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| Directed by | Robert Altman |
| Produced by | Robert Altman |
| Written by | Joan Tewkesbury |
| Starring | Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Keith Carradine Geraldine Chaplin Scott Glenn Arthur Bailey Lily Tomlin |
| Music by | Richard Baskin |
| Cinematography | Paul Lohmann |
| Editing by | Dennis M. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American Film and Television director Screenwriter, producer and Actress. Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Ronee Blakley is an Academy Award -nominated American actress singer songwriter composer producer and director Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award -nominated actress and the daughter of Charlie Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26) is an American character Actor with a deadpan face serious demeanor and flat delivery spiced with occasional sarcasm Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several Paul Lohmann is an Emmy Award -winning Cinematographer. In 1976 he won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming Hill Sidney Levin |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 11 June 1975 (premiere) |
| Running time | 159 min. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | USD$2,000,000 (estimated) |
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Nashville is a 1975 American drama film directed by Robert Altman. United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century A drama film is a Film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with It depicts the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee and combines them with material on U.S. presidential politics. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The film weaves together multiple storylines that eventually coalesce in the final half-hour in a climactic sequence at the Parthenon in Nashville. The Parthenon in Nashville Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. Among its many musical sequences, the song "It Don't Worry Me" is the film's theme, heard sporadically throughout and then performed at the climax.
The film features a large ensemble cast including David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert DoQui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles and Keenan Wynn. An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production David Arkin ( December 24 1941 &ndash January 14, 1991) was an American actor best known for his numerous supporting appearances Barbara Baxley ( 1 January 1923 – 7 June 1990) was an American actress of stage film and television Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. Ronee Blakley is an Academy Award -nominated American actress singer songwriter composer producer and director Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award -nominated actress and the daughter of Charlie Robert DoQui (1934 &ndash February 9, 2008) was an American Actor who has starred in film and on television Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an award-winning American Film and Television actress. Allen Garfield, born and sometimes credited as Allen Goorwitz (born November 22 1939) is an American Film and Television Actor For the former United States congressman see Henry R Gibson; for the percussionist see Master Henry Gibson; for the dramatist see Henrik Ibsen Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26) is an American character Actor with a deadpan face serious demeanor and flat delivery spiced with occasional sarcasm Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Barbara Harris (born July 25, 1935) is an American Tony Award -winning Broadway stage star and Academy Award -nominated motion picture Dr David Hayward is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Vincent Irizarry since Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film and television actor Cristina Raines (birth name Tina Herazo, born 28 February 1952 in Manila, Philippines) is an American actress Bert Remsen ( February 25, 1925 – April 22, 1999) was an American Actor. Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several Gwen Welles ( March 4, 1947 - October 13, 1993) was an American actress of stage and screen Keenan Wynn ( July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American Character actor and member of a well-known show-business
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Production
The film was written by Joan Tewkesbury but as in many of Altman's films, improvisation was important in the filming process, and Nashville features Altman's trademark overlapping dialogue. Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American Film and Television director Screenwriter, producer and Actress. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of
Many of the characters in the film are based on real country music figures: Henry Gibson's Haven Hamilton is a composite of Roy Acuff, Hank Snow and Porter Wagoner; Ronee Blakely's Barbara Jean is based on Loretta Lynn; the black country singer Tommy Brown (played by Timothy Brown) is based on Charley Pride; and the feuding folk trio is based on Peter, Paul and Mary; within the trio, the married couple of Bill and Mary were inspired by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, who later became Starland Vocal Band [1]. Roy Claxton Acuff ( September 15, 1903 &ndash November 23, 1992) was an American country Musician known Clarence Eugene Snow ( May 9, 1914 &ndash December 20, 1999) better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame Country music Porter Wayne Wagoner ( August 12, 1927 &ndash October 28, 2007) was an American Country music singer Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Thomas Allen Brown (born May 24, 1937 in Richmond Indiana) (aka "Tim" "Timmy" "Timothy" "Timothy Luther" Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938) is a Country music artist Peter Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) are a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the Starland Vocal Band were an American pop band, known primarily for " Afternoon Delight " one of the biggest-selling singles Keith Carradine's character is believed to be inspired by Kris Kristofferson and Karen Black's Connie strongly resembles Lynn Anderson. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family
Filmed in Nashville in the summer (late July, August, and early September) of 1974, Altman had enough footage to produce a four-hour film, and assistant director Alan Rudolph suggested he create an expanded version of "Nashville" to be shown in two parts, "Nashville Red" and "Nashville Blue," but the film ultimately remained intact. [2] After a rush of critical acclaim, ABC expressed interest in a proposal for a ten-hour miniseries of "Nashville," based on the footage not used in the final cut, but plans for the project were scrapped. [2] The additional footage has not been made available on DVD releases.
