On this day March 18 1988 the comedy film Stars and Bars premiered in theaters. Directed by Pat O’Connor the film starred Daniel Day-Lewis Harry Dean Stanton Joan Cusack Keith David and Martha Plimpton in a culture-clash comedy set in the American South.
The film followed an uptight British art expert played by Daniel Day-Lewis who travels to the Southern United States to acquire a rare painting only to find himself tangled in a series of misadventures involving eccentric locals. Despite its strong cast the film struggled at the box office earning only 7.5 million.
80s insight: Stars and Bars was one of the few comedies Daniel Day-Lewis starred in before becoming known for his intense dramatic roles in films like My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood.
The film followed an uptight British art expert played by Daniel Day-Lewis who travels to the Southern United States to acquire a rare painting only to find himself tangled in a series of misadventures involving eccentric locals. Despite its strong cast the film struggled at the box office earning only 7.5 million.
80s insight: Stars and Bars was one of the few comedies Daniel Day-Lewis starred in before becoming known for his intense dramatic roles in films like My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood.
