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Director:
Alan Rudolph
Writer:
Bud Shrake
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Release Date:
14 October 1984 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Music See more »
Tagline:
Willie and Kris on the road - sharing music...raising hell! See more »
Plot:
Doc Jenkins is a singer/songwriter who tries to leave his singer/songwriter roots to be a music "mogul"... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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 (From The Backlot. 14 November 2012, 1:00 PM, PST)
Country Music Association Awards 2012 winners list: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert score big
 (From Zap2It - From Inside the Box. 1 November 2012, 9:05 PM, PDT)
46th annual Cma Awards nominations: Eric Church, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert top the list
 (From Pop2it. 5 September 2012, 8:51 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
My music is rock 'n roll, but then there's Willie Nelson. . . See more (9 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Willie Nelson ... Doc Jenkins

Kris Kristofferson ... Blackie Buck

Melinda Dillon ... Honey Carder

Rip Torn ... Dino McLeish

Lesley Ann Warren ... Gilda
Mickey Raphael ... Arly
Rhonda Dotson ... Corkie
Richard C. Sarafian ... Rodeo Rocky
Robert Gould ... Ralph
Sage Parker ... Pattie McLeish

Shannon Wilcox ... Anita

Jeff MacKay ... Hogan

Gailard Sartain ... Mulreaux
Stephen Bruton ... Sam / Roarers Band
Glen Clark ... Paul / Roarers Band
Cleve Dupin ... Road Manager
B.C. Cooper ... Cooper
Poodie Locke ... Purvis
Joe Keyes ... Eddie
Amanda Bishop ... Daughter #1
Kristin Renfro ... Daughter #2
Sammy Allred ... Disc Jockey
William Boyd ... Blind Tommy's Brother
Steve Fromholz ... Engineer
Johnny Gimble ... Fiddle Player

Eloise DeJoria ... Girl on Bus (as Eloise Schmitt)
Kate Cadenhead ... Groupie
Christie Carafano ... Little Girl in Bed
Joe Gallien ... Electronics Engineer
Gates Moore ... 1st Concert Hall Manager
Larry Gorham ... 2nd Concert Hall Manager
Jackie King ... Guitar Player
Catherine Molloy ... Doc's Girl Friend
Bobby Rambo ... Party Guest
Michael Reesburg ... Roarer Roadie
John Shaw ... Cashier
Pete Stauber ... Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
Larry Trader ... Golf Roadie
Priscilla Dougherty ... Incredulous Woman
Bobbie Nelson ... Pianist, Gilda's Band
Paul English ... Drums, Gilda's Band
Bee Spears ... Bass, Gilda's Band
Jody Payne ... Guitar, Gilda's Band
Grady Martin ... Guitar, Gilda's Band

Booker T. Jones ... Keyboard, Gilda's Band
Bill Swann ... Roarers Band
Donnie Fritts ... Roarers Band
Sammy Lee Creason ... Roarers Band (as Sammy Creason)
Thomas Mcclure ... Roarers Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Mitchell Duffy ... Honey Carder's Infant
Angela Duffy Peace ... Honey Carder's 4yr old
Mickey Rooney Jr.
Brad Baker ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cara Giallanza ... Girl at Party (uncredited)
Kirk Hunter ... Extra (uncredited)

John Edwin Shaw ... Manager (uncredited)

Tommy Tomlinson ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alan Rudolph 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Bud Shrake 

Produced by
Sydney Pollack .... producer
 
Original Music by
Larry Cansler 
 
Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti 
 
Film Editing by
Stephen Lovejoy 
George A. Martin 
Stuart H. Pappé 
 
Casting by
Vicki Huff 
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Joel Schiller 
 
Set Decoration by
Barbara Krieger  (as Barbara Paula Kreiger)
 
Costume Design by
Kathleen Gore-Misko 
Ernest Misko 
 
Makeup Department
Greg LaCava .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David McGiffert .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Glenn Dunn .... lead man
Robert A. Sturtevant .... construction foreman
Tommy Tomlinson .... property master
 
Sound Department
Gary Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer
Kay Colvin .... utility sound
Don Coufal .... boom operator
Dody Dorn .... sound editor
Robert Grieve .... supervising sound editor
John Keating .... sound transfer
Reid Paul Martin .... sound editor
Art Rochester .... production sound mixer: 1983
Norman B. Schwartz .... post-production dialogue
Ralph Thiekötter .... adr recordist: Germany
Ralph Thiekötter .... sound dubbing mixer (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Rusty Lowrey .... light operator: Vari*Lite
Van Redin .... still photographer
 
Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson .... apprentice editor
George A. Martin .... second editor
 
Music Department
George A. Martin .... music editor
Dan Wallin .... music score mixer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Lonnie Nelson .... construction driver
 
Other crew
Ellen Adolph .... production accountant
Janis Benjamin .... production coordinator
Carol Davies .... script supervisor
Cara Giallanza .... production assistant
Michael Klastorin .... unit publicist
Patrice Ryan .... title designer (as Patty Ryan)
Rusty Warren .... production accountant
 

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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R | Iceland:L | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA
Company:
TriStar PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Quotes:
Doc Jenkins:[singing] The world's getting smaller and everything in it belongs; and if you can't buy that Mr. Music Executive, why don't you write your own songs?See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "At the Movies: Songwriter/Nineteen Eighty-Four/Witness/Mrs. Soffel" (????)See more »

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
My music is rock 'n roll, but then there's Willie Nelson. . ., 26 May 2003
Author: mycroft717 (mycroft717@kc.rr.com) from Kansas City MO

"Songwriter" was one of the 1st movies I bought when I got my 1st VCR. Basically, Willie and Kris Kristofferson are playing themselves - and that's not bad. This movie is both funny, and heart-warming. You can't fault the music, and the acting's not too bad for a couple of songwriters. The plot is actually very basic - the big bad record company thinks it owns Doc (Willie), but he refuses to play their way. So he enlists the help of his old partner Blackie (Kris) and proceeds to find ways to get around his contract with the bad guys. In the process, he realizes that his 1st wife was his true love, and works to get her back. If you have any liking at all of Willie Nelson, you should enjoy this movie. My tape's about worn out...but there's no one quite like Willie.

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