

“For anyone who has ever loved...”
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.
Directed by Frank Pierson, Barbra Streisand
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251 votes






Released
December 17, 1976
2h 20m
English
Budget → Revenue
$6.0M → $80.0M

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

Stephen Bruton
The Speedway
Sammy Creason
The Speedway
Cleve Dupin
The Speedway

Donnie Fritts
The Speedway
Dean Hagen
The Speedway

Booker T. Jones
The Speedway
Jerry McGee
The Speedway
Art Munson
The Speedway