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Stardust (1974) -- Directed by Michael Apted and starring David Essex, it’s about a singer who finds himself famous and with buckets of cash. Soon he has a warped ego due to adulation, sex and drugs.

Overview

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Director:
Michael Apted
Writer:
Ray Connolly (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 April 1975 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Remember the 60's? more
Plot:
The rise and fall of the rock singer Jim Maclaine, in the mid 60s, with his manager, Mike, and his group, "The Stray Cats." | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
profound impact on my psyche more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
David Essex ... Jim MacLaine
Adam Faith ... Mike

Larry Hagman ... Porter Lee Austin
Ines Des Longchamps ... Danielle

Rosalind Ayres ... Jeanette
Marty Wilde ... Colin Day
Edd Byrnes ... TV Interviewer

Keith Moon ... J. D. Clover
Dave Edmunds ... Alex

Paul Nicholas ... Johnny
Karl Howman ... Stevie
Richard LeParmentier ... Felix Hoffman (as Richard Le Parmentier)
Peter Duncan ... Kevin
John Normington ... Harrap
David Daker ... Ralph Woods
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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (video rating) (1990) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ringo Starr turned down the chance to reprise his role of Mike from _That'll Be The Day (1973)_. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The "Piano" they play is a Vox Continental organ and this model, single manual with drawbars in the middle and some presets, was only made in 1972-73. more
Quotes:
Sally Potter: Are you a Stray Cat?
Mike: No, I'm a roadie.
Sally Potter: Roadie sounds like some sort of vagrant. What is that exactly?
Mike: It's like an army batman, only without the uniform. I make sure there's enough beer, chips and rubbers to go round. I supply the birds, the pills and the pot. And anything else that might be required to satisfy their lust...carnal, or otherwise.
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Movie Connections:
Follows That'll Be the Day (1973) more
Soundtrack:
Summer in the City more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
profound impact on my psyche, 19 May 2002
Author: Gene Williams (ZigZagRnaut) from Lancaster, California

As a very young viewer of this film at 19 in 1974 when this film was released, I saw it at the theater as there was no such thing as video tape in those days. David Essex performance had a profound effect on me as did the films plot in general. The deep insight into the life of a famous rock n roll star as can only be experienced by that individual was both riveting to me at the time and has been indelibly etched in my mind ever since. As a matter of fact i have been looking for a copy of this film on video ever since videos inception with no success to this day. A truly captivating and entertaining film if you can find it!

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