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Director:
Hal Ashby
Writers:
Robert Getchell (screenplay)
Woody Guthrie (autobiography)
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Release Date:
5 December 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Plot:
This film is an excellent biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, and discovered the suffering and strength of America's working class. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
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Cast

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David Carradine ... Woody Guthrie

Ronny Cox ... Ozark Bule
Melinda Dillon ... Mary (Woody's wife) / Memphis Sue
Gail Strickland ... Pauline
John Lehne ... Locke (radio station manager)
Ji-Tu Cumbuka ... Slim Snedeger (Hobo on train)

Randy Quaid ... Luther Johnson (migrant worker)
Elizabeth Macey ... Liz (Johnson's wife)
Susan Vaill ... Gwen Guthrie
Sarah Vaill ... Gwen Guthrie
Alexandra Mock ... Sue Guthrie
Kimberly Mock ... Sue Guthrie

Miriam Byrd-Nethery ... Sick woman (water-swallowing scene) (as Miriam Byrd Nethery)
Jane Lambert ... Other woman (water-swallowing scene)
Jan Burrell ... Other woman (water-swallowing scene)
Lee McLaughlin ... Heavy Chandler ('insane' man)
Ted Gehring ... Conners (Pampa store owner)
Robert Sorrells ... Charlie Guthrie (Woody's father)
Guthrie Thomas ... George Guthrie (Woody's brother)
Wendy Schaal ... Mary Jo Guthrie (Woody's sister)
Delos V. Smith Jr. ... Old man Jenkins (gas station owner)

David Clennon ... Carl (man in gas station)
Larry Luttrell ... Hank (man in gas station)
Beeson Carroll ... Collister (gas station customer)

Mary Kay Place ... Sue Ann (girl in bar)
Tani Guthrie ... Donna Jo (Woody's California-bound neighbor) (as Tani Phelps Guthrie)
James O'Connell ... Jesse (Woody's California-bound neighbor)
Bruce Johnson ... Jimmy (square dance caller and barber)
R.A. Rondell ... Steve (Hobo on train)
James Jeter ... Crippled Whitey (Hobo on train)
Clifford A. Pellow ... Bill (chief railroad harness guard) (as Cliff Pellow)
Tom Howard ... Railroad harness guard
Chuck Katzakian ... Railroad harness guard
Harry Holcombe ... Minister
Evelyn Russell ... Wife (in trailer automobile)

M. Emmet Walsh ... Husband (in trailer automobile)
Sondra Blake ... Judy (waitress)

Brion James ... Pick-up truck driver at border

James Lough ... Man at border
Tom Peters ... Man at border
Raymond Guth ... Hobo (in hobo camp)
Buddy Joe Hooker ... Man (shot off train)

James Hong ... Chili joint owner
Cara Corren ... Girl singer at migrant camp
Susan Barnes ... Girl singer at migrant camp
Bobby Bass ... Head goon at migrant camp
Harvey J. Newmark ... Musician
Thomas J. Sauber ... Musician
Lyle Ritz ... Musician
Johana De Winter ... Union organizer (as Johana deWinter)
Gary Downey ... Union organizer
Jama Tegeler ... Girl at union meeting
G. Marie Haller ... Field school teacher
Leanna Johnson Heath ... Girl at stream

Robert Ginty ... Artichoke picker

Tony Becker ... Tough boy on train
Kip Addota ... Cocoanut Grove audition singer (as Kip Addotta)

Burke Byrnes ... Mr. Graham (conducting Cocoanut Grove auditions)
Samantha Harper ... Amy Martin (conducting Cocoanut Grove auditions)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
E.M. Fredric ... Migrant Camp Kid (uncredited)
Bernie Kopell ... Baker - Woody's Agent (uncredited)
Carl D. Parker ... Blindman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Hal Ashby 
 
Writing credits
Robert Getchell (screenplay)

Woody Guthrie (autobiography)

Produced by
Robert F. Blumofe .... producer
Harold Leventhal .... producer
Charles Mulvehill .... associate producer
 
Cinematography by
Haskell Wexler 
 
Film Editing by
Pembroke J. Herring 
Robert C. Jones 
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Michael D. Haller  (as Michael Haller)
 
Art Direction by
James H. Spencer 
Bill Sully  (as William Sully)
 
Set Decoration by
James L. Berkey  (as James Berkey)
 
Costume Design by
William Ware Theiss  (as William Theiss)
 
