Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm
Sissy Spacek won a much-deserved Oscar for her lead in this entertaining biography of country-music legend Loretta Lynn. British director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist) brings fine textur...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 6, 2003
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August 26, 2008This is the story of one of my favorite country singers life, the story of country Queen Loretta Lynn, and the break through film of Cissy Spaceck. Funny story Loretta herself picked Sissy to play her even before speaking to her and before she agree'd. Siss was actually angry but...( read more)
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April 29, 2008can't say enough good things about spacek in this role, she truley found herself within that role, totally believable
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July 26, 2007This movie was pretty good. Funny at times, but great cast. Tommy lee was awesome but Sissy is a god damn winner. She Rocked as Loretta Lynn, and even though Country's not my type of music, some were quite enjoyable. Great movie and amazing performance by her.
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November 14, 2009A movie about the life of country music star Loretta Lynn.
Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones both do excellent jobs acting in this one and it's a well done, well made movie. I'm not a huge fan of country music and after a while the movie felt predictable (Walk Hard ruined these ...( read more) -
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August 15, 2009My aunt and cousin were watching "The Coal Miner's Daughter" and I wasn't really wanting to watch it. There wasn't anything else to do, so I watched it. It was actually a pretty good movie. It tells the biography of Loretta Lynn all the way from how she struggled becoming a mothe...( read more)
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January 20, 2008(1980 Director: Michael Apted) Sissy Spacek in the lead role as Loretta Lynn (country singer). Helps if you are a fan...and even if you have country roots (like me)!! Sissy Spacek proves her salt in this role...and he was soooo hard NOT to love, wild pig that he is (Tommy LeeJones)! in THIS role!! LOL Love him!
2 TRUE SOUTHERNERS!! well csst.
Story of Loreeta Lynn..Not sure whether this movie is a vote for or against abstinence...but if you can manage it..it does have its advantages I should suspect!
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May 31, 2007she is a great lady set out to fulfill a dream most of use could only hope for in my heart she is truely the first lady of country music a legend in country music.
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February 5, 2007this is the best love story out there, my very favorite movie of all time
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