Star 80
Summary:
Director Bob Fosse's fact-based tale of Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten's short life and gruesome death focuses less on Stratten (played by Mariel Hemingway) than on her husband/manager, sleazoid pornographer and all-around failure Paul Snider (Eric Roberts, ideally cast). He sees the young beauty as his meal ticket and sets out to pimp her in the adult entertain... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Mariel Hemingway - (Dorothy Stratten)
Eric Roberts - (Paul Snider)
Cliff Robertson - (Hugh Hefner)
Carroll Baker - (Dorothy's Mother)
Roger Rees - (Aram Nicholas)
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Review:
Undeniably powerful but also intensely disturbing and difficult to take, Star 80 is a film that seems to want to make a statement but also can't seem to decide what that statement should be. Director-screenwriter Bob Fosse is to blame for this indecisiveness, but also deserves credit for much of the film's impact. The film has the same visual... Continue >>
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