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This film is directed by Mark Rydell who went on to direct 'On Golden Pond' and one thing he has shown in both films is complete trust in his actors. They have a rocky relationship and Rose meets an Army PFC named Mal (David Keith) who tags along on the tour. Huston tells her that he's actually AWOL from the army and she tells him of her past in Florida. Rudge thinks Huston is just another hanger on but Rose thinks she has finally met her true love.

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She takes off with a limo driver named Huston Dyer (Frederic Forrest) and starts a romance with him. After a country singing star named Billy Ray (Harry Dean Stanton) orders her to never sing one of his songs again and ridicules her morals Rose is furious. This past haunts her and she keeps talking about showing everyone from there how she has made it. Rose is an alcoholic and a former drug user and she has a tough past from growing up in Florida. She's burnt out and lonely but is kept working by her gruff manager/promoter Rudge Campbell (Alan Bates) who supplies her with shots of adrenalin to keep her going. Midler is a famous rock n' roll diva Mary Rose Foster and she's known just as 'Rose'. This story is very loosely based on Janis Joplin and it takes place (Supposedly) in 1969. This was Bette Midler's first starring role in a film and she finally showed the world what a great talent she is. Right now, I'm listening to the soundtrack. I just am so curious if anyone will EVER read it. If you read it, even if you give it a thumbs down, please answer whether the review was useful to you or not. Note added October 9, 2007: It has been over a year, and I have no indication if anyone has ever read this review. In the rich pantheon of movie history, THE ROSE is true royalty. THE ROSE deserves to be seen in such a grand venue. Movie theatres used to be bigger, and were aptly called 'movie palaces'. My dream is to rent a movie theatre for an evening, invite 30 friends, and relive this great experience. This was not only an amazing, high caliber performance, but one that the passage of time has not diminished. Sissy Spacek won the Best Actress Oscar for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), but in retrospect I'm sure a lot of people regret not having awarded it to Bette Midler. The only other contemporary singer I can imagine doing a similarly credible job is Melissa Etheridge. Bette belts out these songs with soul and fiery passion. In this case, the music sounds as vibrant, exciting, and fresh today as when the movie debuted. It was a vital part of peoples' lives, and in THE ROSE it reaches the heights of excellence that normally exist only in memories that have improved with age. This is a movie from 1979, a time when rock and roll was still considered a lifestyle, and big rock bands were treated with absolute god-like adoration. While the storyline is memorable, and the acting superb, music outshines everything else. Although she is amazingly talented, I sometimes wonder if Bette herself ever looks back on this movie and wonders how she managed such an amazing portrayal, in the same way that an Olympic skater reviews the footage of a 10.0 performance and is stunned that every blade stroke really is picture perfect. This one of those rare movies where everything works perfectly. In THE ROSE, Bette Midler plays a character based on the life of Janis Joplin.