Star 80 (1983)
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89% of critics liked it
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63% of users liked it
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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… More 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 entertainment business. He marries her and appoints himself her career manager; soon after, she attracts the attention of Playboy executives and wins a spot in the magazine. As her success increases however, so does Snider's alienation as he finds himself left out in the cold. His jealousy begins to consume him; she spurns him on the advice of her new friends; he goes berserk and confronts her. The same murder-suicide inspired the made-for-television Death of a Centerfold. This was choreographer/filmmaker Bob Fosse's final film. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
A truly disturbing performance by Eric Roberts
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Cast
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Mariel Hemingway
as Dorothy Stratten
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Eric Roberts
as Paul Snider
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Cliff Robertson
as Hugh Hefner
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Carroll Baker
as Dorothy's Mother
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Roger Rees
as Aram Nicholas
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David Clennon
as Geb
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Josh Mostel
as Private Detective
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Lisa Gordon
as Eileen
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Sidney Miller
as Nightclub Owner
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Keith Hefner
as Photographer
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Tina Willson
as Bobo Weller
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Shelly Ingram
as Betty
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Sheila Anderson
as Exotic Dancer
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Cis Rundle
as Meg Davis
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Kathryn Witt
as Robin
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James Blendick
as Gunseller
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Norman Browning
as 1st Detective
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David Cameron
as Paul's Party Guest
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Lonny Chin
as Playboy Mansion Guest
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Jordan Christopher
as Peter Rose
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Stuart Damon
as Vince Roberts
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Robert Fields
as Director
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Budd Friedman
as M.C.
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Deborah Geffner
as Billie
- Mariska Hargitay
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John Horn
as Nightclub Owner
- Paul Jabara
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Stanley Kamel
as Nick
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Terence Kelly
as Charlie
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James Luisi
as Roy
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Neva Patterson
as Playboy Executive
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Robert Picardo
as Interviewer
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Stacey Toten
as Paul's Party Guest
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Tracy Vaccaro
as Playboy Mansion Guest
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Erica Yohn
as Interviewer
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Bobby Bass
as 1st Hood
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Ernest Thompson
as Phil Wass
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
as Comic
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Don Granberry
as Bartender
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Lorraine Michaels
as Paul's Party Guest
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Fred Pierce
as Head Butler
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David W. Rose
as Assistant Director
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Liz Sheridan
as Makeup Woman
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Paul Ryan
as Radio Announcer
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Robert Perault
as Actor
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Hagan Beggs
as 2nd Detective
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Gilbert B. Combs
as Hood
