Bette midler somewhere along the way from that old feeling soundtrack, 1997 by babyfacebren. This melodrama is inspired by the 1937 classic stella dallas. Bette midler played her part very well in this movie. If you dont go thru the full range of emotions while watching this movie i dont know. Bette midler stars as stella claire, a workingclass, funloving barmaid in northern new york state. Bette talks about her movie stella entertainment tonight 1990 join us. Pictures stella and extra written song for the movie by. Not only does her character here renamed stella claire seem horribly politically.
Bette midler gets candid about hollywood, feminism and. After dropping out of a drama class at the university of hawaii, she took a tiny role in the 1966 film. The movie, stella, is about a mother who doesnt have much education but raises her daughter to value education, and subtly urges her to make a life better than her own. Stella is a very good movie with a wonderful cast bette midler, john goodman, trini alvarado, stephen collins, marsha mason this is one of my favorite films. The rose bette midler with lyricsbest version on youtube by lennie72. There are so many finely drawn episodes, so much brittle, raunchy humor, and such an unexpectedly alluring performance from bette midler in the title role that the movie. Erman could have made a movie that left the bette midler stereotype in the eighties where it. Bette midler, john goodman, trini alvarado, stephen.
Now, with frozen star idina menzel playing midler s iconic c. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. In stella, bette midler looks at the world avidly, as though it were an enormous meal she was about to start consuming with her hands. With bette midler, john goodman, trini alvarado, stephen collins. I love george carlins character, and the bette midler and shelley long characters play off each other beautifully. Rent the rose 1979 starring bette midler and frederic forrest on dvd and bluray. Central parks tavern on the green, where bette midler enacts perhaps a threehanky version of the famous fourhanky stella dallas finale, isnt quite the right setting for this brave mothers. Long before reese witherspoon or nicole kidman produced their own material, bette midler was calling all the shots on her productions. Stella is the kind of movie they used to call a tearjerker, and we might as well go ahead and still call it that, because all around me at the. A brief affair with handsome stephen dallas stephen collins produces a daughter, jenny trini alvarado, whom stella insists upon raising alone, despite dallas marriage offer. One more cheer from the movie stella by bette midler. Gloriously flamboyant american entertainer bette midler was born in honolulu, hi, to the only jewish family in the neighborhood. Stella 1990 a workingclass woman bette midler raises her outofwedlock daughter trini alvarado alone, then lets her go to her rich father.
An inspiring song by bette midler to help you persevere through gloomy days. One more cheer from the movie stella by bette midler duration. Released 1990, stella stars bette midler, john goodman, trini alvarado, stephen collins the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Bette midler wind beneath my wings official video from the movie beaches1988 by anobeese. Bette midler full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Plus, i love bette midler and when i saw this 20 years ago i was touched by her courage as a mother. Battling bette midler takes on the old barbara stanwyck role of workingclass mother stella dallas and loses. Broadwayworld has confirmed that filming trucks spotted outside the shubert theatre over the weekend were on hand to capture a performance of hello, dolly. Rent the rose 1979 on dvd and bluray rent movies and. Learn more about bette midler at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Was this stella, a loony midler remake, really necessary. I totally had to shed a few tears for bette midler, but it was so worth it because cute movies. Bloom role and nia long as her ailing best friend, hillary whitney, the gut punch of a weepie has returned thanks to a lifetime.
Stella is a very good movie with a wonderful cast bette midler, john goodman, trini alvarado, stephen collins, marsha mason this is one of my favorite films of all time. Its a great life if you dont weaken, intones bette midler as the noble heroine of stella citywide. Classic movie musicals including fiddler on the roof, little shop of horrors and bette midler s gypsy are all free to watch at home. Best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Some of the action is pretty improbable, but it adds to the comedy, so i. From a distance bette midler subtitulada al espanol by lonelyronin. It deals with a mother raising a child on her own, she goes through a lot of things that are out of her way to bring up her daughter jenny played wonderfully by trini alvarado. If you want to watch hocus pocus online, here are all the streaming destinations to catch the halloween classic starring bette midler.