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* AwardBaitSong: The title tune, sung by Midler, is actually an aversion; because composer Amanda [=McBroom=] hadn't written the song specifically for the movie, it was ineligible for Academy Award consideration. (It did win Midler a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward, however, and became a massive hit.)
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* AwardBaitSong: The title tune, sung by Midler, is actually an aversion; because composer Amanda [=McBroom=] hadn't written the song specifically for the movie, it was ineligible for Academy Award consideration. (It did win Midler a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward, MediaNotes/GrammyAward, however, and became a massive hit.)
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* PublicBathhouseScene: After an argument, Rose goes looking for Houston inside a men's public bathhouse. HilarityEnsues.
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* PublicBathhouseScene: After an argument, Rose goes looking for Houston inside a men's public bathhouse. HilarityEnsues.PlayedForLaughs.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rose is basically a thinly-veiled version of Music/JanisJoplin.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rose is basically a thinly-veiled version of Music/JanisJoplin. The project began life as a Joplin {{Biopic}} called ''Pearl''.
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A 1979 film directed by Creator/MarkRydell and starring Creator/BetteMidler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love. The supporting cast includes Creator/AlanBates, Frederic Forrest, and Creator/HarryDeanStanton.
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A 1979 film directed by Creator/MarkRydell and starring Creator/BetteMidler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love. The supporting cast includes Creator/AlanBates, Frederic Forrest, Creator/FredericForrest, and Creator/HarryDeanStanton.
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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell and starring Creator/BetteMidler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love. The supporting cast includes Creator/AlanBates, Frederic Forrest, and Creator/HarryDeanStanton.
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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell Creator/MarkRydell and starring Creator/BetteMidler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love. The supporting cast includes Creator/AlanBates, Frederic Forrest, and Creator/HarryDeanStanton.
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* TheLastDance: Rather than seek help for her [[spoiler: heroin and barbiturate overdose]], Rose decides to just go on stage and give her comeback concert for all her fans.
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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose' makeup runs from crying.
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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose' Rose's makeup runs from crying.
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* TheAlcoholic: Rose is almost always seen drinking from a bottle.
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* TheAlcoholic: Rose is almost always seen drinking from a bottle.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Rose loses her boyfriend, indulges in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates, and dies onstage during her comeback concert.]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Rose loses her boyfriend, indulges in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates, and dies onstage during what was supposed to be her comeback concert.]]
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Her first scene is of her stumbling out of a plane dropping a bottle of booze.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breath sounding opening monologue by Rose in the beginning? Oh God. Once you seen the whole movie [[spoiler: (up to the film's tragic ending)]], the film's opening will make a lot of sense and [[{{Tearjerker}} a lot of tears]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breath sounding opening monologue by Rose in the beginning? Oh God. Once you seen the whole movie [[spoiler: (up to the film's tragic ending)]], the film's opening will make a lot of sense and [[{{Tearjerker}} a lot of tears]].
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Her Rose's first scene is of her stumbling out of a plane dropping a bottle of booze.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breathsounding opening monologue by Rose in the beginning? Oh God. Once you seen the whole movie [[spoiler: (up to the film's tragic ending)]], the film's opening will make a lot of sense and [[{{Tearjerker}} a lot of tears]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breath
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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler: Despite her manager's attempts to take her to a hospital and get treatment for her alcoholism and drug use, Rose decides she'd rather give a concert instead. It turned out to be her last.]]
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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler: Despite her manager's attempts to take her to a hospital and get treatment for her alcoholism and drug use, overdose, Rose decides she'd rather give a comeback concert instead. It turned out to be her last.]]
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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler: Despite her manager's attempts to take her to a hospital and get treatment for her fatal drug overdose, Rose decides she'd rather give one last concert instead.]]
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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler: Despite her manager's attempts to take her to a hospital and get treatment for her fatal alcoholism and drug overdose, use, Rose decides she'd rather give one last a concert instead.instead. It turned out to be her last.]]
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* AwkwardSilenceEntrance: The diner is full of laughter from the patrons but immediately goes quiet when Rose enters. She is shunned because she's a hippie.
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* StageMom: Her manager Rudge is aware of her fragile state, but does nothing to intervene. He just keeps milking her career by booking her into show after show.
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* UnusualEuphemism: Rose calls heroin "cookies and milk" when her manager gives her a dose to push through her hunger and physical exhaustion.
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* ThinkOfTheCensors: One of the producers advises Rose not to scream obscenities during the concert for special critics may be watching. Rose tells him she won't and then she does so anyways.
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* ThinkOfTheCensors: One of the producers advises Just before going on stage Rose is told, several times, not to scream obscenities during the concert for special say, "Motherfucker." due to important critics may be watching. Rose tells him Of course, the first words out of her mouth once she won't and then she does so anyways.gets on stage are, "Hi you motherfuckers!"
