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Coal Miner's Daughter
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The life of the "Queen of Country Music" from her backwoods Appalachia home to the Grand Ole Opry and super stardom.
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Imprint:
Universal City, CA : - MCA Home Video
Edition:
Anamorphic widescreen
ISBN:
0783268505
Language:
English
Awards & Distinctions:
Academy Award, Sissy Spacek (Best actress)
Credits:
Screenplay, Tom Rickman ; executive producer, Bob Larson ; producer, Bernard Schwartz ; director, Michael Apted ; director of photography, Ralf D. Bode ; edited by Arthur Schmidt ; songs sung by Sissy Spacek and Beverly D'Angelo ; music supervision, Owen Bradley.
Performers:
Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens.
Notes:
DVD, Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Based on: Loretta Lynn: coal miner's daughter by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
Special features include: Commentary with Spacek and Apted ; Jones remembers Coal Miner's Daughter ; Interview with Lynn and Apted ; Former President Bush Sr. salutes AFT & Coal Miner's Daughter.
Based on: Loretta Lynn: coal miner's daughter by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
Special features include: Commentary with Spacek and Apted ; Jones remembers Coal Miner's Daughter ; Interview with Lynn and Apted ; Former President Bush Sr. salutes AFT & Coal Miner's Daughter.
Statement of responsibility:
Universal Studios, Inc
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (125 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.
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Add a Commentquite entertaining and a really great cast.
Great cast in a very good film. I liked the first 60% of the film the best showing Loretta's roots and life before success. After she starts to make it, it becomes the same old story, not that that is the fault of the film makers.
A+ DVD
Initially I had issues with casting. The only thing I knew about this movie was that Sissy Spacek portrayed Loretta Lynn, which I agreed with. But I didn't think Tommy Lee should be acting as Doo. I also had to ponder William Sanderson as the moonshiner, having recently watched the final cut of Blade Runner. (If you have to ask...) Later in the movie I was taken aback at Beverly D'Angelo portraying Patsy Cline. Hmmm...?! So, at first I merely resigned myself to the cast. However, as the movie progressed things really fell into place. I was so wrong. Brilliant casting! Each actor, as I knew them, faded into the background and their character took over. Beyond that, this movie was tough to watch. Which means it was a success. I really didn't know about Loretta's background, her often dubious relationship, or just where she's from and where she's been. In her interview (in the Bonus Materials) she says she had a hard time watching also. In fact, she can't watch it anymore because it's just too real. What more can be said?
An excellent performance by Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn without a doubt and an entertaining portrayal of Patsy Cline by Beverly D'Angelo, COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER is thoughtfully created, sometimes comedic and sometimes serious, but not a perfect film. Flawed with its intermittent periods of great boredom, COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER has a few memorable scenes, but it's not a film for everyone. However, for country music fans who love a rags-to-riches underdog story, this film might be a treat.