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The Rose (1979)

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User Rating: 6.7/10 (2,028 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Mark Rydell
Writers:
Bo Goldman (writer)
Bill Kerby (story)
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Release Date:
7 November 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Tagline:
She gave and gave, until she had nothing left to give
Plot:
The story of the tragic life of a self destructive female rock star, modeled after Janis Joplin. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Bette Midler Makes the Movie! more

Cast

 (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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Additional Details

Runtime:
125 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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Trivia:
The movie was originally entitled "Pearl", which was a biographical movie based on Janis Joplin's life. When approached with the script for "Pearl", Bette Midler believed it was too soon after Joplin's death to portray her life in a movie. Rewrites were then made, with Midler's guidance, that deleted some portions of the original script and embellished other parts of the story. Then the rewritten script was named "The Rose" and Bette Midler agreed to the lead role. more
Quotes:
Rose: Where you going...? Where's everybody going...?
[she collapses onstage]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "I Love the '70s: Volume 2" (2006) (mini) more
Soundtrack:
Love Me with A Feeling more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Bette Midler Makes the Movie!, 22 February 2001
10/10

I sincerely love this movie. Its well made, the storyline and script are both good, and the acting and singing by Bette are truly divine!

Bette's vocals and charismatic acting ability shine through in this movie, which clearly shows the star she really is! After viewing this, I ran out and bought it, thats how good it is.

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