Honkytonk Man

Watch: Honkytonk Man

12/15/19822h 3m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to becoming a legend. ~

Overview:

During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$2,000,000.00

Revenue:

$4,400,000.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
oklahoma
great depression
tuberculosis
grand ole opry
nashville, tennessee
whorehouse
stealing a chicken
1930s

Cast

Clint Eastwood

~ as ~

Red Stovall

Kyle Eastwood

~ as ~

Whit

John McIntire

~ as ~

Grandpa

Alexa Kenin

~ as ~

Marlena

Verna Bloom

~ as ~

Emmy

Matt Clark

~ as ~

Virgil

Barry Corbin

~ as ~

Arnspriger

Jerry Hardin

~ as ~

Snuffy

Tim Thomerson

~ as ~

Highway Patrolman

Macon McCalman

~ as ~

Dr. Hines

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 3 year(s) ago
8
It kinda meanders solidly for about ¾ of its run time, but honestly that final 30 or so minutes is outstanding.

'Honkytonk Man' isn't, at least to me, the most interesting or enjoyable for the first hour or so, with many satisfactory if meh scenes and even an odd one featuring a minor, but to my proper surprise the concluding moments of this 1982 release really do leave an imprint - I love the ending.

Clint Eastwood is solid, as seemingly always, for the majority before really coming up with some big acting chops, though credit also goes to the make-up department for making him look the way his character ought to - which really sells it. Kyle Eastwood can't really act beside him, but as a child actor he brings the necessary innocence etc.

It was barely a 7/10 rating from me until the conclusion, which elevates it up sizeably.