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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:
(4 articles)
Country Music's 9 Hottest Movie Stars
 (From NextMovie. 10 January 2012, 9:00 AM, PST)
Edinburgh Film Festival 2011: Day Six – Troubadors, Bleak Night
 (From Obsessed with Film. 22 June 2011, 1:05 AM, PDT)
November DVD Playhouse
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 5 November 2010, 7:15 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
An "ok" movie to watch! 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
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
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:
Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA
Company:
TriStar PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Quotes:
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 »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "At the Movies: Songwriter/Nineteen Eighty-Four/Witness/Mrs. Soffel" (????)See more »

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
An "ok" movie to watch!, 27 October 2005
Author: Dragonlew from United States

"He Lost Everything...Now Its Time To Get Even." Kick back and enjoy Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson as a pair of hard-living Texans in this funny, original and very real look at the country music business. It's Willie and Kris, on the road again, sharing music and raising hell! Melinda Dillon and Rip Torn give a great performance. This movie was pretty good to watch on VHS. I don't know if this movie has come out on DVD or not. The acting wasn't too well performed...but the music was. It's an "ok" movie to enjoy watching. My carpool buddy ride to work, Tommy McClure, told me to watch this movie. He was in the "Roarers Band" in this movie.

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