A Star Is Born

Name: A Star Is Born
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1976-12-17
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 5.99

★ 6,0 /10 (245 Votes)

1976 EN 140 min

Overview

Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.

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Release date

17/12/1976

Votes

245

Popularity

3.0

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Genres

Drama Music Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

140 min

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$80,000,000

Barbra Streisand

Esther Hoffman

Kris Kristofferson

John Norman Howard

Gary Busey

Bobbie Ritchie

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Oliver Clark

Gary Danziger

Venetta Fields

The Oreos

Clydie King

The Oreos

Marta Heflin

Quentin

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M.G. Kelly

Bebe Jesus

Sally Kirkland

Photographer

Joanne Linville

Freddie

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Uncle Rudy

Paul Mazursky

Brian Wexler

Stephen Bruton

The Speedway

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Sammy Creason

The Speedway

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Cleve Dupin

The Speedway

Donnie Fritts

The Speedway

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Dean Hagen

The Speedway

Booker T. Jones

The Speedway

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Jerry McGee

The Speedway

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Art Munson

The Speedway

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Charles Owens

The Speedway

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Terry Paul

The Speedway

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Jack Redmond

The Speedway

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Bobby Shew

The Speedway

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Mike Utley

The Speedway

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Bill Graham

Self

Rita Coolidge

Self

Tony Orlando

Self

Aesop Aquarian

Recording Engineer (uncredited)

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Jeffery J. Boggs

Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

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Brent Carpenter

Man (uncredited)

Robert Englund

Marty (uncredited)

Sandy Helberg

Kevin (uncredited)

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Cynthia Hoppenfeld

Hostess (uncredited)

Roslyn Kind

Table Guest at the Grammy Awards (uncredited)

Maidie Norman

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Neil Norman

Record Producer (uncredited)

Susan Richardson

Groupie in a Limousine (uncredited)

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David Welsh

Reporter (uncredited)

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_**Well done 70’s rock lifestyle film, but needs better songs**_ A big time rock star is self-destructing on the lifestyle (Kris Kristofferson) when he inadvertently meets a talented smalltime singer (Barbra Streisand) and becomes her “golden connection” to stardom. Gary Busey is on hand as the former’s manager. "A Star is Born" (1976) is a drama/romance/musical focusing on the 70’s rock star lifestyle, which differentiates it from the two classic versions from 1937 and 1954. It’s similar to the later “The Rose” (1979), but I prefer this one. “Oh, God! You Devil” (1984) is another g…

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If you are a fan of Barbra Streisand then you will enjoy this third iteration of the classic rags-to-riches story. In this version, Kris Kristofferson is the coke-fuelled rock star whose career seems to be very much on the wain after a series of bad reviews and bad behaviour... One night he stumbles across a small bar where a band "the Oreos" are playing. He effectively trashes their set much to the chagrin of Streisand. He does, however, rate her voice and after a wobbly start sets her on the road to stardom. What sets this apart from the earlier films is that there is much more music - and t…

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