Plot
Has-been singing idol John Norman Howard falls in love with young, up-and-coming songstress Esther Hoffman in Frank Pierson's version of the classic love story updated to the rock and roll era.
Cast
Barbra Streisand
Esther Hoffman
Kris Kristofferson
John Norman Howard
Gary Busey
Bobbie Ritchie
Oliver Clark
Gary Danziger
Venetta Fields
The Oreos
Clydie King
The Oreos
Marta Heflin
Quentin
M.G. Kelly
Bebe Jesus
Sally Kirkland
Photographer
Joanne Linville
Freddie
Uncle Rudy
Mo
Paul Mazursky
Brian Wexler
Crew
Frank Pierson
Director
Jon Peters
Producer
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Joan Didion
Screenplay
Frank Pierson
Screenplay
John Gregory Dunne
Screenplay
Roger Kellaway
Original Music Composer
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