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''Star 80'' is a 1983 American film about the true (yet somewhat fictionalized) story of ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged, Svengali-like husband Paul Snider in 1980. The film was directed by Bob Fosse, and starred Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts. Cliff Robertson played Hugh Hefner. Hefner's real-life brother Keith appears in the movie as Dorothy's photographer. In spite of that, Hugh Hefner sued the producers of the picture, stemming from his disapproval of how he was depicted in the film. The film was shot on location in Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California; the death scene was filmed in the same house in which the murder-suicide actually took place. The story is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Village Voice'' article "Death of a Playmate" by Teresa Carpenter; the film's title was taken from Snider's vanity license plates. ''Star 80'' was the second movie based on the murder of Stratten. It was preceded by the 1981 television film ''Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story'' in which Jamie Lee Curtis portrayed Stratten, and Bruce Weitz portrayed Paul Snider. Roberts earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Dramatic Actor for his performance in the film. ''Star 80'' was the last film Fosse directed. ==Plot== A teenaged girl, Dorothy Hoogstraten, is working at a Dairy Queen in her hometown of Vancouver, Canada when a customer in his 20s, Paul Snider, makes her acquaintance. Snider becomes her date for a school dance, over the objections of Dorothy's mother, who does not care for his manner, dress, or attempt to ingratiate himself with the family, Dorothy's younger sister in particular. Snider has such a violent and jealous nature, he literally backstabs a former boyfriend of Dorothy's with a pocket knife at the dance. But he is persuasive, winning over Dorothy with his attention and flattery, until finally he gets her to agree to pose for Polaroid photographs, nude. He then sends the pictures to Playboy magazine, (after forging Dorothy's mother's signature on an age consent form), which invites Dorothy to come to Los Angeles to be shot by a professional photographer. Dorothy's beauty and sweet nature make her an immediate success at the magazine. She lands a job as a "Bunny" at an L.A. Playboy Club, then becomes Playmate of the Month for the issue of August 1979 under a new name, Dorothy Stratten. She appreciates publisher Hugh Hefner's personal interest. Paul pressures her into marrying him, which Dorothy agrees to out of gratitude. She is named Playmate of the Year for 1980. Paul spends money they don't have, putting up a false front, buying an expensive Mercedes with the vanity license plate STAR 80. His attempts at various business ventures are mainly futile, eclipsed by Dorothy's modest success with a handful of film and television roles. Paul begins coming to the Playboy Mansion, with or without Dorothy, which annoys Hefner and others. At a party at the Mansion, Dorothy catches the eye of movie director Aram Nicholas, whom Hefner wheedles into letting Dorothy read for a part in his upcoming film. Obsessively jealous, Paul is at first pleased when Aram wants to make Dorothy an actress, then furious when he senses Aram's interest has turned romantic. He hires a private investigator to follow her. Dorothy is mistreated by Paul, who is broke and highly agitated, and encouraged by others to leave him. She finally declares her intention to do so, but agrees to one last meeting with Paul at their house, hoping to placate him with a financial settlement. He first makes pleas for her not to leave him, then flies into rages, verbally and physically abusing her, ultimately raping her. He picks up the 12-gauge shotgun he had purchased—killing 20-year-old Dorothy with a point-blank blast to her face. He then sexually violates her lifeless body once more before turning the gun on himself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star 80」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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