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A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager-turned-husband becomes dangerously jealous.A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager-turned-husband becomes dangerously jealous.A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager-turned-husband becomes dangerously jealous.
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- 1 win & 4 nominations
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- TriviaAram Nicholas is a fictionalized version of film director Peter Bogdanovich. Bogdanovich was dating Dorothy Stratten around the time that they collaborated on They All Laughed (1981). In this film, the title of that collaboration was changed to "Tinsel Time". This was due to Bogdanovich threatening to sue if he was unhappy with how he was portrayed. Although, all the other films she appeared in had their names changed too, like Skatetown USA to Ball Bearings and Autumn Born to Wednesday's Child.
- GoofsWhile Paul harangues Dorothy about her upcoming trip to New York while she soaks in the bathtub, her face and hair are alternately wet/dry between shots.
- Crazy creditsThis film is dedicated to Paddy Chayefsky.
- Alternate versionsABC edited 12 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: A Christmas Story/Star 80/Running Brave/Streamers (1983)
- SoundtracksOVERKILL
Music and Lyrics by Ralph Burns
Featured review
Eric Roberts best performance.
Eric Roberts was clearly the `STAR' of Star 80. His performance as the self proclaimed Gods gift to Women character Paul Snider is really what makes this film. He makes the viewer take an instant dislike to him from his opening scene and carries it all the way through. Mariel Heminways portrayal of the ill fated Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten is maybe lukewarm marginal. Cliff Robertson is cast as Hugh Hefner but somehow doesn't seem right for the role.
Sadly this was in fact a true tragic story. See it for no other reason than Eric Roberts superb portrayal of the seven letter word usually considered vulgar meaning a stupid, incompetent or detestable person boyfriend/husband/manager of Dorothy Stratten. Vastly superior to the alternate version 1981's Death of A Centerfold.
Sadly this was in fact a true tragic story. See it for no other reason than Eric Roberts superb portrayal of the seven letter word usually considered vulgar meaning a stupid, incompetent or detestable person boyfriend/husband/manager of Dorothy Stratten. Vastly superior to the alternate version 1981's Death of A Centerfold.
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- yenlo
- Dec 3, 1999
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- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,472,990
- Gross worldwide
- $6,472,990
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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