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A Star Is Born

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A Star Is Born (1976)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:9

Rotten:22

Average Rating:1.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Two rock superstars play out their lives against the high pressure background of big-time rock and roll. Streisand's singing adds luster to a familiar script. Academy Award Nominations: 4,... Two rock superstars play out their lives against the high pressure background of big-time rock and roll. Streisand's singing adds luster to a familiar script. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Song Score. Academy Awards: Best Song ("Evergreen"). [More]

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Paul Mazursky

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Paul Mazursky, Oliver Clark, Sally Kirkland, Joanne Linville

Director: Frank Pierson

Director: Frank Pierson
Composer: Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand
Producer: Jon Peters

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02/17/07
Christopher Bligh
Christopher Bligh
DVD Authority.com

The plot and characters must have seemed clichéd to audiences seventy years ago, and they haven't improved with age.

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John J. Puccio
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12/30/06
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
DVD Verdict

If only the Colonel had let Elvis play Streisand's John Norman, it might have been the camp classic closeted (very closeted) Streisand freaks insist A Star Is Born really is.

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11/28/06
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

The weakest of the 3 versions, this one is tolerable due to Streisand and Kristoferson's charisma and some of the songs; Streisand's comments offer some interesting insights.

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