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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) | |
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 | |
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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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