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The Rose
Directed by
Mark Rydell
R
1979
2h 5m
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7.0
73%
81%
6.7
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The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.
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Cast of The Rose
Bette Midler
Mary Rose Foster
Alan Bates
Rudge Campbell
Frederic Forrest
Huston Dyer
Harry Dean Stanton
Billy Ray
Barry Primus
Dennis
David Keith
Mal
Sandra McCabe
Sarah
Will Hare
Mr. Leonard
Rudy Bond
Monty
Don Calfa
Don Frank
James Keane
Dealer
Doris Roberts
Rose's Mother
Sandy Ward
Rose's Father
Michael Greer
Emcee
Kenny Sacha
Female Impersonator
Michael St. Laurent
Female Impersonator
Sylvester
Female Impersonator
Pearl Heart
Female Impersonator
Butch Ellis
Waiter
Richard Dioguardi
Trucker
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The Rose Ratings & Reviews
El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
Rene Jordan
The biggest surprise of The Rose is that Bette Midler is possibly a better actress than singer... In three minutes, Midler goes from tawdry to servility to humiliated to desperate, with chameleon-like nuance. [Full review in Spanish]
Gay Community News (Boston)
Michael Bronski
Bette Midler's acting and singing have a truth and realness that give the film a center.
Washington Blade
Tom Huhn
Seldom have I seen such a gulf between intention and realization in a movie.
Queerty
David Reddish
The Rose doesnt break new ground in terms of effed-up movies about effed-up rockstars. It does, however, have a megawatt performance from Midler, as well as Frederic Forrest,
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Chase Burns
One part I always love is the script's inverted nod to Midler's bathhouse roots, a sequence where Midler bolts through a jade-colored bathhouse...the film is usually too sappy for me, but that scene hits.
Washington Post
Gary Arnold
It's impossible to watch this peculiarly unstirring account of the collapse of a bedraggled, bedrugged rock star... without getting many a giggle out of the abundant cliches and superfluous howlers.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
[UPDATED 2024 BLU-RAY REVIEW] Bette Midler's turn as the self-destructive yet sympathetic Rose is a tour de force, and there are nice contributions from Frederic Forrest and, in one powerhouse scene, Harry Dean Stanton.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
Were it not a fictional feature film, The Rose might very well be considered one of the best concert documentaries of the 1970s.
Artforum
Melissa Anderson
The Rose isn't big but enormous.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
The Rose wouldn't work without the full commitment of Midler, who always seems poised between a bawdy guffaw and thick mascara tears.
Lawrence Journal-World
Jon Niccum
A very compelling performance by Midler bolsters this musical biopic
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Simply riveting, Bette Midler gives a volcanic, Oscar-nominated performance in this loose adaptation of the tragic life of singer Janis Joplin.
Kansas City Kansan
Steve Crum
For rock fans, this is pretty sacred stuff. It has its emotional moments.
Cleveland Press
Tony Mastroianni
For all of the considerable heat [Midler] generates; she can't -- all by herself -- give The Rose what it most needs. Like so much of rock music, it has more noise than meaning.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
Lenny by way of John Waters.
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