''Stardust'' is a 1974 British

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directed by

Michael Apted Michael David Apted, (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was a British television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the '' Up'' documentary series (1964–2019). He later directed '' Coal Miner's ...

and starring

David Essex David Essex (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. Since the 1970s, he has attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. Internationally, Essex had the most ...

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, and

Larry Hagman Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera, ''Dal ...

. It is the sequel to the 1973 film ''

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'', which introduced the characters of Jim MacLaine and his street-smart friend Mike Menary. It chronicles Jim's rise and fall as an international rock star during the 1960s and early 1970s, with Mike as his personal manager. It features a number of pop/rock performers, including Essex, Faith,

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and

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Plot

On the evening of the

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, Jim MacLaine visits his friend Mike Menary at the

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where Mike works. Jim tells Mike he's joined a touring rock group called the Stray Cats and invites Mike to come along as their road manager, pointing out that Mike could make millions if the group succeeds. Mike accepts and proves to be a shrewd operator, arranging a better van, accommodations, and a recording session for the group. Privately, Mike tells Jim that arrogant singer/ guitarist Johnny must go in order for the band to be a success. Largely through Mike's efforts, the Stray Cats have their first hit single with a song sung by Jim, even though it was released as the

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to a song sung by Johnny. Jim becomes the new center of attention for fans and press, causing the jealous Johnny to leave the band. The Stray Cats embark on a successful tour of the US, where they meet their new manager, Porter Lee Austin, a wealthy

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who has bought a majority financial interest in Jim and the group. The other Stray Cats, especially drummer J.D., are frustrated at being ignored while Jim, promoted by Porter Lee and Mike, becomes the focus of media attention. Jim, supported by his new girlfriend Danielle, objects to Porter Lee's treatment of him and his music as a commercial commodity. Jim's mother suddenly dies, and Jim, Danielle and Mike return to England for her funeral. There, Jim sees his wife Jeanette (whom he abandoned, but never bothered to divorce) and his young son. Jeanette wants nothing further to do with Jim and is living with another man, who has stepped into the father role for Jim's son. The funeral is mobbed by Jim's fans and Danielle is upset that Jim never told her he was married. Back in the USA, J.D. and the other Stray Cats inform Jim they are severing ties with him, leaving him as a solo act with no close friends except Mike and Danielle. Jim embarks on an ambitious project to compose and sing a

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opera glorifying women, in honor of his late mother. When Danielle clashes with Porter Lee and then insinuates Mike is sexually attracted to Jim, Mike arranges for her to catch Jim having sex with another woman, causing her to walk out. Jim's rock opera, broadcast live to a worldwide audience of millions, is a huge success, but Jim, tired of his rock star life, moves to an isolated castle in Spain and becomes a recluse. Mike, who by now is acting as Jim's handler and caretaker, lives with him, but old resentments between the two soon surface. After two years, Porter Lee pushes Jim to come out of seclusion in order to make money to cover unpaid taxes and avoid being forgotten by his public. A major live television interview is planned, but on the day of the interview, the mentally fragile and drug-addled Jim refuses to come out of his room. Mike, whose friendship with Jim has deteriorated, coldly orders him to come out and do his job. Jim finally emerges and starts to do the interview, but gives rude responses and then starts to laugh uncontrollably. Mike, the only one to realize that Jim has overdosed on drugs, rushes to call an ambulance, but Jim dies on the way to the hospital.

Cast

as Jim MacLaine *

as Mike Menary *

as Porter Lee Austin *

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as Danielle *

Rosalind Ayres Rosalind Ayres (born 7 December 1946) is an English actress, director and producer. Active since 1970, Ayres is well known for her role in the 1997 film ''Titanic'', in which she played Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Her husband, Martin Jarvis, playe ...

as Jeanette Sutcliffe MacLaine *

as Colin Day *

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as Sally Potter *

as TV Interviewer *

as J. D. Clover *

as Alex *

as Johnny *

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as Stevie *

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as Felix Hoffman * Peter Duncan as Kevin *

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as Ronald Harrap *

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as Brian *

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as Ralph Woods * David Jacobs as Himself

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is seen briefly as an uncredited extra in an early club performance scene in his first movie appearance.

Production

Development

Screenwriter

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, who developed both ''That'll Be the Day'' and ''Stardust'' with producer

David Puttnam David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include ''Chariots of Fire'', which wo ...

