Year			1979
Genre			Drama
Rating			14A
Length			2:14
Director			Mark Rydell
Writer			Michael Cimino Bo Goldman
Company			20th Century Fox
Starring			Bette Midler Alan Bates Frederic Forrest Harry Dean Stanton Barry Primus David Keith Show more... Bette Midler Alan Bates Frederic Forrest Harry Dean Stanton Barry Primus David Keith Sandra McCabe

In an Oscar-nominated performance, Bette Midler portays a rock star whose success is laced with so much booze, drugs and hard-living, it eventually causes her downfall. Trapped in a self-created hell Rose begs her manager (Alan Bates) for time off from her concert tour. When he refuses, she seeks compfort and love in the arms of a handsome driffter (Frederic Forrest), but even he cannot handle her life of excess. Electrifying musical numbers, including the hit song "The Rose" make the film a pop culture classic.