

A Star Is Born
"For anyone who has ever loved..."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$6.0M
$6,000,000
Revenue
$80.0M
$80,000,000
Languages
English
Studio
Barwood Films
+2 more
Key Crew

Frank Pierson
Director

Jon Peters
Producer

Joan Didion
Screenplay

Frank Pierson
Screenplay

Barbra Streisand
Executive Producer

William A. Wellman
Story
Cast

Barbra Streisand
Esther Hoffman

Kris Kristofferson
John Norman Howard

Gary Busey
Bobbie Ritchie
Oliver Clark
Gary Danziger

Venetta Fields
The Oreos

Clydie King
The Oreos

Marta Heflin
Quentin
M.G. Kelly
Bebe Jesus

Sally Kirkland
Photographer

Joanne Linville
Freddie
Uncle Rudy
Mo

Paul Mazursky
Brian

Stephen Bruton
The Speedway
Sammy Creason
The Speedway
Cleve Dupin
The Speedway

Donnie Fritts
The Speedway
Dean Hagen
The Speedway

Booker T. Jones
The Speedway
Jerry McGee
The Speedway
Art Munson
The Speedway