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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   2,259 votes
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Director:

Bob Fosse

Writers:

Teresa Carpenter (article)
Bob Fosse (written by)

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Release Date:

10 November 1983 (USA) more

Genre:

Biography | Drama more

Plot:

Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(4 articles)

Eric Roberts: The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 2 November 2009, 10:23 AM, PST)

Streep Noms #4-5 and Oscar Trivia
 (From FilmExperience. 20 June 2009, 2:07 PM, PDT)

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Fosse's Most Aggressive Movie Is Also His Most Unpleasant more (40 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mariel Hemingway ... Dorothy Stratten

Eric Roberts ... Paul Snider

Cliff Robertson ... Hugh Hefner

Carroll Baker ... Dorothy's Mother

Roger Rees ... Aram Nicholas

David Clennon ... Geb
Josh Mostel ... Private Detective
Lisa Gordon ... Eileen
Sidney Miller ... Nightclub Owner
Keith Hefner ... Photographer
Tina Willson ... Bobo Weller
Shelly Ingram ... Betty
Sheila Anderson ... Exotic Dancer

Cis Rundle ... Meg Davis
Kathryn Witt ... Robin
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Additional Details

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Hugh M. Hefner sued the producers after the film was released because he did not like how he was portrayed. more

Goofs:

Continuity: While Paul harangues Dorothy about her upcoming trip to New York while she soaks in the bathtub her face and hair are alternately wet/dry between shots. more

Quotes:

Snider: [after Dorothy strips on the bed] So you're gonna do me a big favor, huh? Ok, that's me - a charity case. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo (#9.5)" (1983) more

Soundtrack:

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy more


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Fosse's Most Aggressive Movie Is Also His Most Unpleasant, 18 March 2008
6/10
Author: brocksilvey from United States

The slimy underbelly of the entertainment industry and the destruction that so often comes along with fame was a theme that lurked behind every movie Bob Fosse made, and it's at its most obvious and aggressively nasty in "Star 80."

Eric Roberts plays Paul Snider, a sleazy hood who discovered Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten and then murdered her and himself in an obsessive rage. It's a heartbreaking, violent and disturbing story on many levels; however, the saddest thing about it is that Stratten wouldn't be worth making a movie about if she hadn't been murdered in the first place. What does that tell you about the lure of celebrity?

Roberts gives a fierce performance as Snider -- he was a very good and almost completely overlooked actor. Mariel Hemingway plays Stratten, and she's rather vapid, which is all the role really requires. Fosse was not able to keep his cynicism and bile at bay, and so while the movie is accomplished, it's also downright unpleasant to sit through. It's as nihilistic as "All That Jazz" but without the flashy production numbers to add some variety.

Grade: B

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