Review of Star 80 (1983) by Darryl S — 30 Nov 2012

Spectacularly downbeat and devastating! By far and away Bob Fosse's best film! Intensely and disturbingly beautiful filmmaking. One of my all-time top-10 best films!

This review of Star 80 (1983) was written by Darryl S on 30 Nov 2012.

Star 80 has generally received positive reviews.

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