Payday (1973)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Daryl Duke

Writer:

Don Carpenter (writer)

Release Date:

18 September 1975 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

If you can't smoke it, drink it, spend it or love it... forget it.

Plot:

A cynical look at the life of a not so nice country-western singer, Maury Dann - played by Rip Torn in one of his most memorable performances...

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Infidelity | Tense | Rise And Fall | Country Music

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rip Torn	...	Maury Dann
Ahna Capri	...	Mayleen Travis
Elayne Heilveil	...	Rosamond McClintock
Michael C. Gwynne	...	Clarence McGinty
Jeff Morris	...	Bob Tally
Cliff Emmich	...	Chicago
Henry O. Arnold	...	Ted
Bobby Smith	...	Lyman Pitt
Dallas Smith	...	Henry Tutweiler
Richard Hoffman	...	Foggy Bottom Yonce
Walter Bamberg	...	Bridgeway
Eleanor Fell	...	Galen Dann
Cara Dunn	...	Mama Dann
Linda Spatz	...	Sandy
Earle Trigg	...	Bob Dickey

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Selma, Alabama, USA

Company:

Fantasy Films

Trivia:

Maury Dann, played by Rip Torn, mentions that one of his children is named Elmore. Torn's real first name is Elmore.

Quotes:

[To Rosamond.]
Mayleen: If I was a man, I'd ball you, too. God knows you're easy enough.

Soundtrack:

Lovin' You More

True gem worth finding

This is another one of those brilliant character studies that proliferated film screens in the early 1970's. Rip Torn gives a superb performance as Maury Dann, a mercurial, drunken country/western singer whose life ultimately careens out-of-control during a road tour. Payday is probably the most accurate filmed depiction of a musician's life on the road that you'll ever see: endless drug abuse, random sex, sudden violence. It's all here in one well-written, astutely directed package. Sadly, Payday is seldom seen in revival houses or on television. This is a true gem worth finding.