Star 80 (1983)


Star 80
Release Date30 March 1983
US Box Office$6,000,000
GenreBiography, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBlue Horizon Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassShowbiz Drama, Biopic [feature]
MoodUncomfortable Viewing, Abandon All Hope
ThemesRise and Fall Stories, Crimes of Passion, Domestic Abuse
TonesLurid, Moody, Ominous, Bleak, Harsh, Disturbing
TagsBeauty [physical], Centerfold, Fame, Husband, Jealousy, Kill, Manager, Spouse Abuse, Star

Star 80 is a 1983 American film about the true story of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged husband Paul Snider in 1980. The film was directed by Bob Fosse, and starred Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Dorothy Stratten

Paul Snider

Hugh Hefner

Dorothy's Mother

Aram Nicholas

Josh Mostel
Private Detective

Lisa Gordon
Eileen

Sidney Miller
Nightclub Owner

Photographer

Tina Willson
Bobo Weller

Shelly Ingram
Betty

Sheila Anderson
Exotic Dancer

Cis Rundle
Meg Davis

Kathryn Witt
Robin

Peter Rose

James Luisi
Roy

Neva Patterson
Playboy Executive

Robert Fields
Director

Sandy Wolshin
Woman M.C.

Robert Perault
Actor

James Blendick
Gunseller

Jacqueline Coleman
Nightclub Dancer

Don Granberry
Bartender

Vince Roberts

Ernest Thompson
Phil Wass

Budd Friedman
Emcee

Deborah Geffner
Billie

Norman Browning
1st Detective

Hagan Beggs
2nd Detective

Bobby Bass
1st Hood

Gilbert B. Combs
2nd Hood

Charlie

Tabitha Herrington
Blonde

Dean Hajum
George

Dan Zaleski
The Jock

Paul Ryan
Radio Interviewer

Michael Joel Shapiro
Playboy Assistant

Fred Pierce
Head Butler

John Horn
Nightclub Owner L.A.

David W. Rose
Assistant Director

Makeup Woman

Liis Kailey
Aram's Assistant

Interviewer

Erica Yohn
Interviewer

Marilyn Madderom
Editor

Playboy Mansion Guest

Venus Pinkston
Playboy Mansion Guest

Playboy Mansion Guest

Michele Hill
Playboy Mansion Guest

Kim St. Leon
Playboy Mansion Guest

Sulinda Watson
Playboy Mansion Guest

Playboy Mansion Guest

Katrina Von Splawn
Playboy Mansion Guest

Carol Hills
Playboy Mansion Guest

Kristine Garbo
Playboy Mansion Guest

Catherine Gilmore
Playboy Mansion Guest

Charlene Howell
Playboy Mansion Guest

David Cameron
Paul's Party Guest

Paul's Party Guest

Michael Levittan
Paul's Party Guest

Lorraine Michaels
Paul's Party Guest

Bonnie Kanner
Paul's Party Guest

Toni Petrie
Paul's Party Guest

Don Jones
Getaway - Prom Band

George McKensie
Getaway - Prom Band

Martin Eade
Getaway - Prom Band

Jim Cross
Getaway - Prom Band

Don Kitchen
Getaway - Prom Band

Rick Webb
Getaway - Prom Band

Peter Ohrnberger
Getaway - Prom Band

Business man

Daniel Keough
Playboy Mansion Guest

Playboy Mansion Guest

Playboy Mansion Guest

Director

Writer

Teresa Carpenter

Producer

Grace Blake
associate producer

Wolfgang Glattes
producer

Kenneth Utt
producer

Original Music

Ralph Burns
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Cinematographer

Editor

Alan Heim
-

Casting Director

Howard Feuer
-

Jeremy Ritzer
-

Art Director

Michael S. Bolton

Jack G. Taylor Jr.
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Set Decorator

Anne D. McCulley

Kimberley Richardson
-

Costume Designer

Makeup Department

Ken Chase
makeup supervisor

Susan Germaine
hair stylist

Production Manager

Larry Rapaport
unit production manager

Paul L. Tucker
unit production manager

Kenneth Utt
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Tony Gittelson
second assistant director

Wolfgang Glattes
first assistant director

Linda Rockstroh
dga trainee

David W. Rose
assistant director

Glen Sanford
assistant director

Art Department

Mel Cooper
set dresser

Annmarie Corbett
set dresser

Robert Krume
construction coordinator

Duff Miller
assistant property master

Sal Sommatino
property master

Bill Thumm
property master

visual consultant

David Willson
construction coordinator

Daniel Maltese
set designer

Wayne McLaughlin
assistant property master

Sound Department

Louis Bertini
assistant sound editor

B.J. Clayton
boom operator

Paul Coombe
sound re-recording mixer

Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer

Harriet Fidlow
looping editor

Randal A. Goya
foley mixer

Melissa A. Higgins
assistant sound editor

Sanford Rackow
sound editor

David M. Ronne
sound mixer

Dan Sable
supervising sound editor

Lynn Sable
apprentice sound editor

John B. Schuyler
boom operator

Special Effects

Henry Millar Jr.
special effects

John Thomas
special effects

Andrew Miller
special effects

Stunts

Gilbert B. Combs
stunt coordinator

Jacob Rupp
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Richmond L. Aguilar
gaffer

Mario Casilli
special photographer: Playboy

Daniel C. Gold
second assistant camera

Gregg Heschong
camera operator

Bruce Ingram
second assistant camera

Gary B. Kibbe
camera operator

Joseph Lederer
still photographer

Leonard Lookabaugh
key grip

John McCallum
first assistant camera

Joseph E. Thibo
first assistant camera

Stephen Vaughan
still photographer

John W. Scott
lighting technician

Casting Department

Lynne Carrow
casting: Vancouver

Pennie DuPont
casting: Los Angeles

Sylvia Fay
casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bruce Ericksen
costume supervisor

Rondi Johnson
costumer

Ann Somers Major
costumer

Mort Schwartz
costumer

Randi Mavestrand
costumer

Editorial Department

editing assistant

Louis Cloyd
editing assistant

Curtis Freilich
editing assistant

Marilyn Madderom
assistant editor

Michael Smith
editing assistant

Music Department

T.J. Jung
scoring mixer

Emily Paine
assistant music editor

Michael Tronick
music editor

Chris Boardman
orchestrator

Transportation Department

Bob Hendrix
transportation coordinator

Scott Irvine
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Lorraine Baird
assistant auditor

Kathryn Doby
dance assistant: Mr. Fosse

Kevin Elders
assistant auditor

Robin Fajardo
assistant to producers

Betty A. Griffin
script supervisor

Vic Heutschy
unit publicist

Elton MacPherson
production controller

Gordon Mark
location manager

Catherine Nicholas
assistant: Mr. Fosse

Dan Perri
title designer

Tana Tocher
caterer

Ronald Topal
consultant: orthodontics

Christine Wilson
script supervisor

Andrew Miller
metal sculptor

Thanks

dedicatee

Production Company

Ladd Company, The
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Ladd Company, The
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Warner Home Video
,

Warner Home Vídeo

Warner-Columbia Film

Miscellaneous

Dan Perri
title design

Extracast
casting: Los Angeles

Giorgio
special thanks

Hastings Sound Editorial
sound effects

La Scala Restaurant
special thanks

Lee Gross Associates Inc.
publicity

Mr. Guy
special thanks

Panavision
lenses and Panaflex camera

Sound One
sound re-recording

Technicolor
color by






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