Overview
Director/co-writer Bradley Cooper's plays a present-day country musician struggling with alcoholism in this remake of the 1937 film of the same name. As his star wanes, the music career of the insecure singer-songwriter who became his lover and stage partner (Lady Gaga) rises to stratospheric heights – a process that places a great strain on their relationship.
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Main Cast & Crew:
Bradley Cooper - Director
Sam Elliott
Bradley Cooper
Lady Gaga
Anthony Ramos
Bonnie Somerville
Dave Chappelle
Greg Grunberg
Andrew Dice Clay
Michael Harney
Eddie Griffin
Details
- Format: DVD (Single Disc)
- Run Time: 136
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 883929695751
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: R (MPAA) (language throughout, some sexuality/nudity and substance abuse. The Encore version rated R for language throughout, substance abuse and some sexuality/nudity)
- Release Date: February 2019
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"There's a lot to love in Bradley Cooper's entertaining remake of A STAR IS BORN, including his convincing portrayal of a hard-drinking country rocker in some electrifying concert scenes, and the captivating debut in a big-screen leading role of Lady Gaga..." - 08/31/2018 Hollywood Reporter
"[T]his one has a look and vibe all its own -- rapturous and swooning, but also delicate and intimate and luminous." - 08/31/2018 Variety
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Cooper and Gaga find a way to make this feel fresh and new. It’s in their eyes." - 09/08/2018 RogerEbert.com
"Passionate, emotional and fearless, the gangbusters A STAR IS BORN is poised to become the movie of the moment -- the one everyone has to see right now." - 10/02/2018 Los Angeles Times
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he actor-turned-director’s defiantly fresh approach allows A STAR IS BORN to emerge as a skyrocket of soul-stirring music, drama and heartbreak." - 10/01/2018 Rolling Stone
"[A] soulfully satisfying entertainment....[Cooper] doesn’t muck much with the tried-and-true formula of this timeless Hollywood myth, a Cinderella story that crumbles into tragedy." - 10/03/2018 A.V. Club
"A STAR IS THE BORN is the kind of actor-driven blockbuster that rarely gets made anymore, one that lets its stars sing, kiss, cry, and rend their garments all in the name of art and passion." - 12/19/2018 The Atlantic
"These are savvy visual ways to set up a character who only will rise from here; meanwhile, those who know this story well will be aware that a long descent awaits seemingly top-of-the-world Jackson." - 10/04/2018 Film Comment
