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The Rose

  • 19791979
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  • 2h 5m
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The Rose (1979)
The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.
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The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
8.8K
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    • Mark Rydell
  • Writers
    • Bill Kerby(screenplay by)
    • Bo Goldman(screenplay by)
    • Michael Cimino(story)
  • Stars
    • Bette Midler
    • Alan Bates
    • Frederic Forrest
    • Mark Rydell
  • Writers
    • Bill Kerby(screenplay by)
    • Bo Goldman(screenplay by)
    • Michael Cimino(story)
  • Stars
    • Bette Midler
    • Alan Bates
    • Frederic Forrest
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    • Nominated for 4 Oscars

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    Bette Midler and Alan Bates in The Rose (1979)
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    Bette Midler
    Bette Midler
    • Rose
    Alan Bates
    Alan Bates
    • Rudge
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Dyer
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Billy Ray
    Barry Primus
    Barry Primus
    • Dennis
    David Keith
    David Keith
    • Mal
    Sandra McCabe
    • Sarah
    Will Hare
    Will Hare
    • Mr. Leonard
    Rudy Bond
    Rudy Bond
    • Monty
    Don Calfa
    Don Calfa
    • Don Frank
    James Keane
    James Keane
    • Dealer
    Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts
    • Rose's Mother
    Sandy Ward
    Sandy Ward
    • Rose's Father
    Michael Greer
    Michael Greer
    • Emcee
    Kenny Sacha
    • Female Impersonator
    • (as Claude Sacha)
    Michael St. Laurent
    • Female Impersonator
    Sylvester
    Sylvester
    • Female Impersonator
    Pearl Heart
    • Female Impersonator
      • Mark Rydell
    • Writers
      • Bill Kerby(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Bo Goldman(screenplay by)
      • Michael Cimino(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The movie was originally titled "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. Re-writes were then made, with Midler's guidance, that deleted some portions of the original script, and embellished other parts of the story. Then the re-written script was named "The Rose", and Midler agreed to the lead role.
    • Goofs
      The Rose shoots up heroin in a phone booth, even though she has no water - a necessity for intravenous usage of a powdered narcotic.
    • Quotes

      Rose: Ain't it just grand layin' there late at night in your bed, waitin' for your man to show up? And when he finally does, at oh about 4 o'clock in the mornin', with whiskey on his breath, and the smell of another woman on his person... Oh honey, I can smell another woman at 500 paces. That's a easy one to catch.

      [crowd gets really noisy]

      Rose: Oh, the women are getting nasty. So what do you do when he comes home with the smell of another woman on him? Do you say, "Oh honey, let me open up my loving arms and my loving legs. Dive right in, baby, the water is fine"? Is that what you say, girls?

      [the women in the crowd scream "No!"]

      Rose: Or do you say, "Fuck this shit! I've had enough of you, you asshole! Pack your bags. I'm putting on my little waitress cap and my fancy high-heeled shoes, I'm gonna go find me a real man. A good man, a true man."

    • Crazy credits
      Lyrics of "The Rose" are displayed at the end of the credit crawl, scrolling to the ending of the song.
    • Alternate versions
      CBS edited 14 minutes from this film for its 1984 network premiere.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Linda McCartney Story (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      The Rose
      Music by Amanda McBroom

      Lyrics by Amanda McBroom

      Performed by Bette Midler

    User reviews65

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    9/10
    Bette Midler Grips You and Never lets go! Electrifying! Sensational!
    This is a most exciting, gripping and fabulous film. Bette Midler's electrifying performance was worthy of best actress. The Janis Joplin type performance is stunning - her heart and soul is in her voice which pulsates and vibrates into your very being and sends shock waves of electricity tingling coolly down the back of your spine touching your very soul. This is a gut-wrenching experience that teaches nothing but makes you experience everything.

    I love this film, the music and the voice and performance of Bette Midler. What a thrill it is to see an artist like Bette Midler perform to such an extreme and lofty level. What a dazzling radiant star that burned so brightly for so short a time and then was so suddenly and prematurely snuffed out. But when an artist gives so much of herself in every song she sings, it is no wonder that her life was slowly drained and eventually terminated by the fans who loved her.

    I was working with The Canadian Film Institute in 1980, one year after the release of this film, and we put on a festival in Ottawa at the National Film Archives Theatre in July. We started out with "The Rose" at 8pm and then concluded with Crawley Films Academy Award winning Documentary film "Janis" at 11pm. It was just like a live Rock Concert. The crowd was in a frenzy. The only thing missing was Jimi Hendrix! Love this one. Real entertainment and excitement!

    I should note that the director, Mark Rydell, does an overview commentary on the DVD version of this film and it is like taking a university level cinematic studies course. He makes interesting and relevant comments on every scene in the film and it is well worth listening to. Highly informative and fascinating!
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    • Release date
      • November 7, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 2 hours 5 minutes
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