River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney

A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich

Release Date: July 16, 1993

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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006

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  • December 29, 2007
    This was River's last movie. About a group of musicians seeling fame and fortune.
  • September 15, 2006
    Mathis is great but the film never quite works. What happened to Bogdanovich?
  • April 8, 2009
    good movie..
  • April 18, 2007
    A great movie.
  • November 27, 2009
    It's River Phoenix's last performance, but the story is all messed up I guess. The film exhibits how a single talent and passion can change one's life if used properly. The music is excellent in this film. But the ending did not offer any favorable conclusion at all.
  • October 25, 2009
    a very crazy country movie, but a great tribute to river phoenix
  • August 22, 2009
    wow, great movie, loved river pheniox performance
  • May 14, 2009
    the best country singing movie ever!
  • April 13, 2009
    my favorite movie in the world. i have watched this movie over and over.
  • January 31, 2009
    I thought htis was a prettyt good movie even though I 'm not a big fan of country music :) River Phoenix did an amazing job in this.

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  • kathleencoady
    November 28, 2007
    dermot mulroney and samantha mathis gave great performances in this movie. sandra bullock too. never a huge fan of river phoneix but he was good in this film. it's one of my favourite films. you'll like it u are into country.

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