Frederic Forrest gave two impressive performances in 1979, in Coppola’s “Äpocalypse, Now,” and in Mark Rydell’s
“The Rose,”for which he was nominated for the Supporting Actor Oscar.
It’s Forrest’s only nomination.
The Supporting Actor winner was Melvyn Douglas for “Being There.”
Bette Midler turns in a truly volcanic performance in the title role of Mark Rydell’s best film, “The Rose,” a very loose depiction of the tragic life of the iconic singer Janis Joplin. But the movie is enjoyable on its own terms, even without those allusions.