A Star Is Born (1976)
- Starring:
- Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frank Pierson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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The third remake of the 1932 drama What Price Hollywood?, this adaptation of A Star Is Born moved the story into the mid-1970's and changed the milieu from the movie business to pop music. John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson) is a rock star whose career has peaked; he is numbed by booze and cocaine, his music has lost its edge, and his performances have become painfully haphazard. One night, after a concert, he stumbles into a club where he sees a singing group fronted by Esther Hoffman (Barbra Streisand). John likes what he hears and loves what he sees; he tries picking her up, but soon realizes if he wants to see her, he'll have to ask her out on an actual date. He does, and before long the two become involved, although Esther has trouble with John's rock star lifestyle. One night, a typically burned-out John lets Esther sing a few songs at one of his shows; before long she's the talk of the record business. While Esther's star begins to rise, John's continues to sink, and while she desperately tries get John to clean up and focus on his music, it may be too late to save him. The song "Evergreen" earned this film an Academy Award for Best Song; the credits contain the amusing notice, "Ms. Streisand's Clothes from ... Her Closet." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 140 mins
Complete Cast:
- Barbra Streisand - Esther Hoffman
- Paul Mazursky - Brian
- Oliver Clark - Danziger
- Vanetta Fields - One of the Oreos
- M.G. Kelly - Bebe Jesus
- Joanne Linville - Freddie
- Robert Englund - Marty
- Kris Kristofferson - John Norman Howard
- Gary Busey - Bobby Ritchie
- Clyde King - One of the Oreos
- Marta Heflin - Quentin
- Sally Kirkland - Photographer
- Uncle Rudy - Mo
- Tony Orlando - Himself
- Director(s):
- Frank Pierson
- Writer(s):
- John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion, Frank Pierson
- Producer(s):
- Jon Peters
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 1976 - A Star Is Born - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1976 - A Star Is Born - Golden Globe - Best Original Score
- 1976 - A Star Is Born - Golden Globe - Best Original Song
- 1976 - A Star Is Born - Golden Globe - Best Original Score
- 1976 - A Star Is Born - Golden Globe - Best Original Song
- 1976 - A Star Is Born - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1976 - A Star Is Born - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