Makeup Department
Virginia Jones .... hair stylist
Bob Westmoreland .... makeup artist (as Robert A. Westmoreland)
 
Production Management
Charles Mulvehill .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Bloom .... second assistant director (as James Bloom)
Catherine McCabe .... second assistant director (as Catherine C. McCabe)
Charles Myers .... first assistant director (as Charles A. Myers)
Bill Venegas .... second assistant director (as William B. Venegas)
Stanley E. Foster .... assistant director (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
William Maldonado .... construction coordinator
James L. Schoppe .... assistant art director
Sal Sommatino .... property master
Rick Carter .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Robert Glass .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert Knudson .... sound re-recording mixer
Richard Oswald .... sound effects editor (as Richard L. Oswald)
Don Parker .... production sound mixer (as Donald E. Parker)
Dan Wallin .... sound re-recording mixer
Frank E. Warner .... sound effects editor (as Frank Warner)
Jeff Wexler .... sound consultant
Lee Alexander .... sound mixer: documentary (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Sass Bedig .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock .... special visual effects
 
Stunts
Denny Arnold .... stunts
Bobby Bass .... stunts
Steve Boyum .... stunts
Fred Brookfield .... stunts
Jophery C. Brown .... stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Cheré Bryson .... stunts (as Chere Bryson)
Dottie Catching .... stunts
Steven Chambers .... stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Gary Combs .... stunts
Kerrie Cullen .... stunts
Barry Davis .... stunts
Gary Downey .... stunts
Pete Dunn .... stunts
David R. Ellis .... stunts (as David Ellis)
Andy Epper .... stunts
Gary Epper .... stunts
Jeannie Epper .... stunts
Stephanie Epper .... stunts
Tony Epper .... stunts
Al Geatano .... stunts
Leonard P. Geer .... stunts (as Lenny Geer)
Mickey Gilbert .... stunts
Duffy Hambleton .... stunts
Bill Hart .... stunts
Lorie Hice .... stunts
Marcia Holley .... stunts
Billy Hank Hooker .... stunts (as William Harrison Hooker)
Buddy Joe Hooker .... stunt coordinator
Hugh Hooker .... stunts (as Hugh M. Hooker)
Tommy J. Huff .... stunts (as Thomas J. Huff)
Richard James .... stunts
Taylor Lacher .... stunts
Fred Lerner .... stunts
Tom Lupo .... stunts
Bob Orrison .... stunts (as Robert Orrison)
Chuck Parkison Jr. .... stunts
J.N. Roberts .... stunts
Danny Rogers .... stunts
R.A. Rondell .... stunts
Alex Sharp .... stunts
Tom Steele .... stunts
Ron Stein .... stunts
Steve Vandeman .... stunts
Al Wyatt Jr. .... stunts
Al Wyatt Sr. .... stunts
Dick Ziker .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Héctor R. Figueroa .... camera operator (as Hector R. Figueroa)
Wynn Hammer .... unit still photographer
Gary Holt .... gaffer (as Gary H. Holt)
Leonard Lookabaugh .... key grip (as Leonard L. Lookabaugh)
Paul M. Pollard .... camera technician
Donald E. Thorin .... camera operator
Garrett Brown .... Steadicam operator (uncredited)
David Myers .... cinematographer: documentary (uncredited)
Randall Robinson .... Steadicam assistant (uncredited)
Randall Robinson .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Sally Dennison .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Linn .... wardrobe department head (as James I. Linn)
Madeline Sylos .... wardrobe: women (as Madeline J. Sylos)
Bill Blackburn .... set costumer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Elyane Bretherton .... assistant editor
Scott Burrow .... apprentice editor
Mike Hill .... apprentice editor
Don Zimmerman .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Joan Biel .... music editor
George Brand .... music editor
Ralph Ferraro .... orchestrator
Leonard Rosenman .... conductor
Leonard Rosenman .... music adaptor
Guthrie Thomas .... music coordinator
Daniel J. Johnson .... assistant music editor (uncredited)
Dan Wallin .... score mixer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Tom Marshall .... transportation captain (as Thomas F. Marshall)
Gerald R. Molen .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Ted Ashton .... unit publicist
Wendell Baggett .... assistant auditor (as Wendell D. Baggett)
Sudy Dostal .... researcher: de Forest Research Inc.
Ronald Y. Ortega .... location caterer
Spencer Quinn .... location manager
Elise Rohden .... production secretary
June Samson .... script supervisor
William Smith .... production auditor (as William P. Smith)
Pablo Ferro .... title designer (uncredited)
James W. Gavin .... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Janet Healy .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Judy Collins .... thanks
Will Geer .... thanks
Arlo Guthrie .... thanks
Country Joe McDonald .... thanks
Odetta .... thanks
The Weavers .... thanks
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
147 min | Sweden:120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:PG | Netherlands:12 (2005) (DVD) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Altamont, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Mary Kay Place's first movie. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Guthrie's singing partner on KFVD radio in Los Angeles was not named Memphis Sue. Her real name was Maxine Crissman, and she was known as "Lefty Lou," because she shared Guthrie's politics and was just as outspoken. In fact, Guthrie was never pressed to stop singing union-organizing songs; the station owner, Frank Burke, was a populist New Dealer who agreed with Guthrie. The reason Woody was fired was because after the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in 1939, he started singing songs that, mirroring the Communist Party line, denounced the war as a capitalist fraud. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Do Re Mi more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Integrity personified...., 21 April 2006
8/10
Author: (swillsqueal@yahoo.com.au) from Perth, Australia

