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A Star Is Born 1976 123movies

A Star Is Born 1976 123movies

For anyone who has ever loved...Dec. 17, 1976139 Min.
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Watch: A Star Is Born 1976 123movies, Full Movie Online – Talented rock star John Norman Howard has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. As one of his songs in the movie says “I’m gonna take you girl, I’m gonna show you how.” And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent..
Plot: Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer, Esther Hoffman, after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther’s star begins to rise, while John’s continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
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6.1/10 Votes: 11,914
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59/100 | MetaCritic
N/A Votes: 180 Popularity: 14.083 | TMDB

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A convincing human drama
It’s always been many people’s dreams to become famous. Who could resist having tons of fans, lots of money and being able to do anything you want? It’s a big change for anyone who makes this transition and most of the time, they end up cracking under pressure. Once this happens, frequently, the newly discovered celebrity will turn to drugs and other means to escape reality to find peace among themselves. But how often does someone discover the right person that’ll keep him or her from going down the wrong path while in this state of glory? Now a days, it happens often enough that nobody thinks about it. Back then though, probably was a different story.

Audiences will be introduced to artist John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson), an entertainer who’s stardom is beginning to die among his fans. He takes drugs, drinks constantly, and sings the same hits every time he’s on tour. Until one night, he goes out on the town, decides to sit at a local bar and discover someone who can sing just as good if not better than him. That singer is Esther Hoffman (Barbra Streisand), a girl just trying to make a living, seeking love and hoping to make it big in show biz. It’s John who’s going to help her get there. Thus allowing Esther to as John puts it – “Getting small piece of the American Dream”. Ergo the title of the movie.

The movie is directed by Frank Pierson who also wrote for Cool Hand Luke (1967) and Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Pierson also wrote the screenplay with two other writers who formed a fairly solid story. The only weak point is the unclear characterization Kristofferson’s character. There are some motivations of John Norman Howard that aren’t exactly explained. He’ll do actions that should require explanations to but doesn’t give one. It’s understood that he’s a wild and free man but every action has a motive behind it. They don’t just go unexplained. Other than that, Kristofferson’s performance is well acted. It’s even more coincidental that a lot of the scenes displayed throughout the running time depict rather closely to what Kristofferson himself was going through at the time of his life.

Barbra Streisand also puts in a good performance as the unknowing upcoming celebrity that is forced into the life of popularity and paparazzi. Of course, when Streisand and Kristofferson are together, their chemistry feels natural. This is also displayed when these actual artists perform together as well. Audiences should appreciate that Streisand had the singing scenes filmed without voice-over work. It makes the performances and singing that much more believable and emotional. There’s also a few other actors who pop in from time to time. Tony Orlando and Kristofferson’s future spouse Rita Coolidge have a scene together. A very young and what appears to be sane Gary Busey plays John Norman Howard’s head collaborator. Even Robert Englund from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) has a brief scene.

Although the films running time is about as long as your normal Michael Bay summer blockbuster (which may bore some viewers), these last few pieces help make the film as entertaining as it can be. Assisting to condense the movie as much as it could and make scenes flow was editor Peter Zinner who also edited for The Godfather (1972). Then there’s Roger Kellaway’s score to the film, which does try to keep the emotions high. However, it’s not always present because half of the emotion is shown in the singing done by the main leads, which should satisfy most score aficionados. Lastly is Robert Surtees’ cinematography where he captures very large concert audience shoots and some very beautiful rural landscape. It’s an entertaining human drama with some flaws.

It lacks a little characterization and might be long for some, but the actors portray raw emotion and real performances to boot. The story is also a good representation of how quickly popularity can fall or soar.

Review By: breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com
Streisand’s feminist re-thinking of a classic movie story
Barbra Streisand brought her own vision to A STAR IS BORN, the third version of this classic Hollywood story about the romance between an up and coming star and her alcoholic husband whose career is fading into oblivion. Streisand put her own stamp on this movie, making the story more acceptable to her and more accessible to 1970s film audiences. She changed the setting of the story from films to the world of music, making her Esther Hoffman a struggling singer who is discovered by an alcoholic, self-destructive rocker named John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson)who grooms her for stardom while his own career falls apart. We all know this story and have seen either of the previous versions and some were unsettled by the fact that in this version, John Norman doesn’t commit suicide, he is killed in a car accident instead, taking away a lot of the power of the story. The point of the original story is that the actor sacrifices his own life so that his wife won’t give up the career she’s worked so hard for. One of the most amusing parts of the original and 1954 versions is the whole episode about Esther changing her name so it looks better on a marquee. Here, our feminist heroine, Esther Hoffman, refuses to change her name and for me, this small but vital plot points diluted a lot of the power of this story. This production is overblown and uneven. It should be understood that Streisand was just on the edge of insanity while making this film. She was involved at the time with future film producer Jon Peters, who was running her career and her life. Peters butted heads with leading man Kristofferson as well as credited director Frank Pierson, who pretty much directed this film in name only…Streisand and Peters had the last word on everything regarding this film, much to its detriment, due mainly to Streisand’s complete trust in Peters, who really knew nothing about film-making at this time. But no matter what else she does, this movie comes alive whenever Streisand sings. Highlights for me were “Queen Bee”, “Woman in the Moon”, “With One More Look at You” and, of course, the Oscar-winning “Evergreen.” With all the hats she was wearing while making this film, needless to say, Streisand was not very focused on her performance here, which can be described, kindly, as uneven. Kristofferson, in a role originally offered to Elvis Presley, is strong and surprisingly sexy as John Norman Howard and Gary Busey also scores as John Norman’s manager. For hard-core Streisand fans only.
Review By: Isaac5855

Other Information:

Original Title A Star Is Born
Release Date 1976-12-17
Release Year 1976

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 19 min (139 min), 2 hr 27 min (147 min) (extended)
Budget 6000000
Revenue 80000000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Music, Romance
Director Frank Pierson
Writer John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion, Frank Pierson
Actors Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey
Country United States
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 6 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor
Film Length 3,820 m (Sweden)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm

A Star Is Born 1976 123movies
A Star Is Born 1976 123movies
A Star Is Born 1976 123movies
A Star Is Born 1976 123movies
A Star Is Born 1976 123movies
Original title A Star Is Born
TMDb Rating 6.017 180 votes

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