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Horton Foote (written by)
Release Date:
10 June 1983 (Australia)
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Robert Duvall is Mac Sledge, down and out country singer. His struggle for fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning more
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A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together. full summary | add synopsis
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Singer
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Guitar
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Behind The Scenes
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 6 wins
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10 nominations
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Laid back movie with a surprising emotional impact
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Duvall | ... | Mac Sledge |
 | Tess Harper | ... | Rosa Lee |
 | Betty Buckley | ... | Dixie |
 | Wilford Brimley | ... | Harry |
 | Ellen Barkin | ... | Sue Anne |
| Allan Hubbard | ... | Sonny |
 | Lenny von Dohlen | ... | Robert (as Lenny Von Dohlen) |
| Paul Gleason | ... | Reporter |
| Michael Crabtree | ... | Lewis Menefee |
| Norman Bennett | ... | Reverend Hotchkiss |
| Andrew Scott Hollon | ... | Larue |
| Rick Murray | ... | Jake - Slater Mill Boys Member |
| Stephen Funchess | ... | Bertie - Slater Mill Boys Member |
| Glen Fleming | ... | Steve - Slater Mill Boys Member |
| James Aaron | ... | Henry - Slater Mill Boys Member |
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100 min | 92 min (TCM print)
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Certification:
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:L |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:PG (PCA #26678) |
UK:PG
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'Robert Duvall (I)' is really singing in the nightclub scene.
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Quotes:
Mac Sledge:
I don't trust happiness. I never did, I never will.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Howard Stern on Demand: Robert Duvall" (2006)
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Over You
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This is a great, great film. Robert Duvall richly deserved the Oscar he won for Best Actor, and Bruce Beresford's direction is quirky but consistently entertaining.
The most wonderful aspect of this movie is how the screenwriter (Horton Foote) doesn't let the characters engage in all the obvious, "Hollywood" histrionics that the plot would allow them to do. For example: when Mack (Duvall) finally meets his long-lost daughter late in the film, he doesn't run to her and embrace her with tears staining his face while music swells beneath the scene, as a hack director would have him do. Instead, he looks at his shoes, makes small talk, and acts embarrassed. Why? Because, consistently throughout the film, he doesn't believe he deserves the good things that come his way.
This is the tale of a man who, in the absolute pit of despair and hopelessness, is saved by the love of a good woman and the love of God. You need to see it.