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, Terry Farrell,

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and

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. This film is based on the 1989 novel ''Star'' by author

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and is set in the 1970s. It was directed by Michael Miller and written by Danielle Steel and

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Plot

Jennie Garth plays Crystal Wyatt, a sweet country girl who dreams of becoming a singer. When her father dies, Crystal's life soon becomes dramatic. After her brother-in-law rapes her in the barn, Crystal immediately tells her mother (who has never really loved her) asking for support, but her mother refuses to believe her. Crystal confronts her brother-in-law with a shotgun, but in the fight her brother is shot dead. Crystal runs away to

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, where she becomes a waitress and singer. She falls for a charitable lawyer and kind army man, Spencer. They, though he is years older, have had chemistry from the beginning and later begin a passionate relationship in her tumultuous life. Crystal rises up to stardom with her looks and voice and competes with life's circumstances to be with the man she adores. However, Spencer is to be engaged with a woman named Elizabeth, a socialite who wants her life to be perfect and ordered. As Crystal's life winds down, Spencer's marriage and patience dwindles. Eventually, Crystal becomes pregnant and moves in with her childhood friend (played by Bryan Smith) with Spencer's child, but wants to let him get his life in order before they can be together. Eventually, he quits his associations with the higher-ups, quits his marriage, and goes back to Crystal, where he discovers her with his 5-year-old son, Zeb. The movie ends on a happy note, even with much history been had, and it is assumed that they live the rest of their lives out in a storybook romance.

Cast

as Crystal Wyatt *

as Spencer Hill * Terry Farrell as Elizabeth *

as Olivia Wyatt * Roxanne Reese as Pearl *

as Harrison Barclay * Jim Haynie as Tad Wyatt *

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as Priscilla Barclay

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* * * 1993 television films 1990s crime drama films 1993 romantic drama films 1993 films American crime drama films American romantic drama films Films based on American novels Films based on romance novels Films set in the 1970s NBC Productions films NBC network original films Films based on works by Danielle Steel Films scored by Lee Holdridge American drama television films Films directed by Michael Miller (director) 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-romantic-drama-film-stub