A Star is Born |  | Director: Frank Pierson
Actors: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Oliver Clark, Venetta Fields
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 139 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D33536D
ISBN: 0790792338
UPC: 085393353629
EAN: 9780790792330
ASIN: B000AYEL1A
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1976
Release Date: November 28, 2006
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| • | The fire of Barbra Streisand. The magnetism of Kris Kristofferson. The reckless world of big-time rock 'n' roll. All three bring a new passion and timeliness to A Star Is Born, one of the screen'sic love stories (previously filmed in 1937 and 1954) and winner of five Golden GlobeO Awards, including Best Picture, Actress and Actor (Musical/Comedy).Paul Williams, Kenny Loggins, Leon Russell and othe |
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This film actually began with the idea of remaking A Star Is Born with the then-hot couple James Taylor and Carly Simon. Eventually, it evolved into this vanity production for Barbra Streisand, with Kris Kristofferson as the designated stud muffin. The story remains the same: A superstar on the decline meets a young singer on the way up. They marry as their career trajectories intersect, and his eventual demise is meant as a sacrifice to further boost her career by ridding her of the burden of him. Kristofferson's rock & roll numbers are decidedly lousy--Hollywood's idea of rock music--and Streisand looks good and always sounds fine (she won an Oscar for cowriting the song "Evergreen"). But you can feel her heavy hand guiding every shot; she seems to serve as puppet master for director Frank Pierson, framing every image of herself for maximum glow. The ultimate date flick (if the guy can sit still through it). --Marshall Fine
Product Description
A young rock star rises to the top while her husband plummets downward.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 28-NOV-2006
Media Type: DVD
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 A Star is Born March 16, 2010
Gramma Gretchen (Texas USA)
If you love Streisand as I do, you will love this movie. The music is terrific!
A star is born March 3, 2010
J. M. Damman
I was really happy to find this DVD on Amazon. I received it very quickly & the quality is perfect!
grand 70s movie January 10, 2010
William B. Hamner (winston-salem, nc United States)
i enjoyed this movie from start to the near end. the ending was plausible, but a bit of a downer. i would have done a different ending, good movie, great soundtrack.
 The worst film of Streisand's career December 29, 2009
Dennis W. Wong
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you want to see the worst of 4 versions of the same story (twice done in the '30s, then once in the '50s with Judy Garland probably the best and this turkey) then you can start with this dud. One mistake was to set it in a rock period plus from what I heard from various sources, Streisand fired several directors before settling on Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon)--someone she could control. I know many fans believe that la Babara can do no wrong but she was clearly off base with this remake or revision and "Yentil". In all fairness, she still has one of the most glorious voices of all time but as for her acting, forget it. The last musical that I found at least entertaining of hers was "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" directed by Vicente Minelli and scored by the great Nelson Riddle, whom who had a struggle dealing with La Streisand's ego. If you want to see a decent version of this story, either check out the 1937 version with Janet Gaynor or my favorite, the 1955 one with Judy Garland and James Mason in one of his best performances. Kris Kristopherson, thankfully, has improved since this picture.
my private review December 12, 2009
Thomas J. Jordan (phila burbs usa)
im watching the movie now, at this moment. i love this movie, directed by frank pierson, who dirested SOLDIERS GIRL. this is a great classic for music fans, love streisand
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