Pure Country (1992)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Christopher Cain

Writer (WGA):

Rex McGee (written by)

Release Date:

23 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Music

Tagline:

Bright Lights. Hit Songs. Country's biggest star. He'd trade it all to find the kind of love he'd only sung about.

Plot:

Dusty Chandler (Strait) is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert...

Plot Keywords:

Country Music | Roots | Singer | Daughter | Disillusionment

Cast

George Strait	...	Dusty Wyatt Chandler
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Lula Rogers
Isabel Glasser	...	Harley Tucker
Kyle Chandler	...	Buddy Jackson
John Doe	...	Earl Blackstock
Rory Calhoun	...	Ernest Tucker
Molly McClure	...	Grandma Ivy Chandler
Terry McIlvain	...	Tim Tucker (as James Terry McIlvain)
Toby Metcalf	...	J.W. Tucker
Mark Walters	...	Al
Tom Christopher	...	Dave - Dusty's Bodyguard
Jeffrey R. Fontana	...	Eddie - Dusty's Bodyguard
Jeff Prettyman	...	Bobby Louis
David Anthony	...	Dusty's Band
Mike D. Daily	...	Dusty's Band

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Company:

Jerry Weintraub Productions

Trivia:

The band that appears in the film, with the exception of John Doe as Earl, is George Strait's real band, "The Ace-In-The-Hole Band". In the scene after Buddy lip-syncs on stage and the the band argues with Lula (Lesley Anne Warren), the three band members who prominently have lines ("If we speed up or slow down, he can't keep up!" "Buddy Jackson?" "Are you out of your mind?") have been with Strait since the beginning of his career.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the first scene of the movie the tour bus is shown leaving one city and arriving at another. The city in both shots is Ft. Worth, Texas.

Quotes:

Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Man, I should've known you'd find me. How'd you do it?
Earl Blackstock: Oh, something to do with trees and roots. You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Grandma Ivy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

HEARTLAND

Reviews

I loved this movie. I was reading some of the other reviews that people had written and they were saying the acting was bad. This is not true the acting was great the actors were great and the film was great. George Strait is my favorite Country Music star and Isabel Glasser is my favorite actress. This movie has no Nudity, barely any bad language and no sexuality. This is a movie for the whole family to enjoy. Summary- George Strait Plays Dusty, a famous country music star who is tired of the smoke , the strobe lights and the over miked sound of his arena spectaculars. One Night, something snaps. He walks out ditching his ponytail, beard , and temporarily his career, to reclaim his down home country roots. He falls in love with Harley Tucker(Isabel Glasser). The simple life may be complexed but it is nothing a revitalized countryboy cant handle! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!