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* DrivenToSuicide: Rose, after [[spoiler: her breakup from Houston, decides to indulge in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates]] before her concert.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Rose, after [[spoiler: after her breakup from Houston, is heartbroken and decides to indulge in a fatal combination of heroin, alcohol and barbiturates]] before her concert.
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* BrokenTears: Rose's character frequently has these, whether she's performing on stage, arguing with her manager or her boyfriend or otherwise.

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* BrokenTears: Rose's character frequently has these, whether she's performing on stage, arguing with her manager or her boyfriend or otherwise.and through other personal struggles.



* DrivenToSuicide: Rose, after [[spoiler: her breakup from Houston, decides to indulge in a fatal-dose of heroin]] before her concert.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Rose, after [[spoiler: her breakup from Houston, decides to indulge in a fatal-dose fatal combination of heroin]] heroin, alcohol and barbiturates]] before her concert.
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* BrokenTears: Rose's character frequently has these, whether she's performing on stage, arguing with her manager or otherwise.

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* BrokenTears: Rose's character frequently has these, whether she's performing on stage, arguing with her manager or her boyfriend or otherwise.



* DrivenToSuicide: Rose, after her breakup from Houston, decides to indulge in a fatal-dose of heroin before her concert.
* ForeShadowing: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breath sounding opening monologue by Rose in the beginning? Oh God. Once you seen the whole movie (up to the Spoiler: tragic ending), the film's opening will make a lot of sense and a lot of tears.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Rose, after [[spoiler: her breakup from Houston, decides to indulge in a fatal-dose of heroin heroin]] before her concert.
* ForeShadowing: Remember the tear-stricken out-of-breath sounding opening monologue by Rose in the beginning? Oh God. Once you seen the whole movie (up to the Spoiler: [spoiler: tragic ending), ending]), the film's opening will make a lot of sense and a lot of tears.



** PresentDayPast: ...although it looks more like TheSeventies.

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** PresentDayPast: ...although it looks more like TheSeventies.TheSeventies, considering the year the film debuted (1979).



* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose, whose face and eyes are so frequently stained with her tears running mascara.

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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose, whose face and eyes are so frequently stained with her tears running her mascara.
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* AbusiveParents: One of whom is played by Doris Roberts.

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* AbusiveParents: One of whom is played by Doris Roberts.Roberts (Mrs. Foster/Rose's mother).
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* DrivenToSuicide: Rose, after her breakup from Houston, decides to indulge in a fatal-dose of heroin before her concert.
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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 (up to the Spoiler: tragic ending), the film's opening will make a lot of sense and 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 (up to the Spoiler: tragic ending), the film's opening will make a lot of sense and a lot of tears.
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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 (up to the Spoiler: tragic ending), the film's opening will make a lot of sense and a lot of tears.
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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose, whose face and eyes are frequently stained with her mascara running from her tears.

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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose, whose face and eyes are so frequently stained with her mascara tears running from her tears.mascara.
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* BrokenTears: Rose's character often has these, when she's not performing on stage or otherwise.

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* BrokenTears: Rose's character often frequently has these, when whether she's not performing on stage stage, arguing with her manager or otherwise.



* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose, to the point where her eyes and face are stained with her mascara running from her tears.

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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose, to the point where her whose face and eyes and face are frequently stained with her mascara running from her tears.
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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose's character is so often crying to the point where her eyes and face is stained with her mascara running from her tears.

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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose's character is so often crying Rose, to the point where her eyes and face is are stained with her mascara running from her tears.
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* BrokenTears:

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* BrokenTears: Rose's character often has these, when she's not performing on stage or otherwise.
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* BrokenTears:
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* YourMakeupIsRunning: Rose's character is so often crying to the point where her eyes and face is stained with her mascara running from her tears.
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* BiTheWay: Rose is caught making out with a woman named Sarah, which sends Houston into a fit of rage.
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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell and starring Bette Midler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love.

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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell and starring Bette Midler Creator/BetteMidler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love.
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* AwardBaitSong: The title tune, sung by Middler, 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 Middler a GrammyAward, however, and became a massive hit.)

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* AwardBaitSong: The title tune, sung by Middler, 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 Middler Midler a GrammyAward, UsefulNotes/GrammyAward, however, and became a massive hit.)
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* AwardBaitSong: The title tune, sung by Middler, 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 Middler a GrammyAward, however, and became a massive hit.)
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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell, and starring Bette Midler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love.

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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell, Rydell and starring Bette Midler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looking for love.
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A 1979 film starring Bette Midler in her first role, directed by Mark Rydell. A vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looks for love.

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A 1979 film directed by Mark Rydell, and starring Bette Midler in her first role, directed by Mark Rydell. A film appearance as a vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looks looking for love.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rose is a thinly-veiled version of Music/JanisJoplin.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rose is basically a thinly-veiled version of Music/JanisJoplin.

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* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Music/JanisJoplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Creator/SallyField (''Film/NormaRae'').

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rose is a thinly-veiled version of Music/JanisJoplin.
* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Music/JanisJoplin, Rose As Rose, Bette Midler sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Creator/SallyField (''Film/NormaRae'').
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* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Music/JanisJoplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field in ''Film/NormaRae''.

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* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Music/JanisJoplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field in ''Film/NormaRae''.Creator/SallyField (''Film/NormaRae'').
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* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Music/JanisJoplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field.

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* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Music/JanisJoplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field.Field in ''Film/NormaRae''.
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* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown : Rose wants desperately to return to her hometown a success. It doesn't go well for her.

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1979 film starring Bette Midler in her first role, directed by Mark Rydell. A vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looks for love.

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1979 film starring Bette Midler in her first role, directed by Mark Rydell. A vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looks for love.



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* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Janis Joplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field.

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* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Janis Joplin, Music/JanisJoplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field.



* TheSixties: The film is set in 1969, although it looks more like TheSeventies.

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* TheSixties: The film is set in 1969, 1969...
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although it looks more like TheSeventies.
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1979 film starring Bette Midler in her first role, directed by Mark Rydell. A vulnerable, self-destructive rock singer looks for love.
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This film provides examples of:
* AbusiveParents: One of whom is played by Doris Roberts.
* LoveTriangle: Several examples, but the main one is Rose's choice between Houston and her desire for fame.
* OscarBait: While the film is not quite a biopic of Janis Joplin, Rose sings, she gets strung out, and [[spoiler:she dies]]. Bette Midler was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Sally Field.
* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: Lots of all three. During the first on-screen concert, it's even a "crowd chant".
* TheSixties: The film is set in 1969, although it looks more like TheSeventies.
* SlutShaming: Inverted when Rose tells Houston the football story, then played straight in the western bar.
* TheTragicRose: Rose herself, of course, to the fullest use of the trope.
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