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Star 80 is a 1983 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bob Fosse. It was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice article "Death of a Playmate" by Teresa Carpenter and is based on Canadian Playboy model Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband Paul Snider in 1980.
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1983 biographical drama film Star 80, directed by Bob Fosse and based on the true story of Dorothy Stratten, a Playboy model who was murdered by her husband. See the full cast and crew list, including Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Hugh Hefner, and more.
Star 80. Roger Ebert November 10, 1983. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Bob Fosse dresses all in black and makes films about the demonic under-currents in our lives. Look at his credits: " Cabaret ," " Lenny ," "All That Jazz" and now, "Star 80."
Star 80 is a 1983 film directed by Bob Fosse, starring Eric Roberts and Mariel Hemingway, based on the true story of Dorothy Stratten, a Playboy model who was murdered by her husband. The film explores the seedy side of Hollywood and the exploitation of women's bodies in the media.
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Synopsis. In 1978 Vancouver, B.C., Canada, local hustler and promoter Paul Snider (Eric Roberts) gazes into a mirror as he practices introducing himself. He is known among local nightclub owners for his exploitation of women, his relentless ambition, his narcissistic personalty, and his remarkable talent for remembering people's names.
The fact-based story about the life and death of Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten. Stratten's opportunistic husband and manager planned to make her a successful porn star and was jealous of her success following the Playboy spread, eventually resulting in a murder-suicide.
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Nov 15, 2016 · In Bob Fosse’s final film,“Star 80,” this collective male hatred could easily double as a thesis. For Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten, it was a stalwart fact of her existence. The powerful, trusted men who steered the course of her life also failed to prevent her violent murder at the hands of her estranged husband.
