Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)

A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Stars:

Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ben Keith

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Neil Young	...	Himself
Emmylou Harris	...	Herself
Ben Keith	...	Himself
Spooner Oldham	...	Himself
Rick Rosas	...	Himself
Karl T. Himmel	...	Himself (as Karl Himmel)
Chad Cromwell	...	Himself
Wayne Jackson	...	Himself
Pegi Young	...	Herself
Grant Boatwright	...	Himself
Diana DeWitt	...	Herself
Gary W. Pigg	...	Himself (as Gary Pigg)
Anthony Crawford	...	Himself
Tom McGinley	...	Himself
Jimmy Sharp	...	Himself

Storyline

A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

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Plot Keywords:

ryman auditorium | punctuation in title | country music | folk music | song | 

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Taglines:

From the director of one of the greatest music movies ever - The Talking Heads' STOP MAKING SENSE

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some drug-related lyrics

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2006 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Prairie Wind

Filming Locations:

Ryman Auditorium - 116 5th Avenue N., Downtown, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$53,908 (USA) (10 February 2006)

Gross:

$1,827,544 (USA) (14 July 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clinica Estetico, Playtone, Shakey Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Grant Boatwright plays Neil's 1953 Les Paul during "No Wonder". This is the only song to feature an electric guitar in the film.

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Goofs

Several times in the film and bonus material, Neil's Martin D-45 is referred as a "B-45" when subtitled.

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Crazy Credits

Closing dedication: for daddy

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Connections

Featured in Cruising with Neil (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Here For You"
Written by Neil Young

User Reviews

Yes!

There are certain musician/singers whose voices I never tire of. It's the special quality of their voice and a unique musical style that sets them apart. No one else can sound like them. Van Morrison, Prince, Joe Cocker, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones...and Neil Young. Director Jonathan Demme did a damn good job filming this wonderfully romantic tribute to just such a musician -- especially since it was clearly made on the fly as a just-in-case last rite and pre-mortem memorial before Neil Young's impending brain surgery. I must confess that, in the anonymity of the dark theatre, I wept tears of profound sorrow and bittersweet nostalgia as Neil took us on a meditative journey from his early roots to the present. The cynicism of an earlier time morphed into circumspection, reminding us of passions left behind, or forgotten or tempered through experience. The criticism of this film as a boomer sapfest and a sellout is grossly misguided and small-minded. This is a film about a man reviewing his life as he faces the possibility of his death. It is poignant beyond words, and poignancy is the loveliest of emotions.