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Songwriter (1984)
Directed by Alan Rudolph
“He got mad when they took his money and his business. But when they tried to take his songs... Nobody ever had a better time getting even.”
Drama, Music · 1h 34m
Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's split up with his longtime partner, Blackie Buck, a country outlaw with a heart of gold. Doc's singer-wife, Honey Carder, has thrown him out of the house. And now he's gotten involved with a sleazy music manager, Rodeo Rocky, who's out to steal his material. Teaming up with Blackie, Doc takes drastic measures to win back his family and reclaim his songs.
Cast
Willie Nelson
Doc Jenkins
Kris Kristofferson
Blackie Buck
Melinda Dillon
Honey Carder
Rip Torn
Dino McLeish
Lesley Ann Warren
Gilda
Mickey Raphael
Arly / Harmonica (Gilda's Band)
Rhonda Dotson
Corkie
Richard C. Sarafian
Rodeo Rocky
Robert Gould
Ralph
Sage Parker
Pattie McLeish
Shannon Wilcox
Anita
Jeff MacKay
Hogan
Crew
- Director
- Alan Rudolph
- Writer
- Bud Shrake
- Director of Photography
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Original Music Composer
- Larry Cansler
- Editor
- Stuart H. Pappé, George A. Martin, Stephen Lovejoy
- Producer
- Sydney Pollack
Details
- Release date
- 1984-10-14
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- TriStar Pictures
- Budget
- $8,600,000
- Box office
- $865,915