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Don Carpenter (writer)
Release Date:
18 September 1975 (Sweden)
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Tagline:
If you can't smoke it, drink it, spend it or love it... forget it. more
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...
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Singer
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Price Of Fame
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Tense
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Deliberate
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Groupie
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(2 articles)
Rip Torn Film Festival Now At Anthology Film Archives In NY
(From CinemaRetro. 6 March 2009, 8:02 AM, PST)
Spring Preview: A Repertory Calendar for the Coasts
(From IFC. 18 February 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)
(From CinemaRetro. 6 March 2009, 8:02 AM, PST)
Spring Preview: A Repertory Calendar for the Coasts
(From IFC. 18 February 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)
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Payday hits the paydirt
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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103 min
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Lovin' You More
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I saw this about 3 years ago - I got to admit I was slightly inebriated after a lot of alcohol, but still some of the scenes penetrated my mind clearly, with their pull-no-punches cynicism. Maury Dann (played by Rip Torn) was one of the most memorable crooks I've ever seen in film. This sombre character study from the 70's addresses the themes of power and using people, set in the world of country & western music. As Dann's world slowly but surely crumbles, we see glimpses of the past of this cynical singer star trying to hit it big and the bleak relationships around him.
I agree with the previous writer, that the film is (sadly) largely unknown, despite a great script by the writer Don Carpenter and a staggering performance from Rip Torn.