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Bette Midler exploded onto the screen with her take-no-prisoners performance in this quintessential film about fame and addiction from director Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond). Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road. Incisively scripted by Bo Goldman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and beautifully shot by Blow Out’s Vilmos Zsigmond (with assistance on the dazzling concert scenes by a host of other world-class cinematographers, including Conrad L. Hall, László Kovács, Owen Roizman, and Haskell Wexler), this is a sensitively drawn and emotionally overwhelming melodrama that made the popular singer into a movie star as well.
Original Release
11/07/1979
US Release
11/07/1979
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Bette Midler | Mary Rose Foster / Rose |
Alan Bates | Rudge Campbell / Rudge |
Frederic Forrest | Huston Dyer / Dyer |
Harry Dean Stanton | Billy Ray |
Barry Primus | Dennis |
David Keith | Mal |
Sandra McCabe | Sarah |
Will Hare | Mr. Leonard |
Rudy Bond | Monty |
Don Calfa | Don Frank |
Directors
Writers
Bill Kerby, Michael Cimino, Marvin Worth, Camille Torabpour
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bette Midler | Mary Rose Foster / Rose |
Alan Bates | Rudge Campbell / Rudge |
Frederic Forrest | Huston Dyer / Dyer |
Harry Dean Stanton | Billy Ray |
Barry Primus | Dennis |
David Keith | Mal |
Sandra McCabe | Sarah |
Will Hare | Mr. Leonard |
Rudy Bond | Monty |
Don Calfa | Don Frank |
James Keane | Dealer |
Doris Roberts | Rose's Mother |
Sandy Ward | Rose's Father |
Michael Greer | Emcee |
Kenny Sacha | Female Impersonator |
Michael St. Laurent | Female Impersonator |
Sylvester | Female Impersonator |
Pearl Heart | Female Impersonator |
Butch Ellis | Waiter |
Richard Dioguardi | Trucker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Anthony Ray | Executive Producer |
Aaron Russo | Producer |
Marvin Worth | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1980 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1980 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1980 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |
1980 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1980 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Won |
1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1980 | Golden Globe | New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female | Won |
1980 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Won |