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Jan 29, 2020 · When Madonna learnt that aspiring filmmaker Stephen Jon Lewicki was casting the female lead in his low-budget indie thriller A Certain Sacrifice, she sent him a strikingly forthright...
A Certain Sacrifice is a 1985 American drama film co-written and directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki and starring Madonna, Jeremy Pattnosh and Charles Kurtz. It was Madonna's first movie, filmed from September 1979 through June 1981, but not released until 1985.
Stephen Jon Lewicki was born on 16 August 1953. He is a director and writer, known for A Certain Sacrifice (1979), Madonna and the Breakfast Club (2019) and Driven (2001).
Directed by: Stephen Jon Lewicki. DRAMA. Madonna as Bruna. Facts. Madonna responded to a classified ad by Lewicki in Backstage in August 1979, he was looking for a strong dominant woman. Madonna sent a handwritten three-page letter including snapshot to Lewicki trying for the part.
Jul 4, 2020 · A Certain Sacrifice is a 1985 American drama film co-written and directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki and starring Madonna, Jeremy Pattnosh and Charles Kurtz. It was Madonna's first movie, filmed around September 1979, but not released until 1985.
Nov 1, 2021 · In the summer of 1985, Madonna sued filmmaker Stephen Jon Lewicki, seeking to bar him from using her name for “the sale, distribution, marketing, advertising or exhibition” of A Certain Sacrifice, a low-budget 8mm film in which she co-starred in 1979. 3 She argued to Manhattan’s State Supreme Court that the film’s release ...
A Certain Sacrifice is an independent film directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki. It is notable for being Madonna's film debut. Set in New York City, the film follows David, a.k.a. "Dashiel" (Jeremy Pattnosh), a rebel who has moved to the big city in order to get away from his overbearing family.
