Nashville (1975)

Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated individuals prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed.

Director:

Robert Altman

Writer:

Joan Tewkesbury

Stars:

Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine

Won 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Arkin	...	Norman
Barbara Baxley	...	Lady Pearl
Ned Beatty	...	Delbert Reese
Karen Black	...	Connie White
Ronee Blakley	...	Barbara Jean
Timothy Brown	...	Tommy Brown
Keith Carradine	...	Tom Frank
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Opal
Robert DoQui	...	Wade (as Robert Doqui)
Shelley Duvall	...	L. A. Joan
Allen Garfield	...	Barnett
Henry Gibson	...	Haven Hamilton
Scott Glenn	...	Pfc. Glenn Kelly
Jeff Goldblum	...	Tricycle Man
Barbara Harris	...	Albuquerque

Storyline

This movie tells the intersecting stories of various people connected to the music business in Nashville. Barbara Jean is the reigning queen of Nashville but is near collapse. Linnea and Delbert Reese have a shaky marriage and 2 deaf children. Opal is a British journalist touring the area. These and other stories come together in a dramatic climax.

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | candidate | assassination | title appears in text | deafness | 

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Taglines:

The damnedest thing you ever saw!

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1975 (UK)

Also Known As:

Nashville, i polis ton ekplixeon

Filming Locations:

Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Entertainment, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

159 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All songs were recorded live rather than being prerecorded in a studio.

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Goofs

Howard K. Smith does a report on Hal Phillip Walker, including that he had won three primaries and was close to winning the primary in Tennessee. In the movie, Walker was not running as a Democrat or Republican, but is a third-party candidate running as the "Replacement Party". He therefore would not have participated in any other party's primary and could not have been reported as having won any primaries.

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Quotes

Opal: I'm Opal, from the BBC!

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the featured actors and actresses are announced by a radio deejay as though they were country music stars.

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Connections

References The Howdy Doody Show (1947)

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Soundtracks

"My Idaho Home"
Written and Performed by Ronee Blakley
Lions Gate Music Co. / Sawtooth Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Unique Masterpiece!

I loved this movie. Loved it! I just saw this on widescreen DVD and had never seen it before. It's the first movie I have seen in a few years that had me smiling from ear to ear as it ended, not because it was a feel-good movie but because it was so exhilarating to see a work so flawlessly assembled, so marvellously written and acted, and finally one so overflowing with the collective creative energy of the cast and crew. There are more memorable characters and vignettes in this one two hour and 40 minute movie than in all the movies from the movies I have seen from the year 2000. M*A*S*H and The Player are the only other two Altman films I have ever seen, and I hesitate to see anymore as how can any of them be as good as NASHVILLE?