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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.
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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.
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."
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.
When sleazy Paul Snider (Eric Roberts) stumbles upon pretty high school beauty Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway), he knows she is star material. Paul becomes her manager and husband, and under...
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Academy Award-nominee Mariel Hemingway ("Personal Best," TV's "Civil Wars") stars with Eric Roberts ("Final Analysis," "The Specialist"), who garnered a Golden Globe nomination for his role as the volatile husband, and Academy Award-winner Cliff Robertson as Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner.
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate.
Star 80. The life and death of Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten. Stratten's 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.
Aug 19, 2020 · 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.
