Jonah (Paul Simon) is an aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
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| Paul Simon | ... | Jonah | |
| Blair Brown | ... | Marion | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Walter Fox | |
| Joan Hackett | ... | Lonnie Fox | |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Cal van Damp (as Allen Goorwitz) | |
| Mare Winningham | ... | Modeena Dandridge | |
| Michael Pearlman | ... | Matty Levin | |
| Lou Reed | ... | Steve Kunelian | |
| Steve Gadd | ... | Danny Duggin | |
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Eric Gale | ... | Lee-Andrew Parker |
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Tony Levin | ... | John DiBatista |
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Richard Tee | ... | Clarence Franklin |
| Harry Shearer | ... | Bernie Wepner | |
| Kate Pierson | ... | Herself (as The B-52s) | |
| Fred Schneider | ... | Himself (as The B-52s) | |
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Jonah (Paul Simon) is an aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
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Having read the other comments about this film, one thing is quite evident:
If you are or ever been a professional musician ( as I am ), you'll react quite differently to this film quite differently than if you are a Paul Simon "fan" or a movie buff ..
Granted, the movie has some production "warts", but the overall milieu of "the road" and the " music business" Simon has conveyed, and the sharp characterizations of all the actors are really extremely realistic to those who've been there..( I especially would cite Rip Torns wonderful roman-a-clef of Clive Davis and Allan Goorwitz' dead-on impression of the radio programmer as exceptional.
Also, even though they're basically playing themselves, the "band" ( Tee, Gale, and Gadd in particular ) acting is basically unmannered and realistic.
Having spent my working life in the music industry as an arranger /composer /producer for over forty years, I still watch my worn out old VCR copy about once a year ..and it really wears well ..and brings back many memories ..both good and bad!