Check the listing for details. ORIGINAL SCRIPT A STAR IS BORN by JOAN DIDION, JOHN GREGORY DUNNE, FRANK PIERSON. Listed at 2100.00 USD. DIDION, JOAN, JOHN GREGORY DUNNE & FRANK PIERSON (A STAR IS BORN - THE 1976 FILM). Original Script for A Star is Born by Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, and Frank Pierson. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros., 1976. Original 135 page revised final draft shooting script with pink, green, yellow, blue, salmon, and goldenrod color rewrite pages, dated December 2, 1975 to February 17, 1976 for the film A Star is Born by Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, and Frank Pierson. Bradbound in printed studio covers. About fine copy with a bit of handling to the covers. The film is a remake of the 1937 original with Janet Gaynor and Frederic March, notably adapted in 1954 as a musical starring Judy Garland and James Mason, and subsequently again in 2018 with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. This version was directed by Frank Pierson and stars Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in the leading roles as an unknown singer (Streisand) and an established rock star (Kristofferson) who fall in love, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline. The film premiered at the Mann Village Theater on December 18, 1976, with a wide release by Warner Bros. the following day. This is by far Joan Didion’s most successful screenplay, grossing $80 million on a $6 million budget in North America, with the film becoming the 2nd highest grossing film that year. Reviews praised its performances and musical score, but unfortunately criticized the screenplay and runtime. At the 49th Academy Awards, the film won Best Original Song for Evergreen, music by Barbra Streisand and lyrics by Paul Williams. It also received 3 Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography, Best sound, and Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score.