A Star Is Born [Blu-ray]

A Star Is Born [Blu-ray]

Director: Frank Pierson Cast: Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
, Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
, Gary Busey
Gary Busey
, Oliver Clark
Oliver Clark
Frank Pierson
A Star Is Born [Blu-ray]

A Star Is Born [Blu-ray]

Director: Frank Pierson Cast: Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
, Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
, Gary Busey
Gary Busey
, Oliver Clark
Oliver Clark
Frank Pierson

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Overview

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."

Product Details

Release Date: 05/14/2019
UPC: 0883929680917
Original Release: 1976
Rating: R
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:20:00
Sales rank: 18,593

Special Features

Commentary by Barbra Streisand; Additional Scenes; Wardrobe Tests; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Barbra Streisand Esther Hoffman,Composer
Kris Kristofferson John Norman Howard
Gary Busey Bobby Ritchie
Oliver Clark Danziger
Vanetta Fields The Oreo,Actor
Clydie King The Oreo
Marta Heflin Quentin
M.G. Kelly Bebe Jesus
Sally Kirkland Photographer
Joanne Linville Freddie
Uncle Rudy Mo
Paul Mazursky Brian
Tony Orlando Himself
Robert Englund Patron
Clyde King One of the Oreos
Allison Caine Voices
Stephen Bruton The Speedway
Roger Kellaway Composer
Marilyn Bergman Composer,Composer
Paul Williams Composer
Leon Russell Composer
Kenny Loggins Composer
Rupert Holmes Composer

Technical Credits
Chuck Gaspar Special Effects
Jon Peters Producer
Frank Pierson Director,Screenwriter
Barbra Streisand Executive Producer,Producer
Dan Wallin Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Glass Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Knudson Sound/Sound Designer
Tom Overton Sound/Sound Designer
John Gregory Dunne Screenwriter
Joan Didion Screenwriter
Charles Gaspar Special Effects
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