Directed by Frank Pierson Written by John Gregory Dunne   Joan Didion   Frank Pierson   William A. Wellman   Robert Carson   Jonathan Axelrod   Jay Presson Allen   Alvin Sargent   Cast Barbra Streisand ... Esther Hoffman Kris Kristofferson ... John Norman Howard Gary Busey ... Bobby Ritchie Oliver Clark ... Gary Danziger Venetta Fields ... The Oreos Clydie King ... The Oreos Marta Heflin ... Quentin M.G. Kelly ... Bebe Jesus Sally Kirkland ... Photographer Joanne Linville ... Freddie Uncle Rudy ... Mo Paul Mazursky ... Brian Stephen Bruton ... The Speedway Sammy Lee Creason ... The Speedway (as Sam Creason) Cleve Dupin ... The Speedway Donnie Fritts ... The Speedway Dean Hagen ... The Speedway Booker T. Jones ... The Speedway Jerry McGee ... The Speedway Art Munson ... The Speedway Charles Owens ... The Speedway Terry Paul ... The Speedway Jack Redmond ... The Speedway Bobby Shew ... The Speedway Mike Utley ... The Speedway (as Michael Utley) Montrose ... Montrose Bill Graham ... Bill Graham Rita Coolidge ... Rita Coolidge Tony Orlando ... Tony Orlando Uncredited Cast Aesop Aquarian ... Recording Engineer - 'Meow-Chow' Catfood Commercial Jeffery J. Boggs ... Ambulance Attendant Brent Carpenter ... Extra Robert Englund ... Marty Sandy Helberg ... Kevin Cynthia Hoppenfeld ... Hostess Roslyn Kind ... Table Guest at Grammy Awards Maidie Norman ... Justice of the Peace Neil Norman ... Record Producer Susan Richardson ... Groupie in Limousine David Welsh ... Reporter Produced by Jon Peters   Barbra Streisand   Original Music by Roger Kellaway

Additional Info Premiere: December 17, 1976 DVD Release: November 28, 2006 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Barwood Films First Artists Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation Distributors Warner Bros.   (1976) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1980) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,165 / 20,886 Site Ranking #4,161 The Mask: Season 2 (1996) #4,162 The Mask: Season 1 (1995) #4,163 The Mask: Season 3 (1997) #4,164 I Still Believe (2020) #4,165 A Star Is Born (1976) #4,166 The Postcard Killings (2020) #4,167 A-X-L (2018) #4,168 Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) #4,169 The Batman: Season 1 (2004)