The Hal Phillip Walker political campaign was designed by actor-screenwriter Thomas Hal Phillips. Thomas Hal Phillips ( 11 October 1922 – 3 April 2007) was an American Actor and Screenwriter.
Cast and characters
- David Arkin plays a friendly chauffeur who wants to be liked by the celebrities. David Arkin ( December 24 1941 &ndash January 14, 1991) was an American actor best known for his numerous supporting appearances
- Richard Baskin as Frog, a struggling young session musician who is fired from a recording session and is urged to get a haircut by Haven Hamilton. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right
- Barbara Baxley as Lady Pearl, Haven Hamilton's wife, who manages a bluegrass night at a downtown club. Barbara Baxley ( 1 January 1923 – 7 June 1990) was an American actress of stage film and television
- Ned Beatty as Delbert Reese, Haven Hamilton's lawyer and local organizer for the Hal Philip Walker campaign. Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor.
- Karen Black as Connie White, a country singer who replaces Barbara Jean on the Grand Ole Opry. Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee
- Ronee Blakley as Barbara Jean, a mentally unstable superstar country singer who is recovering from injuries she received in a fire, she is hospitalized again after collapsing on arrival at the airport. Ronee Blakley is an Academy Award -nominated American actress singer songwriter composer producer and director
- Timothy Brown as Tommy Brown, a singing star of the Grand Ole Opry. Thomas Allen Brown (born May 24, 1937 in Richmond Indiana) (aka "Tim" "Timmy" "Timothy" "Timothy Luther"
- Keith Carradine as Tom Frank, a member of the folk rock trio Bill, Mary and Tom, who is seeking to strike out on his own as a solo artist. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. He is also a self-absorbed womanizer and seeks to have a tryst with Linnea Reese even while sleeping with Mary and Opal.
- Geraldine Chaplin as Opal, an intrusive, ever-present BBC reporter. Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award -nominated actress and the daughter of Charlie
- Robert DoQui as Wade Cooley, a cook at the airport restaurant and co-worker with Sueleen Gay, who also works odd jobs around Nashville. Robert DoQui (1934 &ndash February 9, 2008) was an American Actor who has starred in film and on television
- Shelley Duvall as Marthe, the niece of Mr. Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an award-winning American Film and Television actress. Green who is in town ostensibly to visit her sick aunt. She prefers to be called L. A. Joan, and carries on flirtatiously with most men she meets.
- Allen Garfield as Barnett, a husband and manager of Barbara Jean. Allen Garfield, born and sometimes credited as Allen Goorwitz (born November 22 1939) is an American Film and Television Actor
- Henry Gibson as Haven Hamilton, the superstar singer on the Grand Ole Opry and a powerful figure in the local business community. For the former United States congressman see Henry R Gibson; for the percussionist see Master Henry Gibson; for the dramatist see Henrik Ibsen
- Scott Glenn as Pfc. Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26) is an American character Actor with a deadpan face serious demeanor and flat delivery spiced with occasional sarcasm Glenn Kelly, a Vietnam War veteran who is in town to visit Barbara Jean at the behest of his mother.
- Jeff Goldblum as Tricycle Man, a silent, ubiquitous figure around Nashville, he rides his long, low-slung three-wheel motorcycle everywhere, and performs magic tricks. Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor
- Barbara Harris as Winifred/Albuquerque, an aspiring singer-songwriter who has run away from her husband. Barbara Harris (born July 25, 1935) is an American Tony Award -winning Broadway stage star and Academy Award -nominated motion picture
- David Hayward as Kenny Frasier, a loner drifter with an overbearing mother who rents out a room in Mr. Dr David Hayward is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Vincent Irizarry since Green's B&B.
