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7 November 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
She gave and gave, until she had nothing left to givePlot:
The story of the tragic life of a self destructive female rock star, modeled after Janis Joplin. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Primus and Roberts Join Screening of 'The Rose'; Midler Cancels (From BroadwayWorld.com. 16 September 2009, 11:15 AM, PDT)
Mark Rydell Remembers Killing John Wayne...And Bette Midler!
(From The Hollywood Interview. 17 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bette Midler | ... | Mary Rose Foster | |
| Alan Bates | ... | Rudge Campbell | |
| Frederic Forrest | ... | Huston Dyer | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Billy Ray | |
| Barry Primus | ... | Dennis | |
| David Keith | ... | Pfc. Mal | |
| Sandra McCabe | ... | Sarah Willingham | |
| Will Hare | ... | Mr. Leonard | |
| Rudy Bond | ... | Monty | |
| Don Calfa | ... | Don Frank | |
| James Keane | ... | Sam | |
| Doris Roberts | ... | Mrs. Foster | |
| Sandy Ward | ... | Mr. Foster, Rose's Father | |
| Michael Greer | ... | Emcee | |
| Claude Sacha | ... | Female Impersonator |
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/18 (original rating)Fun Stuff
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When originally issued on Home Video by the Magnetic Video corporation, the film was separated into 2 parts, as VHS could only hold 2 hours of videotape at the time and the alternative would have been to time compress it. (See also _Superman (1979)_.) moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: The car phone has a rotary dial, but when Rose makes a call, the soundtrack sounds like a touch tone phone. moreSoundtrack:
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I'm no fan of Bette Midler, but I was mighty impressed by her first starring role in "The Rose". The Divine Miss M plays Rose, a Janis Joplin-type, living her last days in a sea of sex, booze, and drugs. The movie shows painfully and slowly how her life goes completely out of control, while her friends and management are helpless.
Midler, unlike the unbearably long line of singers/rappers/divas/bubblegum pop stars who have done acting, can do both and dominate. Midler's Oscar-nominated performance is awesome, and her singing voice is superb as she belts out the songs with panache. If you want to see her do something else besides the endless comedies she does, check this one out.