Star (TV 1993)

After Vietnam, Crystal Wyatt meets a returning soldier, Spencer Hill and although she is young they are drawn together and find they have a lot in common. Spencer's visit is fleeting and ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Miller

Writers:

Claire Labine (teleplay), Danielle Steel (novel)

Stars:

Jennie Garth, Craig Bierko, Terry Farrell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennie Garth	...	Crystal Wyatt
Craig Bierko	...	Spencer Hill
Terry Farrell	...	Elizabeth
Penny Fuller	...	Olivia Wyatt
Mitch Ryan	...	Harrison Barclay (as Mitchell Ryan)
Jim Haynie	...	Tad Wyatt
Roxanne Reese	...	Pearl
Albert Hall	...	Larry
Bryan Smith
Patrick Massett
John McCann	...	William Hill
Melendy Britt	...	Priscilla Barclay
Jane Daly	...	Frances Hill
Ted Wass	...	Ernie
Bibi Osterwald	...	Aunt Pamela

Storyline

After Vietnam, Crystal Wyatt meets a returning soldier, Spencer Hill and although she is young they are drawn together and find they have a lot in common. Spencer's visit is fleeting and although he leaves, Crystal still thinks of him often. Crystal's father dies and her mother, who has never really loved Crystal, begins to mistreat her and use her as a skivvy. After years of this, Crystal is attacked and raped by her brother-in-law. When Crystal gets her father's shotgun to kill her brother-in law, her brother-in-law accidentally shoots her brother, and Crystal runs away from the farm to San Francisco where she becomes quite well known as a singer. Menawhile, Spencer has embarked upon a socially beneficial, yet ill-advised marriage, when he meets Crystal again in San Francisco. They embark on a hurtful affair, but the path does not run smooth for them. As intertwined as their lives are, it takes Spencer time to act like a decent man and do what is right.

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Plot Keywords:

dead boy | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Danielle Steel's Star

Filming Locations:

Arden Villa - 1145 Arden Road, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cramer Company, The, NBC Productions, Schoolfield Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min 93 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Set in the 1960's. The Transamerica Pyramid, built in 1972, is shown in a shot of the San Francisco skyline.

User Reviews

lame

I'm not a fan of Jennie Garth's anyway and when I watched this movie it was with strain. Most of the scenes were silly like all of a sudden Ernie was murdered and they didn't investigate further. He didn't have any other enemies unless I've missed something. I guess it was a lame way of Spencer entering back into Crystal's life because like Elizabeth said, he isn't that type of lawyer. Last but not least the part at the end how he discovered that Zeb was his son. For all he knew Crystal could have gotten pregnant by someone else after he left-it could happen you know! A lot of time and money wasted on this one.