Backstage (1988)

Genres - Drama, Romance  |   Run Time - 94 min.  |   Countries - Australia, United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides

Laura Branigan stars as Kate Lawrence in this insipid and cliche-ridden romantic comedy. Kate is a singer who longs to be taken seriously as an actress. Despite the misgivings of her agent, she flies to Melbourne to read for a part in a play. Kate gets the part but is grilled by film critic Robert Landau (Michael Aitkens) at a press conference. Hate for Robert turns to love until he writes an unflattering review of her performance in the play. When Kate lands a job in a Broadway play, she leaves Australia hoping never to see Robert again. He hops a plane to New York to surprise her after her performance, waiting backstage to announce his love for her.

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actor, agent [representative], battle-of-the-sexes, critic, love, romance, singer, strife