According to a contemporary article in Daily Variety, a Western town set on the 20th Century-Fox lot was set to be demolished, but was burned down instead, for this film.
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Each of the three musical versions of this story was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar: "The Man that Got Away" (music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ira Gershwin) for A Star Is Born (1954), "Evergreen" (music by Barbra Streisand and lyrics by Paul Williams) for this movie, and "Shallow" (written by Anthony Rossomando, Lady Gaga, Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson) for A Star Is Born (2018). "Evergreen" and "Shallow" won the award.
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Arthur Hiller and Hal Ashby both turned down the chance to direct.
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Kris Kristofferson said: "Filming with Barbra Streisand is an experience which may have cured me of the movies."
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Edward Asner was considered for Brian.
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The rock concert footage was shot before a crowd of 47,000 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson headlining, and included other acts such as Peter Frampton and Santana, booked by famed concert promoter Bill Graham. The price of a ticket was $3.50.
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When Mark Rydell's involvement came to an end, Jerry Schatzberg briefly entered the fray as a potential director.
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Barbra Streisand initially turned the film down but Jon Peters was able to persuade her to take another look.
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Italian censorship visa # 70007 delivered on 25-3-1977.
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The only version of "A Star Is Born" (out of the four) where the two leads were not nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress.
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Mark Rydell was briefly involved with the project with a view to direct.
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When this project was first brought to Barbra Streisand by her boyfriend, producer and former Hollywood hairdresser Jon Peters, the title was "Rainbow Road" (according to an early report on the film by Rona Barrett).
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Much like lead actress Lady Gaga did for A Star Is Born (2018), lead actress Barbra Streisand co-wrote and performs the Oscar-winning original song for this movie, "Evergreen".
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Cher, Liza Minnelli, Helen Reddy, and Diana Ross were considered for the role of Esther Hoffman.
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Barbra Streisand said she was wearing musk in the scenes where she's topless other words she was topless.
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When the helicopter is flying above Sun Devil Stadium, you can hear a brief snippet of the song "Rock Candy" performed by the band Montrose.
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Jerry Schatzberg quit the film when Barbra Streisand refused to consider making her character more of a Janis Joplin figure. This concept would resurface three years later with The Rose (1979) - directed by Mark Rydell, who at one time was supposed to direct this film.
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Arthur Laurents turned down an offer to rewrite the screenplay.
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According to several Barbra Streisand bios, she directed a few minor scenes herself, after she and Frank Pierson disagreed over the necessity of those scenes.
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Robert Englund: Uncredited, as an aggressive bar patron who approaches John while is watching Esther perform for the first time, and spoils her act with a bar fight. Englund later became famous as Willie beginning in V (1983) and its follow-ups and Freddy Krueger beginning in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
A Star Is Born - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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