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: A visibly out-of-it Rose struggling to walk down the plane's stairs, and she ends up tumbling down the few steps. Then Rose accidentally drops and breaks a bottle of her booze she was carrying as her manager helps her to the limo.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: A visibly out-of-it Rose struggling to walk down the plane's stairs, and she ends up tumbling down the few steps. Then Rose accidentally drops and breaks Her first scene is of her stumbling out of a plane dropping a bottle of her booze she was carrying as her manager helps her to the limo.booze.
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* InLoveWithLove: Rose tells the crowd how much she loves to be in love.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Rose lampshades this trope talking about how women are kept in the house by their man rattling pots and pans.
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* ThinkOfTheCensors: One of the producers advises Rose not to scream obscenities during the concert for special critics may be watching. Rose tells him she won't and then she does so anyways.
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* AnachronismScrew: In the club where Rose joins the drag version of herself on stage, they sing "The Fire Down Below" by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. The song was released in 1976, but the movie is set in 1969.
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* AnachronismScrew: AnachronismStew: In the club where Rose joins the drag version of herself on stage, they sing "The Fire Down Below" by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. The song was released in 1976, but the movie is set in 1969.
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* LipstickLesbian: Rose's old friend Sarah and Rose herself, though actually a lipstick bisexual.
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* LipstickLesbian: Rose's old friend "old friend" Sarah and Rose herself, though actually a lipstick bisexual.
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* DownerBeginning: The film opens with Rose's spoken dialogue and her parents looking over their daughter's estate [[spoiler: following her overdose]]. Also HowWeGotHere.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: A visibly out-of-it Rose struggling to walk down the plane's stairs, and she ends up tumbling down the few steps. Then Rose accidentally drops and breaks a bottle of her booze she was carrying as her manager helps her to the limo.
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* TheTragicRose: Rose herself, of course, to the fullest use of the trope.
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* TheTragicRose: Rose herself, of course, to the fullest use of the trope. The film's titled after her stage name, and after a series of heartbreaks and other misfortunes, [[spoiler: she collapses and dies of an overdose on stage in the first few minutes of her homecoming concert]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Rose meets with country music star Billy Ray, whom she idolizes and whose songs she often covers in live shows. Billy Ray cruelly demands that she never perform his music again, and he rudely dismisses her.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Believing her concert is cancelled, Rose decides to run away and start a new life with Huston. Unbeknownst to Rose, this is only a ploy by her manager to ensure that she performs the show.
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* ResignationsNotAccepted: Rose repeats her intention to take a one-year break from performing, leading Rudge to tell her she will be in breach of contract.
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* BrokenBird: Rose.
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* BrokenBird: Rose. In spite of her success, her personal life is lonely and exhausting.
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* IJustWantToBeLoved: Rose is an insecure alcoholic and former drug user who seems to crave approval in her life.
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* LadyKillerInLove: Rudge assumes that Huston is just another hanger-on, but Rose feels she has finally met her true love.
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* BrokenBird: Rose
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* BrokenBird: Rose Rose.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Rose loses her boyfriend, indulges in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates and dies onstage during her comeback concert.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Heartbroken from her breakup with Houston, Rose decides to indulge in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates]] before her concert.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Heartbroken from her breakup with Houston, Rose decides to indulge in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates]] before her concert.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Rose loses her boyfriend, indulges in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates barbiturates, and dies onstage during her comeback concert.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Heartbroken from her breakup with Houston, Rose decides to indulge in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates]] before her last concert.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Heartbroken from her breakup with Houston, Rose decides to indulge in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates]] before her last concert.
* MoralityPet: Houston is this to Rose. [[spoiler: Once he leaves, it all goes straight to hell]].
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Rose gets down to her knees and screams this crying when [[spoiler: Houston has had enough of her abusive lifestyle and leaves her]].
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Rose gets down falls to her knees and screams this crying when [[spoiler: Houston has had enough of her abusive lifestyle and leaves her]].
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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Houston after being hit one last time by Rose during their last fight together.
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* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Houston after being hit one last time by Rose during their last fight together.
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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler: Despite her manager's attempts to take her to a hospital and get treatmeny for her fatal drug overdose, Rose decides she'd rather give one last concert instead.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: Houston to Rose after her behavior in the western bar.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Houston to Rose Rose, after her behavior in the western bar.
* YourMakeupIsRunning:Rose, whose face is constantly ruined Rose' makeup runs from crying and her tears ruining her mascara. crying.
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[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_rose_1451.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine She gave... And gave... And gave. Until she had nothing left to give.]]'']]
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->''"She gave... And gave... And gave. Until she had nothing left to give.]]'']]
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->''"She gave... And gave... And gave. Until she had nothing left to give.
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* ForeShadowing: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breath sounding opening monologue by Rose in the beginning? Oh God. Once you seen the whole movie [[spoiler: (up to the film's tragic ending)]], the film's opening will make a lot of sense and [[{{Tearjerker}} a lot of tears]].
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* ForeShadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breath sounding opening monologue by Rose in the beginning? Oh God. Once you seen the whole movie [[spoiler: (up to the film's tragic ending)]], the film's opening will make a lot of sense and [[{{Tearjerker}} a lot of tears]].
