Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest
Bette Midler plays a Janis Joplin-like singer overwhelmed by stardom and its excesses. Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond) directs what is a kind of hybrid showcase for Midler's concert talents and a ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 19, 2003
Stats: 391 reviews
This one has lost a little of it's allure down through the years but it's still a powerful performance from Bette Midler.
the tale an exhausted rock star who struggles with the constant pressures and the on going demands of her career as she turns to drugs, alcohol and a lover to try and cope with her hectic life. the film has been rumored to have been based loosely on the life of legendary rocker, ...( read more)
Bette Midler was MADE for this role. Loosely based on Janis Joplin, the Divine Miss M storms through this musical drama. Even after so long (1979) this film is still very pwerful. Great music too.
Bette plays a loose interpretation of janis Joplin returning home now that she has fame and fortune. She is a tarnished star at best. She is so lonely she doesn't know where to find any happiness. I think that her portrayal of Janis was too real for my comfort. I still mourn that...( read more)
Love anything that is about Janis Joplin or at least a loose adaptation of her. This movie showed the conflicts of her life and the way she was treated my others.
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