- Merle Kilgore as Trout, the owner of a club that has an open-mic talent night who gives Sueleen Gay what she believes to be her big break as a singer. Wyatt Merle Kilgore ( August 9, 1934 – February 6, 2005) was an American Singer, Songwriter, and Manager
- Michael Murphy as John Triplette, the national organizer for the Hal Philip Walker presidential campaign. Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film and television actor
- Allan F. Nicholls as Bill, part of the folk trio, Bill, Mary and Tom, he is married to Mary.
- Dave Peel as Bud Hamilton, the son of Haven Hamilton, who handles his father's business affairs.
- Cristina Raines as Mary, part of the folk trio, Bill, Mary and Tom, she is married to Bill, but is having an affair with Tom Franks, with whom she's fallen in love. Cristina Raines (birth name Tina Herazo, born 28 February 1952 in Manila, Philippines) is an American actress
- Bert Remsen as Star, Albuquerque's husband. Bert Remsen ( February 25, 1925 – April 22, 1999) was an American Actor.
- Lily Tomlin as Linnea Reese, a gospel singer, wife of Delbert Reese and loving mother of two deaf children, she has a tryst with Tom Frank. Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several
- Gwen Welles as Sueleen Gay, a waitress at the airport lunch counter and an aspiring country singer who cannot sing. Gwen Welles ( March 4, 1947 - October 13, 1993) was an American actress of stage and screen She is hired to entertain at a political fund-raising "smoker" and is forced to perform a striptease act. A striptease or Exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment usually a Dance, in which the performer known as a "stripper" gradually undresses
- Keenan Wynn as Mr. Keenan Wynn ( July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American Character actor and member of a well-known show-business Green, the uncle of Marthe, his wife is dying at Vanderbilt Hospital. He rents a spare room in his house to Kenny.
There are also cameo appearances by Elliott Gould, Julie Christie and Howard K. Smith. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Julie Frances Christie (born April 14, 1941) is a British actress. Howard Kingsbury Smith ( May 12, 1914 - February 15, 2002) was an American Journalist, Radio Reporter
Reception
Critical response
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| Canada (Ontario): | PG |
| Finland: | K-12 |
| Malaysia: | PG-13 |
| Netherlands: | 12 |
| Singapore: | NC-16 |
| Sweden: | 11 |
| United States: | R |
In 1992, Nashville was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types Motion picture ratings in Canada are mostly a provincial responsibility and each province has its own legislation regarding exhibition and admission The Ontario Film Review Board is an agency of the government of the Canadian province of Ontario. A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex violence substance abuse profanity impudence or other types The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress
In 2007, the movie ranked at #59 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition list, after not having appeared on the original list in 1998. AFI’s 100 Years100 Movies — 10th Anniversary Edition was the 2007 updated version of 100 Years… 100 Movies.
Nashville response
The movie was widely despised by the mainstream country-music community at the time of its release, with many artists believing it was ridiculing their talent and sincerity. [2]
Awards
The film won an Oscar for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song - Motion Picture (awarded to Keith Carradine for "I'm Easy"). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded by first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association " I'm Easy " was a popular music hit in 1976 in the United States about a girl named Apryl Harpley In addition, Ronee Blakley and Lily Tomlin were nominated for Best Supporting Actress Altman was nominated for Best Director, and the film itself for Best Picture. Ronee Blakley is an Academy Award -nominated American actress singer songwriter composer producer and director Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working It also won a BAFTA Film Award for "Best Sound Track. " Altman won for best director from: Cartagena Film Festival; Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards; National Board of Review; National Society of Film Critics Awards; and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. The Cartagena Film Festival is a Colombian festival that focuses on the promotion of Colombian television programs Latin-American films and videos Steven Spielberg holds the record for most wins 6 (1982 ET the Extra-Terrestrial, 1985 The Color Purple, 1987 Empire of the Sun, 1993 Schindler's An incomplete list of the winners of the National Board of Review Award for Best Director made by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: Winners The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director is an annual award given by National Society of Film Critics to honor the best film director of the year The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honour the finest achievements in filmmaking
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1975 | |
| Recorded | 1974 | |
| Genre | Country | |
| Length | 40:17 | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Professional reviews | ||
The actors and actresses composed some of the songs they performed in the film. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Ronee Blakley contributed several songs, including those performed by Timothy Brown. Ronee Blakley is an Academy Award -nominated American actress singer songwriter composer producer and director Thomas Allen Brown (born May 24, 1937 in Richmond Indiana) (aka "Tim" "Timmy" "Timothy" "Timothy Luther" Karen Black wrote the songs she performed in character as Connie White. Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. Keith Carradine wrote "I'm Easy", which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song - Motion Picture. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family " I'm Easy " was a popular music hit in 1976 in the United States about a girl named Apryl Harpley "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded by first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Carradine also wrote "It Don't Worry Me", which is featured throughout the film, and is the climactic closing number.
