Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back poster

Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977)

Name: Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
Director: Dwight Hemion
Genre: Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
Released: 1977-12-07
Rating: 8.5

"Bette's first major network special."

Year 19771h 0m* 8.5/10ComedyMusicTV MovieDocumentary

Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back is a 1977 comedy directed by Dwight Hemion. It features Bette Midler, Dustin Hoffman, Emmett Kelly in lead roles. The film carries a runtime of 1h 0m. Audiences have rated it 8.5/10 across 4 votes. It does not currently have an official streaming source listed for India.

In 1977, Bette Midler's first television special premiered, featuring guest stars Dustin Hoffman and Emmett Kelly. It went on to win Bette her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Special — Comedy-Variety or Music. To make the show palatable to home viewers, the special featured heavily cleaned up versions of the material Midler was performing at that time on stage. The title of the show, Ol' Red Hair is Back, was a takeoff on the title of Frank Sinatra's recent album Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back.