marketing genius who trained a small army of Tupperware Ladies to put on Tupperware parties in living rooms across America in the 1950s. She rewarded her sales force with minks and modern appliances at extravagant annual jubilees which the company filmed. her saleswomen earned thousands, even millions, selling Tupperware. And the experience changed their lives.
Featured Crew
- Director : Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
- Producer : Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
- Writer : Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
- Editor : William A. Anderson
- Cast : Kathy Bates,Karen MacDonald,Will LeBow,Brownie Wise,Earl Tupper
Cast
Narrator
Brownie Wise (voice)
Earl Tupper (voice)
Self (achive footage)
Self (achive footage)
Facts
Original TitleTupperware!
Status Released
Release Information
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1994-02-09
Original Language
Runtime 00h 52m
Production CompaniesPBS
Genres
- History
- Documentary