Film score composer Richard Baskin, who portrays the struggling session musician Frog, composed songs for Henry Gibson to sing in character as Haven Hamilton. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right For the former United States congressman see Henry R Gibson; for the percussionist see Master Henry Gibson; for the dramatist see Henrik Ibsen In the film, Hamilton scolds Frog for having long hair, tells him he doesn't "belong in Nashville" and fires him from a recording session for playing bad notes on the piano. Baskin served as music supervisor on Nashville.
Several respected Nashville session musicians took part in the music recording and in the film itself, including violinist Vassar Clements and guitarist Harold Bradley. Vassar Clements ( April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American virtuoso jazz and bluegrass Fiddler Harold Bradley (b Jan 2 1926 Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country guitarist
While the music was viewed in the Nashville music industry as mean-spirited satire,[2] the songs have achieved a cult-status among alternative country musicians. Alternative country is a term used to describe a number of Country music subgenres that tend to differ from mainstream or pop country music In 2002, the album, A Tribute to Robert Altman's Nashville was released, featuring interpretations of the film's songs by Canadian alt-country figures, including Carolyn Mark, Kelly Hogan and Neko Case. Alternative country is a term used to describe a number of Country music subgenres that tend to differ from mainstream or pop country music Carolyn Mark is a Canadian Alternative country Singer-songwriter. Neko Case (ˈniːkoʊ ˈkeɪs (born September 8, 1970 in Alexandria Virginia) is an American Alternative country Singer-songwriter
Track listing
- "It Don't Worry Me" (written and performed by Keith Carradine) – 2:47
- "Bluebird" (written by Ronee Blakley; performed by Timothy Brown) – 3:35
- "For The Sake Of The Children" (written by Richard Baskin; performed by Henry Gibson) – 3:18
- "Keep A-Goin'" (written by Richard Baskin; performed by Henry Gibson) – 2:49
- "Memphis" (written and performed by Karen Black) – 2:07
- "Rolling Stone" (written and performed by Karen Black) – 3:57
- "200 Years" (written by Richard Baskin and Henry Gibson, performed by Henry Gibson) – 3:04
- "Tapedeck in His Tractor" (written and performed by Ronee Blakley) – 2:20
- "Dues" (written and performed by Ronee Blakley) – 3:40
- "I'm Easy" (written and performed by Keith Carradine) – 3:02
- "One, I Love You" (written by Richard Baskin; performed by Henry Gibson and Ronee Blakley)– 2:37
- "My Idaho Home" (written and performed by Ronee Blakley) – 3:06
- "It Don't Worry Me (Reprise)" (written by Keith Carradine and performed by Barbara Harris) – 3:57
Other songs in the film
Several more songs are featured in the film, but not on the soundtrack album. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Ronee Blakley is an Academy Award -nominated American actress singer songwriter composer producer and director Thomas Allen Brown (born May 24, 1937 in Richmond Indiana) (aka "Tim" "Timmy" "Timothy" "Timothy Luther" For the former United States congressman see Henry R Gibson; for the percussionist see Master Henry Gibson; for the dramatist see Henrik Ibsen For the former United States congressman see Henry R Gibson; for the percussionist see Master Henry Gibson; for the dramatist see Henrik Ibsen Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. " I'm Easy " was a popular music hit in 1976 in the United States about a girl named Apryl Harpley Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Barbara Harris (born July 25, 1935) is an American Tony Award -winning Broadway stage star and Academy Award -nominated motion picture They include:
- "Yes, I Do", composed by Richard Baskin and Lily Tomlin; performed by Lily Tomlin
- "Down to the River", written and performed by Ronee Blakley
- "Let Me Be the One", written by Richard Baskin; performed by Gwen Welles
- "Sing a Song", written by Joe Raposo
- "The Heart of a Gentle Woman", written and performed by Dave Peel
- "The Day I Looked Jesus in the Eye", written by Richard Baskin and Robert Altman
- "I Don't Know If I Found It in You", written and performed by Karen Black
