A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

139 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Dec. 17, 1976

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.

A Star Is Born

139 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Dec. 17, 1976

A Star Is Born
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Barwood Films
Original title A Star Is Born
Directors Stu Fleming, Frank Pierson
Writers John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion, Robert Carson, William A. Wellman, Frank Pierson

Cast

Barbra Streisand

as Esther Hoffman

Kris Kristofferson

as John Norman Howard

Gary Busey

as Bobbie Ritchie

Oliver Clark

as Gary Danziger

Venetta Fields

as The Oreos

Clydie King

as The Oreos

Marta Heflin

as Quentin

M.G. Kelly

as Bebe Jesus

Sally Kirkland

as Photographer

Joanne Linville

as Freddie

Uncle Rudy

as Mo

Paul Mazursky

as Brian

Stephen Bruton

as The Speedway

Sammy Lee Creason

as The Speedway

Cleve Dupin

as The Speedway

Donnie Fritts

as The Speedway

Dean Hagen

as The Speedway

Booker T. Jones

as The Speedway

Jerry McGee

as The Speedway

Art Munson

as The Speedway

Charles Owens

as The Speedway

Terry Paul

as The Speedway

Jack Redmond

as The Speedway

Bobby Shew

as The Speedway

Mike Utley

as The Speedway

Bill Graham

as Self

Rita Coolidge

as Self

Tony Orlando

as Self

Aesop Aquarian

as Recording Engineer (uncredited)

Jeffery J. Boggs

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

Brent Carpenter

as Man (uncredited)

Robert Englund

as Marty (uncredited)

Sandy Helberg

as Kevin (uncredited)

Cynthia Hoppenfeld

as Hostess (uncredited)

Roslyn Kind

as Table Guest at the Grammy Awards (uncredited)

Maidie Norman

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Neil Norman

as Record Producer (uncredited)

Susan Richardson

as Groupie in a Limousine (uncredited)

David Welsh

as Reporter (uncredited)