What is Star 80 / Lenny about?

Double Feature: 30th Anniversary! STAR 80, 1983, Warner Bros., 103 min. Director Bob Fosse’s final film is based on the true story of Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway), a high school senior romanced by promoter/pimp Paul Snider (Eric Roberts, amazing). Groomed as a Playboy model, Stratten is poised for a mainstream film career - but possessive husband Snider can’t bear to see her succeed without him. With Cliff Robertson. LENNY, 1974, Park Circus/MGM, 111 min. Dustin Hoffman plays legendary stand-up comic Lenny Bruce in director Bob Fosse's ambitious biopic, which paints an impressionistic portrait of a comedian as troubled as he was brilliant and controversial. Costarring Valerie Perrine as Lenny's wife, Honey Harlowe. Introduction by Sam Wasson, who will sign his new book, Fosse, in the lobby at 6:30 PM.

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What is Star 80 / Lenny about?: Double Feature: 30th Anniversary! STAR 80, 1983, Warner Bros., 103 min. Director Bob Fosse’s final film is based on the true story of Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway), a high school senior romanced by promoter/pimp Paul Snider (Eric Roberts, amazing). Groomed as a Playboy model, Stratten is poised for a mainstream film career - but possessive husband Snider can’t bear to see her succeed without him. With Cliff Robertson. LENNY, 1974, Park Circus/MGM, 111 min. Dustin Hoffman plays legendary stand-up comic Lenny Bruce in director Bob Fosse's ambitious biopic, which paints an impressionistic portrait of a comedian as troubled as he was brilliant and controversial. Costarring Valerie Perrine as Lenny's wife, Honey Harlowe. Introduction by Sam Wasson, who will sign his new book, Fosse, in the lobby at 6:30 PM.