Honeysuckle Rose (1980)Director:Jerry Schatzberg |
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Honeysuckle Rose (1980)Director:Jerry Schatzberg |
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| Willie Nelson | ... |
Buck Bonham
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| Dyan Cannon | ... |
Viv Bonham
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| Amy Irving | ... |
Lily Ramsey
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| Slim Pickens | ... |
Garland Ramsey
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Joey Floyd | ... |
Jamie Bonham
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Charles Levin | ... |
Sid
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Mickey Rooney Jr. | ... |
Cotton Roberts
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Lane Smith | ... |
Brag--Cotton's Manager
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Rooster
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| Priscilla Pointer | ... |
Rosella Ramsey
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| Diana Scarwid | ... |
Jeanne
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| Emmylou Harris | ... |
Herself
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Rex Ludwick | ... |
Tex
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Mickey Raphael | ... |
Kelly
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Bee Spears | ... |
Bo
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Acting-vehicle for real-life country singing star Willie Nelson didn't make a ripple at the box-office, not even with his devout listeners, and within the film's first half-hour it becomes apparent why: Nelson is basically playing a variation of himself--and not a terribly flattering one--and a star who soils his own character has a tough time being heard. Willie plays a country crooner with a devoted and gorgeous wife (Dyan Cannon, filling the bill nicely), getting the urge to cheat on his spouse with the nubile female musician who just joined his outfit (Amy Irving). The script is full of eye-rolling drama and sentiment, and when it isn't echoing other films, such as "Intermezzo", it's busy parlaying this superstar into a flawed Everyman. Since the other characters are so poorly-defined, one has little else to do than watch Nelson acting as his own shadow. "On the Road Again" indeed. *1/2 from ****