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A Prairie Home Companion

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
23K
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Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Maya Rudolph in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
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A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold co... Read allA look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
23K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writers
    • Garrison Keillor(screenplay)
    • Ken LaZebnik(story)
  • Stars
    • Lily Tomlin
    • Meryl Streep
    • Woody Harrelson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writers
    • Garrison Keillor(screenplay)
    • Ken LaZebnik(story)
  • Stars
    • Lily Tomlin
    • Meryl Streep
    • Woody Harrelson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 285User reviews
    • 207Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos1

    A Prairie Home Companion
    Trailer 2:17
    A Prairie Home Companion

    Photos89

    Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Prairie in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Meryl Streep, Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Prairie in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Meryl Streep and Lindsay Lohan in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Lily Tomlin in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Lindsay Lohan in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, and Lindsay Lohan in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Meryl Streep and Garrison Keillor in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Garrison Keillor and Lindsay Lohan in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Maya Rudolph in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Virginia Madsen in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    Kevin Kline in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

    Top cast

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    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Rhonda Johnson
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Yolanda Johnson
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Dusty
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Lefty
    Marylouise Burke
    Marylouise Burke
    • Lunch Lady
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Chuck Akers
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • The Axeman
    Garrison Keillor
    Garrison Keillor
    • GK
    Kevin Kline
    Kevin Kline
    • Guy Noir
    Lindsay Lohan
    Lindsay Lohan
    • Lola Johnson
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Dangerous Woman
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    • Molly
    Tim Russell
    Tim Russell
    • Stage Manager
    Sue Scott
    Sue Scott
    • Makeup Lady
    Tom Keith
    • Self - Sound Effects Man
    Jearlyn Steele
    • Self
    Robin Williams
    • Self
    Linda Williams
    • Self
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writers
      • Garrison Keillor(screenplay) (story) (radio program "A Prairie Home Companion")
      • Ken LaZebnik(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For insurance purposes, and in case 80-year-old director Robert Altman was unable to finish shooting the film, Paul Thomas Anderson was employed as a standby director.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the film, the Dangerous Woman approaches GK, Noir, and the Johnson Sisters sitting second-to-the-end booth of the diner. Dusty and Lefty are at the counter. They don't leave, but they disappear after the Dangerous Woman enters the diner.
    • Quotes

      Dusty: [singing] I used to work in Chicago, at a convenience store. / I used to work in Chicago. I did but I don't anymore. / A lady walked in with some porcelain skin and I asked her what she came in for. / "Liquor," she said, and lick her I did, and I don't work there anymore.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a credit for Sign Painter in the film, although it does not appear on the official site.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'A Prairie Home Companion' (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Back Country Shuffle
      Music by Pat Donohue

      Performed by Pat Donohue & Richard A. Dworsky (as Richard Dworsky)

    User reviews285

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Funny, feel-good movie that will be a hit with radio-show fans.
    The movie opens with a view of rural Minnesota, accompanied by 1950's radio...music, farm report, commodity prices, etc. It quickly moves to Mickey's Diner, an establishment located just a few blocks from the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. There we see Guy Noir, whose job is managing security for the "A Prairie Home Companion" radio program. Soon we are in the theater, preparing for the live performance of the radio program. Virtually all the remainder of the movie happens in the Fitzgerald.

    Note: I have attended two APHC performances in the Fitzgerald, and have eaten in Mickey's Diner. The exteriors in the movie are all real, and the stage, the sets and auditorium shots of the Fitzgerald are likewise genuine. Even a brief shot of a church near the theater, toward the end of the movie, is genuine. You can see some photos at PHCFan.com. The stage action in the movie is just like it happens in real life. Whether the dressing-room scenes and GK's disregard for deadlines are similar to real-life, I don't know.

    During much of the movie we are puzzled by a mysterious woman in white who has certainly caught Guy Noir's eye...her garments are so tight he can "read the embroidery on her panties." She walks calmly around the stage and through the set during the show itself. We learn her identity in the second half of the movie.

    The real-life Sue Scott plays a hairdresser in the movie, a speaking role. Even if you don't recognize her face you will recognize her voice. All the other regulars seem to play themselves.

    The movie audience really enjoyed the movie. We laughed heartily at the jokes, and applauded at the end. It is a feel-good movie, a must-see for fans of the weekly radio program.
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    • Mar 18, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • A Prairie Home Companion Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Noches mágicas de radio
    • Filming locations
      • Fitzgerald Theater - 10 Exchange Street E., St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Picturehouse
      • GreeneStreet Films
      • River Road Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,342,852
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,566,293
      • Jun 11, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,986,497
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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