Coal Miner's Daughter

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2h 4min

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

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The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."

Director
- Michael Apted
Writers
- Thomas Rickman(screenplay)
- Loretta Lynn(autobiography)
- George Vecsey(autobiography)
Stars

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Won 1 Oscar
- 10 wins & 13 nominations total

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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Tommy Lee Jones and Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Sissy Spacek and Levon Helm in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

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Tommy Lee Jones in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

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Director
- Michael Apted
Writers
- Thomas Rickman(screenplay)
- Loretta Lynn(autobiography)
- George Vecsey(autobiography)
All cast & crew
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Norma Rae

7.3

Sweet Dreams

7.1

Places in the Heart

7.4

Places in the Heart

Missing

7.7

On Golden Pond

7.6

In the Bedroom

7.4

The River

6.3

The Buddy Holly Story

7.2

The Buddy Holly Story

The Coal Miner's Day

8.1

The Coal Miner's Day

Children of a Lesser God

7.2

Children of a Lesser God

Crimes of the Heart

6.4

Crimes of the Heart

Breaking Away

7.7

At only 13, Loretta Webb marries Doolittle Lynn and is soon responsible for a large family. She appears destined to a life of homemaking, but Doolittle recognizes his wife's musical talent, and buys her a guitar as an anniversary present one year. At 18, the busy mother of four children still finds time to write and sing songs at small fairs and local honky-tonks. This gift sets Loretta Lynn on the grueling, tumultuous path to superstardom and country-music greatness. —Shannon Patrick Sullivan <shannon@mun.ca>

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Taglines
- She was married at 13. She had four kids by the time she was 20. She's been hungry and poor. She's been loved and cheated on. She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
In preparation for her role as Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek accompanied the singer on one of her tours in order to study her on/offstage mannerisms.

Goofs
Prior to her first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, Loretta is listening to Patsy Cline singing "Crazy", then after her debut she is summoned to Patsy's hospital room where she is told Patsy was injured in a automobile accident. In reality, Patsy recorded "Crazy" a few weeks *after* her accident. In an NPR interview in 2000 one of the studio musicians present that day remarked that Patsy had difficulty hitting the high notes in "Crazy" because she was still sore from her accident.

Quotes
Loretta Lynn: [in a radio interview] Shoot, we've been driving so much, I don't know where I am half the time. But it's fun. We sing, and talk, and Doo - that's my husband - he'll get to acting horny.
Speedy West: [shocked] What!
Loretta Lynn: And the more I laugh, the hornier he gets, and then he'll say, "Loretta, spread me up another one of them baloney sandwiches!"
Radio station manager: [later] I don't know where in the hell you think you are, lady, but that kind of smut don't go in this part of the country!
Loretta Lynn: I didn't know it was dirty! I thought "horny" meant cuttin' up and acting silly!

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Soldier of Orange/The Human Factor/Coal Miner's Daughter/The Europeans (1980)

Soundtracks
Walking The Floor Over You
Written and Sung by Ernest Tubb
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

Top review

8/10

Loretta Lynn's eventful life expertly brought to the big screen.

Loretta Lynn's life has been to say the least,interesting.A wife at 13, mother at 14,and walking a long path to her throne as the "Queen of Country Music".Triumphs and tragedies have virtually filled her life, and it was expertly brought to life in this film.Sissy Spacek gives a dead on performance as Lynn,right down to her voice,and even does her own singing for the film.This is without a doubt one of the best acting performances of a non fictional character I have ever seen,and let us not forget the Oscar worthy performance of Tommy Lee Jones as Doolittle Lynn,Loretta's husband.He is always excellent,but he was never better than he was here.This is an excellent true story of Loretta's long journey from the Kentucky backwoods to the Grand Ole Opry stage.A must see and must own movie.

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Release date
- March 7, 1980 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official site
- Peacock
Language
- English
Also known as
- Nashville Lady
Filming locations
- Van Lear, Kentucky, USA
Production company
- Universal Pictures
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Gross US & Canada
- $67,182,787
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,366,443
- Mar 9, 1980
Gross worldwide
- $67,182,787

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Runtime
- 2h 4min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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