This film is about a guy who had integrity. He couldn't be bought off. He didn't sell out. Woody Guthrie felt his music. It came from a sense of caring about people. As a film, "Bound for Glory" does a ten-star job of conveying the spirit of a man who could joke when the chips were down and who could sing out with an affection his listeners could believe. Guthrie made music move people to see themselves as worthwhile, as creators of vitality, gusto and dignity. And he did this during the Great Depression.

People, especially people in the industrial world, feel less and less a sense of connectedness to each other. Community tends to lose quality as the rule of quantitative cheapness triumphs. The more the narrow, modern sort of individualism envelops them, the more humans slip into an alienation reinforced by commodified cocoons.

Wage-slaves we are and wage-slaves we were in the 1930s. Only back then, we still had some remnant of solidarity, some spark of humanity to touch each other with. We still do, but it's fading fast. Woody's life was about fanning those embers into flames as people worked for wages, while others, the unemployed and under paid caught up in the depression of the Great Depression, wondered whether their families and other families like them would ever make it. Woody came from them and he sang for them. Woody was a working class hero, a modern day troubadour. He infused his listeners with his humorous, never give-up gumption, which, if you weren't lucky enough to know him personally, came out in waves as you drank in his warm words and tunes. Woody made them feel that maybe they could be bound for glory!

If you find this movie on the rental shelf, pick it up and see it. It's great. I especially loved the scenes with Ozark Bule (played by Ronnie Cox). He must have been something. The first time you see him, he stands up on his vehicle near some unemployed field workers and sings the old IWW song composed by Joe Hill: ************************************************** Long-haired preachers come out every night Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right But when asked about something to eat They will answer in voices so sweet

'You will eat, by and by, In that glorious land above the sky Work and pray, live on hay - You'll get pie in the sky when you die' - that's a lie!

And the Starvation Army they play And they sing and the clap and they pray Till they get all your coin on the drum Then they'll tell you when you're on the bum . . .

Holy Rollers and Jumpers come out And they sing and they clap and they shout 'Give your money to Jesus,' they say, 'He will cure all diseases today . . .

Working folks of all countries, unite Side by side we for freedom will fight When the world and it's wealth we have gained To the grafters we'll sing this refrain:

You will eat, by and by, When you've learned how to cook and how to fry Chop some wood, it'll do you good Then you'll eat in the sweet by and by - that's no lie! ************************************************************

And David Carradine (Bill of "Kill Bill" fame) would never do acting as fine as this again. His Guthrie is near perfect, one level above Gary Cooper's portrayal of Sergeant York. Hal Ashby got the most from his acting company. They all look and act like real people with real lives, not stars. And Haskell Wexler's camera work is as artistically brushed as Woody's best known song:

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THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND words and music by Woody Guthrie

Chorus: This land is your land, this land is my land From California, to the New York Island From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me

As I was walking a ribbon of highway I saw above me an endless skyway I saw below me a golden valley This land was made for you and me

Chorus

I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me

Chorus

The sun comes shining as I was strolling The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling The fog was lifting a voice come chanting This land was made for you and me

Chorus

As I was walkin' - I saw a sign there And that sign said - no tress passin' But on the other side .... it didn't say nothing! Now that side was made for you and me!

Chorus

In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple Near the relief office - I see my people And some are grumblin' and some are wonderin' If this land's still made for you and me

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