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Songwriter (1984)Doc Jenkins is a singer/songwriter who tries to leave his singer/songwriter roots to be a music "mogul", and gets tangled up in a bad publishing deal. He enlists a team of cronies, ... See full summary » Director:Alan RudolphWriter:Bud Shrake |
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Title: Songwriter (1984)
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Doc Jenkins
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| Kris Kristofferson | ... |
Blackie Buck
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| Melinda Dillon | ... |
Honey Carder
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Dino McLeish
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Gilda
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Mickey Raphael | ... |
Arly
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Rhonda Dotson | ... |
Corkie
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Richard C. Sarafian | ... |
Rodeo Rocky
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Robert Gould | ... |
Ralph
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Sage Parker | ... |
Pattie McLeish
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Anita
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Hogan
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Mulreaux
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Stephen Bruton | ... |
Sam /
Roarers Band
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Glen Clark | ... |
Paul /
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Doc Jenkins is a singer/songwriter who tries to leave his singer/songwriter roots to be a music "mogul", and gets tangled up in a bad publishing deal. He enlists a team of cronies, including a young singer and his former singing partner, Blackie Buck, and together they execute his plan to get out of the deal. He gets help from a stereotypical small-time concert promoter. Honey Carder is the love interest/ex-wife. Written by <marv@knology.net>
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Willie and Kris on the road - sharing music...raising hell! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 October 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
DalszerzĹ‘ See more »Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USACompany Credits
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Blackie Buck: Do you suppose a mans got to be a miserable son of a bitch all the time, just to write a good song every now & then? That's a terrible thought.See more »
In Hollywood vernacular this would be the quintessential sleeper: a small gem straight out of left field forced to look after itself in a market geared more toward largely impersonal blockbusters. It isn't necessary to be a fan of country-western music to enjoy the film: a disarming comic fable about one man's clever attempt to buck the system, represented here by the music industry. The movie works (in part) because of its oblique, slightly skewed narrative style, courtesy of Bud Shrake's elliptical screenplay and director Alan Rudolph's eye for offhand detail. Some of the Southern accents are thick enough to almost require subtitles, but the film is a true original, with a photogenic performance by Willie Nelson as the roguish title character.