, wrote about the making of ''Stardust'' in 2017. Connolly said he and Puttnam were thinking about a sequel to ''That'll Be the Day'' even before the latter film was released, and they went on holiday to Italy to plan it. "This time we knew we were going to make a film about rock," wrote Connolly. "It was the story of young Britain in the Sixties." Puttnam wanted to set the story in the early sixties while Connolly wanted it to go until the seventies. They compromised and the story encompassed the whole sixties.Yule p 89 The film originally had the title of ''Sooner or Later''. ''That'll Be the Day'' was directed by

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but he and Puttnam clashed during filming so it was decided to get a new director. The film was offered to

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who had worked with Puttnam in advertising but Parker decided to make ''The Evacuees'' instead. The job went to

who had been the first choice to direct ''That'll Be the Day'' and had recently begun work in features with ''Triple Echo''. Apted said ''Stardust'' is "about the media, success, drugs, isolation, and a lot of other things... We merely put up the idea that pop heroes are often created by other people, not themselves, and the whole awful business is usually deceiving and self destructive." Finance came from

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of EMI Films, who had helped finance the original, and Columbia Pictures.

Casting

David Essex, Rosalind Ayres, and Keith Moon all reprised their roles from ''That'll Be the Day''. After making ''That'll Be the Day'' Essex had become a pop star himself with the record ''Rock On''. Connolly wrote that the role of the band's American manager was originally written as an Italian-American from

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with

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in mind, but when Curtis proved too expensive, native Texan

was cast and the part was rewritten as a Texan. Hagman credited his work in ''Stardust'' with helping him develop his later character of oil baron J.R. Ewing on the TV series ''

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''. According to Connolly, Adam Faith was cast after

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, who had played "Mike" in ''That'll Be the Day'', declined to appear in the sequel because "having lived through the experience in reality as a member of

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he wasn't keen to revisit it." Michael Brooks wrote that Starr declined because of "an uncomfortable resemblance between a key subplot and the real-life story of

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's departure from the Beatles."

Filming

Filming began on 18 February 1974. Location filming was done in Britain, Spain, and the United States. Essex had recently become a real-life rock star with his 1973 hit song " Rock On", and was mobbed by a large crowd of his actual fans while filming the funeral scene at St. Bernard's Church in

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, London. Musician

recorded the new music used in the movie "virtually as a one-man band". Connolly said "For David Essex, it can't have been easy to play a rock star as his own rock fame was growing by the day. But it wasn't easy for Keith Moon either, who would now be central to our fictional band. With The Who he was used to fan adoration as he played to stadiums, but to us he was just another actor playing a small part – which didn't always sit well with his ego."

Reception

Box Office

The film was a hit at the box office and by 1985 had earned an estimated £525,000 in profit.

Critical

Essex wrote in his memoirs that he did not feel ''Stardust'' was as "truthful" as ''That'll Be the Day'' which he felt "had been a very British film wheras I think with ''Stardust'' the producers had one eye on doing well in America, which may have been partly why we went to film there. It was a good movie, but it ended up being a little bit mid-Atlantic."

Awards and nominations

BAFTA Writers' Guild of Great Britain for Best Original British Screenplay WINNER:

. BAFTA Best Supporting Actor NOMINATED:

Soundtrack

The ''Stardust'' soundtrack album was released in October 1974 on

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Records to coincide with the opening. Some of the later songs in the film were performed by the artists in the film's fictional Stray Cats themselves. *

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– " Up On The Roof" *

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– "

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" *

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– " I Get Around" *

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– " One Fine Day" *

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– " Dizzy" *

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– "You've Got Your Troubles" *

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– "Dancing In The Street" *

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– "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" *

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– "Uptight" *

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– "Matthew & Son" *

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– "Baby I'm Yours" *

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– "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" *

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– "The Letter" *

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– "Monday Monday" *

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– "Summer In The City" *

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– "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" *

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– "The House Of The Rising Sun" *

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– "Carrie Anne" *

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– "Whiter Shade Of Pale" *

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– "My Generation" *

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– "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" *

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– "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" *

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– "Eve Of Destruction" *

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– "White Rabbit" *

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– "All Along The Watchtower" *

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– "Layla" *

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– "With A Little Help From My Friends" *The Stray Cats – "When Will I Be Loved" *The Stray Cats – "Need A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues" *The Stray Cats – "Make Me Good" *Jim Maclaine And The Stray Cats – "You Kept Me Waiting" *The Stray Cats – "Let It Be Me" *The Stray Cats – "Some Other Guy" *Jim Maclaine And The Stray Cats – "Take It Away" *The Stray Cats – "C'Mon Little Dixie" *Jim Maclaine – "Americana Stray Cat Blues" *Jim Maclaine – "Dea Sancta" *

– " Stardust"

Charts

Legacy

The film is the sequel to the 1973 film ''

'', in which Essex played the younger Jim MacLaine throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. An independent

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recording project, ''That'll be the Stardust!'', was released in 2008. The story follows the musical journey of Jim MacLaine's son, Jimmy MacLaine Jr.

References

Notes

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External links

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''Stardust'' soundtrack album
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