Honkytonk Man Movie
As the film opens on an Oklahoma farm during the depression, two simultaneous visitors literally hit the Wagoneer home: a ruinous dust storm and a convertible crazily driven by Red, the missus' brother. A roguish country-western musician, he has just been invited to audition for the Grand Ole Opry, his chance of a lifetime to become a success. However, this is way back in Nashville, Red clearly drives terribly, and he's broke and sick with tuberculosis to boot. Whit, 14, seeing his own chance of a lifetime to avoid "growing up to be a cotton picker all my life," begs Ma to let him go with Uncle Red as driver and protege. Thus begins a picaresque journey both hilarious and poignant.
Tagline
- The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to becoming a legend.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 1982
- IMDB Rating:
- 6.3
- IMDB Votes:
- 1791
- Countries:
- USA
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Tags:
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Thief, Bus, Doctor, Based on novel, Southern u.s., Shotgun, Marijuana, Child driving car, Chicken, Singing