make her film debut and bette midler play a singer loosely base on janis joplin . midler do a very good job in the role and show the woman make something of herself and but live a self destructive life to the point where she ruin herself . a particularly eye pop scene be when she strut through the men room and the men get all freak out and start jump into the pool . you get ta wonder what with those guy . equally as good a midler be alan bates a her manager and sometimes lover . the rise be certainly a movie that i recommend and and i believe the director later direct bette midler in the equally interesting for the boy . also star don calfa and doris robert .