Talk:A Star Is Born (1954 film)

Esther
I see a few references to Esther on this page, which I take to be the name of one of the characters but that's not explained anywhere I can see --Mortice 22:41, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, the Garland character is named "Esther Blodgett" and changes it to "Vicki Lester" when she becomes a star. I'm surprised this article has no plot or cast sections, which would help explain the situation.  I don't have enoough time now, but I'll add something when I get a chance.  Rossrs 22:51, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * have added a plot summary and cast list. Rossrs 13:55, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Good work :) --Mortice 19:45, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

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Critical Reception
Can this section please be documented and re-written?

"That the film had been cut from its initial 182 minutes in its initial release to the 154 minutes (without the original's intermission) for general release throughout the States may have cast a pall over the film's popularity come Academy Award time. An impression had been created that the longer version, no longer available in theatres, was the better one. Which version was in contention?"

There's no source for the impression that the editing harmed the film at the Oscars. The question seems too informal and there's no resolution. Does this paragraph need to be here at all? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davmpls (talk • contribs) 00:03, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Plot/not plot
The end of the Plot section contains a few lines about the closing line being echoed in other movies (Die Hard and North by Northwest are specifically mentioned). While this might be worth putting in another section, it's pretty definitely not part of the plot of the movie itself. (Also, the section seems to have been written with a particular point of view in mind, but the main point is that describing tenuous parallels to other movies (especially ones that were produced many years later) doesn't seem to belong in the "Plot" category.

Smart guy39 (talk) 16:35, 29 July 2014 (UTC)smart_guy39

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