Star 80
Star 80 is a 1983 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bob Fosse. It was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice article "Death of a Playmate" by Teresa Carpenter and is based on Canadian Playboy model Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband Paul Snider in 1980. The film’s title is taken from one of Snider's vanity license plates. The film would also be Fosse's final film before his death in 1987.
Plot
In 1980, Dorothy Stratten lies dead as her husband rants to himself about the events that led up to the present moment. Through a series of flashbacks that are interspersed by the murderer's rants, the story is told. Two years earlier, Stratten was working at a Dairy Queen in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia when she met Paul Snider, a brash small-time scam artist and pimp. Snider charms Stratten into taking him to her high-school prom. He woos Stratten with attention and flattery, convincing her to pose nude in Polaroid photographs. He tries to run Dorothy's life, threatens any other man who comes near her and insists on being her personal manager.
More details
| author | Bob Fosse |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Bob Fosse |
| editor | Alan Heim |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | act artist's portfolio black wi british columbia bunny dairy queen dorothy stratten failed business film director hugh hefner instant camera license plate list of playboy playmates of the month list of playboy playmates of the year losing money other man paul snider playboy playboy bunny playboy club playboy mansion playmate of the month playmate of the year polaroid portfolio private investigator prom scam artist sleep |
| musicBy | Ralph Burns |
| producer | Kenneth Utt |
| productionCompany | The Ladd Company |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | biographical biographical drama death independent |