The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jessica Lange | ... | Patsy Cline | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Charlie Dick | |
| Ann Wedgeworth | ... | Hilda Hensley | |
| David Clennon | ... | Randy Hughes | |
| James Staley | ... | Gerald Cline | |
| Gary Basaraba | ... | Woodhouse | |
| John Goodman | ... | Otis | |
| P.J. Soles | ... | Wanda | |
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Terri Gardner | ... | Old Singer |
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Caitlin Kelch | ... | Sylvia |
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Robert L. Dasch | ... | John |
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Courtney Parker | ... | Older Julie |
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Coulton Edwards | ... | Baby Randy |
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Holly Filler | ... | Madrine |
| Bruce Kirby | ... | Arthur Godfrey | |
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Patsy Cline was the first female solo artist to be elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Thirty-two years after her untimely death in a plane crash in Tennessee, her "Greatest Hits" album sold over six million copies. Loved by her fans today as much - if not more - than she was at the height of her fame, the life, the loves and most of all the voice of Patsy Cline is legendary. This film tells the story of the passionate, fun-loving, soft-spoken, loud-living life of one of country music's - and one of popular music's - greatest singing stars. This film covers the years 1956 through 1963, from her rise to fame and the top of the charts through TB talent shows and country bars - through her turbulent marriage to Charlie Dick and the demands of touring which would lead to the fatal plane crash. Written by HBO Home Video
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 October 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$2,161,284, 14 October 1985Gross USA:
$9,085,049Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$9,085,049Company Credits
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Patsy Cline: Says who?
Hilda Hensley: Well, you're just too mean to live lately.
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Written by Hank Cochran
Performed by Patsy Cline
Backup Vocals by The Jordanaires
Published by Tree Publishing Co. Inc.
Courtesy of MCA Records Inc.
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Jessica Lange said the most fun she ever had making a film was "Sweet Dreams". See more »Goofs
The movie shows the car her brother was driving being broadsided by a truck, when in fact it was a head-on collision with a car coming the other direction. Patsy was thrown through the windshield, not pulled from the wreck by her brother. See more »Quotes
Hilda Hensley: I got a check today. Why don't you go out and spend some money? It'll make you feel better.Patsy Cline: Says who?
Hilda Hensley: Well, you're just too mean to live lately.
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Soundtracks
She's Got YouWritten by Hank Cochran
Performed by Patsy Cline
Backup Vocals by The Jordanaires
Published by Tree Publishing Co. Inc.
Courtesy of MCA Records Inc.
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I will say at the onset that I thought Beverly D"Angelo was a slightly better Patsy Cline ..at least, she looked more like Patsy, who was fairly Rubenesque in real life. Still, Jessica Lange captures the sassy, spunky, bawdy spirit of the great Cline. Ed Harris ( always superb) is wonderful, capturing Charlie Dicks tender side, as well as the time when he acted like, like , well, a dick.Anne Wedgeworth, a fine under-used actress was good as Patsy's mother. In short, one of the few good "Country" movies ever made.