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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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bette Midler | ... | Rose | |
| Alan Bates | ... | Rudge | |
| Frederic Forrest | ... | Dyer | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Billy Ray | |
| Barry Primus | ... | Dennis | |
| David Keith | ... | Mal | |
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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 | |
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Kenny Sacha | ... | Female Impersonator (as Claude Sacha) |
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Bette Midler plays The Rose, a female rock star strikingly similar to Janis Joplin. This movie follows Rose's career during her last tour, as she's determined to return to her Florida hometown. Although a success, she's exhausted and lonely, but continued working by her gruff and greedy manager. Though loud and brassy, Rose is an insecure alcoholic and former drug user who seems to crave approval in her life. She begins a romance with a limousine driver, who's actually an A.W.O.L. Sergeant from the United States Army. Her rock and roll lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and constant touring, lead her to an inevitable breakdown. Written by R. John Berggren <jberg@nina.pagesz.net>
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EnglishRelease Date:
7 November 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$8,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$29,200,000Company Credits
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[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 ...
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Music and Lyrics by Bob Seger
Performed by Bette Midler (uncredited)
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Rose's plane is a Vickers Viscount 800 See more »Goofs
When Kris is invited to Barbara's place and while they are talking at a kitchen table, the wine cork constantly jumps from atop the bottle back down to the table as the scene unfolds. See more »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 ...
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Lyrics of "The Rose" are displayed at the end of the credit crawl, scrolling to the ending of the song. See more »Alternate Versions
CBS edited 14 minutes from this film for its 1984 network premiere. See more »Soundtracks
Fire Down BelowMusic and Lyrics by Bob Seger
Performed by Bette Midler (uncredited)
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"The Rose" -which they say was inspired by Joplin's life- has stood the test of time quite well;the main reason is Bette Middler's sensational performance .She has not still yet found another part as rewarding as Rose .Full of strong scenes and of extraordinary renditions (the title track and "when a man loves a woman" particularly),it grabs you till the last picture (a light which goes out).The scene in the gay nightclub where another Rose,"Diana Ross" and "Barbra Streisand" join the singer for a song is almost scary.So is that scene when a respectable country singer -Rose covered one of his songs - treats the poor girl like dirt ,this man must be a saint or else he is a hypocrite:could you imagine ,say,Kris Kristofferson blaming Janis Joplin for covering "Me and Bobby McGee " ,a tune she took to number one ? With fine support from Alan Bates as the evil manager and Frederick Forrest as the big hearted deserter,"the rose" still remains one of the best film about the cruel thankless world of rock.It avoids the mistakes of movies dealing with true stars (Ray Manzarek did not think much of "the Doors" ).