Country Music Movies

Don LaCourse · Post by **Don LaCourse** » 30 Jan 2002 11:57 am

Tenn. Beat.
Pete Drake played steel in the movie.

frank rogers · Post by **frank rogers** » 30 Jan 2002 1:17 pm

J.W., I also saw Nashville Rebel at a drive-in around '67. If I am not mistaken, one of the Carter girls (Anita or Helen) portrayed Waylon's love interest and I think, Cousin Jody played her father. I thought the movie was so bad that it was good. BTW, My favorite movie soundtrack is Bill Murray's Larger than Life, but only because I'm playin' steel on it.

J W Hock · Post by **J W Hock** » 30 Jan 2002 2:40 pm

I also remember seeing a drive-in movie from around the mid-sixties starring Hank Jr.
Anyone else see it or recall the name ?

KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 30 Jan 2002 8:27 pm

"A Time to Sing" I think is the name of the Hank Jr. movie

Michael Garnett · Post by **Michael Garnett** » 31 Jan 2002 10:41 am

I'd have to go with the Great Jerry Reed in "Smokey and the Bandit."

"No, no.. I am NOT Hank Snow's brother."

But seriously, for the soundtrack? I'd have to say either "Red Headed Stranger" or, if it wasn't for Jane Fonda, "The Electric Horseman."

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Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 1 Feb 2002 3:04 am

A movie so bad, that it's totally cool is "Door To Door Maniac", starring Johnny Cash as a serial killer and Merle Travis as a mob guy. Other than the title song it's not a country music movie though. That movie makes Ed Wood and Russ Meyer look award winners.

George Wixon · Post by **George Wixon** » 2 Feb 2002 3:25 pm

I just rented a movie called Harmony Cats and it was not only funny but also had a lot of nice songs with steel backup.

frank rogers · Post by **frank rogers** » 2 Feb 2002 8:03 pm

"Las Vegas Hillbillies", "Hillbillies in a Haunted House" or anything with Doodles Weaver in it!

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Jason Odd · Post by **Jason Odd** » 4 Feb 2002 3:57 pm

Ed Wood and Russ Meyer are my favourite filmakers, then the Coen Brothers, David Lynch and Pedro Almodivar.

I have to find some of these films here, especially Killers Three!

Geoff Cole · Post by **Geoff Cole** » 4 Feb 2002 10:36 pm

A couple of shockers were Ballad of a gunfighter with Marty Robbins and second fiddle to a steel guitar. Dreadfull.

Bill C. Buntin · Post by **Bill C. Buntin** » 5 Feb 2002 9:49 pm

Living Proof ain't bad, until Richard Thomas sings.