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A Star Is Born
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A Star Is Born is a 1976 American musical drama film directed by Frank Pierson. The production features Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, and Tony Orlando in the cast. Streisand and Jon Peters served as producers, with John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion, Jay Presson Allen, and William A. Wellman credited as screenwriters. The film was produced by Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, and First Artists, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix.
The narrative, set in Arizona, explores themes of alcoholism, romance, and fame. It is based on the work A Star Is Born and includes a soundtrack released under the same title. The film has a runtime of 140 minutes and was released on December 17, 1976. It received an R rating and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Critical reception included a Metascore of 59 and an IMDb rating of 6.1.
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6.0Drunken, 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.
Cast
- Barbra Streisand as Esther Hoffman
- Kris Kristofferson as John Norman Howard
- Gary Busey as Bobbie Ritchie
- Oliver Clark as Gary Danziger
- Venetta Fields as The Oreos
- Clydie King as The Oreos
Themes
- rock star
- romance
- fame
- fading star
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
14,100 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
37%
Metacritic
59/100
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- A Star Is Born
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Director
- Frank Pierson
- Screenwriter
- Alvin Sargent
- Cast member
- Maidie Norman
- Composer
- Rupert Holmes
- Producer
- Barbra Streisand
- Cinematographer
- Robert L. Surtees
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 121822
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Invitation (255758205).jpg
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- Commons category
- A Star Is Born (1976 film)
- publication date
- 1978-02-17
- film editor
- Peter Zinner
- title
- A Star Is Born
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- soundtrack release
- A Star Is Born
- derivative work
- A Star Is Born
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- A Star Is Born
- review score
- 5.4/10
- capital cost
- 6000000
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