▁de emed ▁it ▁an ▁" important ▁movie ". ▁ ▁App ear ing ▁with ▁S isk el ▁on ▁an ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Late ▁Show ▁St arring ▁Joan ▁R ivers , ▁E bert ▁said ▁Roberts ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Oscar ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Star ▁ 8 0 . ▁E bert ▁co ined ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Star ▁ 8 0 ▁synd rome " ▁after ▁acknowled ging ▁Gary ▁Old man ' s ▁Sid ▁V icious ▁in ▁Sid ▁and ▁Nancy ▁was ▁sn ub bed ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁reason ▁as ▁Roberts : ▁" Hol lywood ▁will ▁not ▁nomin ate ▁an ▁actor ▁for ▁port ray ing ▁a ▁cre ep , ▁no ▁matter ▁how ▁good ▁the ▁performance ▁is ." ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁the aters ▁gross ing ▁$ 2 3 3 , 3 1 2 ▁its ▁opening ▁week end . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁film ▁gross ed ▁$ 6 , 4 7 2 , 9 9 0 ▁dom est ically ▁with ▁ 5 0 2 ▁the aters ▁being ▁its ▁wid est ▁release . ▁Star ▁ 8 0 ▁has ▁an ▁ 8 6 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 . 1 4 / 1 0 . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁bi ographical ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category