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", traditional
- "Honey", written and performed by Keith Carradine
- "I Never Get Enough", written by Richard Baskin and Ben Raleigh; performed by Gwen Welles
- "Rose's Cafe", written and performed by Allan F. Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several Ronee Blakley is an Academy Award -nominated American actress singer songwriter composer producer and director Gwen Welles ( March 4, 1947 - October 13, 1993) was an American actress of stage and screen Joseph Guilherme Raposo Jr, OIH ( February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was a Portuguese - Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. " Swing Low Sweet Chariot " is an American Negro spiritual. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Nicholls
- "Old Man Mississippi", written by Juan Grizzle
- "My Baby's Cookin' in Another Man's Pan", written and performed by Jonnie Barnett
- "Since You've Gone", written by Gary Busey, performed by Allan F. William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American Nicholls, Cristina Raines and Keith Carradine
- "Trouble in the U. Cristina Raines (birth name Tina Herazo, born 28 February 1952 in Manila, Philippines) is an American actress Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family S. A. ", written by Arlene Barnett
Legacy
Plans were discussed for a sequel to Nashville, set twelve years later and titled Nashville 12, and most of the original players agreed to appear. In the script for the sequel, Lily Tomlin's character, Linnea, is running for political office; and Barnett now managing Connie White and obsessed with a Barbara Jean impersonator. [2]
The 1992 presidential campaign of H. Ross Perot is reminiscent of the campaign of the "Replacement Party" and its candidate in this film, Hal Phillip Walker, the fictional candidate with a twang in his voice and a penchant for folksy maxims. The United States presidential elections of 1992 featured a battle between incumbent President, Republican George H Henry Ross Perot (born June 27 1930 is an American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in
The shooting of Barbara Jean by a deranged loner at Nashville's Parthenon foreshadowed the murder of John Lennon in 1980; in interviews on the DVD, Altman remarks that after Lennon's death, reporters questioned the director about "Nashville" and its harbinger of the assassination of a music star. The Parthenon in Nashville Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born
- Robert Altman: "When John Lennon got assassinated, I get a call immediately from the Washington Post and they said 'do you feel responsible for this?' and I said 'what do you mean responsible?' 'Well I mean you're the one that predicted there would be a political assassination of a star'. 'And I said 'well I don't feel responsible', but I said, 'but don't you feel responsible for not heeding my warning?' The statement here is, these people are not assassinated because of their ideas or what they do. They're assassinated to draw attention to the assassin. And in political assassinations, in their sort of warped minds, they know that they are going to have a certain amount of people who said 'That son of a bitch [the politician] should have been shot,' because there's such heat about it. But actually what they are doing is killing somebody who's in the public eye and is some sort of an icon. Because this feeling that by, doing that, committing that assassination they draw the attention to themself, and they make themselves consequently important. Ah, and it's no surprise to me, the Lennon assassination, because this is what all that is, and I don't think we have seen the end of it either. "
- (From the "Commentary by Robert Altman" on the DVD extra: Robert Altman. Nashville [Motion Picture/DVD]. Hollywood, California: Paramount Pictures 2000 / American Broadcasting Companies 1975. )
Notes
- ^ The Georgetown Voice | Take Me Home - March 13, 2008
- ^ a b c d e Stuart, Jan. (2000). The Nashville Chronicles: The Making of Robert Altman's Masterpiece. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0684865432 9780684865430.
- a) p. 276
- b) Ibid. , 292-294
- c) Ibid. , 304
- d) Ibid. , 304
- e) Ibid. , 305-306
External links
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