A Star Is Born (2018)

A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Director:

Bradley Cooper

Writers:

Eric Roth (screenplay by), Bradley Cooper (screenplay by)

Stars:

Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott

Won 1 Oscar. Another 93 wins & 278 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lady Gaga	...	Ally
Bradley Cooper	...	Jack
Sam Elliott	...	Bobby
Andrew Dice Clay	...	Lorenzo
Rafi Gavron	...	Rez Gavron
Anthony Ramos	...	Ramon
Dave Chappelle	...	George 'Noodles' Stone
Alec Baldwin	...	Alec Baldwin
Marlon Williams	...	Marlon Williams
Brandi Carlile	...	Brandi Carlile
Ron Rifkin	...	Carl
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Little Feet
Michael D. Roberts	...	Matty
Michael Harney	...	Wolfie (as Michael J. Harney)
Rebecca Field	...	Gail

Storyline

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer - until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

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Plot Keywords:

alcoholism | tinnitus | rising star | singer songwriter | singer | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, some sexuality/nudity and substance abuse

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lady Gaga has said that she'd become so attached to her character during the shoot, she had to dye her hair blonde as soon as the film wrapped in order to 'release' Ally. She also said that in real life, she is nothing like her character Ally, the biggest difference being that she was extremely ambitious about her career from a young age and was classically trained in music, while Ally is starting off a late bloomer with no self-confidence in her talent.

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Goofs

When Jack wakes up in the girl's room, there is a purple flowered pillow under his head. It moves between being on the pillow and being on the left side of the bed throughout the scene.

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Quotes

George 'Noodles' Stone: You know it's like, I dunno you... you float out... float out at sea then one day you find a port, say, 'I'm gonna stay here a few days'. A few days becomes a few years. Then you forgot where you were going in the first place. Then you realize you don't really give a shit about where you was going, cause you like where you at.

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Crazy Credits

The first couple of seconds of the Warner Bros Pictures logo are cut out.

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Alternate Versions

An extended version of the film, dubbed the "Encore Edition" with an additional 12 minutes of new footage, was released on March 1, 2019 for a limited one-week engagement. The material consists of longer takes of musical numbers, as well as a brand-new, never-before-seen song "Clover", by Ally and Jackson.

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Connections

Referenced in Splitting Up Together: Everything's Okay (2019)

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Soundtracks

Before I Cry
Written by Lady Gaga, Paul Blair, Nick Monson and Mark Nilan Jr.
Performed by Lady Gaga

User Reviews

This old Marines thoughts

I did not want to watch this movie but took my wife to see it, because we both saw the one with Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand, growing up. The crowd was a lot older than we were(we are almost 50) it was the biggest screen they had at our theater and seats a lot but it was maybe half full on Sunday afternoon. Not one dry eye in the place, it had a great tempo and didn't drag on or have any lulls in the story. We were both very pleased and are still engaging in conversations about the movie. It's my opinion to highly recommend to everyone go out and watch a great movie and a heartfelt movie that redefines love in this time and age we live in. That is my two cents, hope you enjoy as much as we have.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Star Is Born

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$36,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$42,908,051, 7 October 2018

Gross USA:

$215,288,866

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$436,188,866

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures, Live Nation Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min 148 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 Sonics-DDP DTS (DTS: X) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1