Star 84

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bruce Seven directs. Mark Carriere behind the camera. Bruce Seven cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 3Directed by Bruce Seven, shot by Mark Carriere. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Editor Bruce Seven shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Tina Marie and Laurie Smith and Cody Nicole carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "What Really Happens When a Rising Porno Star's Fantasies Become Reality...".
• 7IMDB entry: tt0199047 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Mark Carriere

Editing

Bruce Seven

Runtime

117 min · 1h 57m

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

Star 84 (1984) ↗

Also by

Bruce Seven

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  Loose Ends II

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• 
  Hollywood Starlets

  1985 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Sex Asylum 2

  1986 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Shadows in the Dark

  1989 · ★ 9.6
• 
  The Ginger Effect

  1986 · ★ 9.5
• 
  Aerobisex Girls

  1983 · ★ 9.0

Production companies

Who made it

• VI

  Video Exclusives

Key crew

• Script SupervisorJohn Stagliano
• Wardrobe SupervisorTina Marie
• EditorBruce Seven
• First Assistant CameraBruce Seven
• Second Assistant CameraJohn Stagliano
• MusicJohn Further
• ProducerMark Carriere

Release history · US

When it landed

• Physical1984-07-01

Also known as

International titles

• Star 84: The Tina Marie StoryUS