"Biography" Dolly Parton (2006)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

TV Series:

"Biography" (1987)

Original Air Date:

28 April 2006

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | History

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Anthology | Reenactment

Cast

Dolly Parton	...	Herself
Justin Barratt	...	Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Buckingham	...	Himself
Dabney Coleman	...	Franklin M. Hart Jr. (archive footage)
Billy Ray Cyrus	...	Himself
Gary Davis	...	Himself (archive footage)
Carl Dean	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Dennison	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Dotson	...	Himself
Jerry Douglas	...	Himself (archive footage)
Olympia Dukakis	...	Herself
Eunice Eledge	...	Herself
Jane Fonda	...	Judy Bernly (archive footage)
Daryl Hannah	...	Herself
Whitney Houston	...	Herself (archive footage)
Naomi Judd	...	Herself
Randy Kohrs	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alison Krauss	...	Herself
Barbara Mandrell	...	Herself
Kathy Mattea	...	Herself
Jimmy Mattingly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Reba McEntire	...	Herself
Ted Miller	...	Himself
Robert K. Oermann	...	Himself
Bill Owens	...	Himself
Dorothy Jo Owens	...	Herself
Randy Parton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stella Parton	...	Herself
Peggy Pope	...	Margaret Foster (archive footage)
Kenny Rogers	...	Himself
James Albert Temple	...	Himself
Chris Thile	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin	...	Herself
Brent Truitt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tanya Tucker	...	Herself
Steve Turner	...	Himself (archive footage)
Shania Twain	...	Herself
Gary Wade	...	Himself
Porter Wagoner	...	Himself (archive footage)
John B. Waters Jr.	...	Himself
Jay Weaver	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kent Wells	...	Himself (archive footage)
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Roz Keith (archive footage)
Henry Winkler	...	Himself
Reese Witherspoon	...	Herself
Lee Ann Womack	...	Herself

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials)

Color:

Color

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Movie Connections:

Features Steel Magnolias (1989)

Soundtrack:

Stairway to Heaven

An Impressive Two Hour Look At A Good Entertainer & A Great Human Being

This was one of the most entertaining "Biography" shows I've seen. The fact that it was two hours long - twice the length of the normal episode - and still kept my interest, says something about Dolly. I'm not even a fan of her music or films but this woman was so interesting, so intelligent and so honest with everything she said that the program turned out to be a fast-moving two hours. When it was over, I had a ton of respect for her.

After watching this, I can see why this woman is such a beloved figure. Whether it's in the singing business, or songwriting, or acting profession, business world.....whatever, everyone who has worked with this Dolly seems to really like her.....male or female.

Dolly is the first one to poke fun at herself. "Hey, it takes a lot of money to look this cheap!" That kind of self-effacing endears herself to everyone. Whatever she looks like on the outside, on the inside this is the real deal, a genuinely nice, down-home person with no ego problems and an appreciation of life. I enjoyed all the other artists (except Kathy Mattea, who across as some phony Liberal elitist) who had nothing but admiration for the way Parton handles herself and her career.

By the way, she's been married to the same guy her adult life, too. She also grew up dirt- poor, the fourth of twelve children. She created "Dollywood" to help the place she grew up, and did so by creating tons of jobs for people in that area. Thus, you see what I mean about her attitude and outlook on life.

She's easy to like and admire and now I see why this stretched this particular "biography" to two hours.

Dolly Parton: a true inspiration!