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Songwriter
Directed by
Alan Rudolph
R
1984
1h 34m
Drama
,
Music
6.2
88%
43%
5.1
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Doc Jenkins is a country music star who's become fed up with the industry. With some help from an old friend he attempts to right some wrongs and get back at the ruthless promoter who's swindled him.
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Cast of Songwriter
Willie Nelson
Doc Jenkins / Songs
Kris Kristofferson
Blackie Buck / Songs
Melinda Dillon
Honey Carder
Rip Torn
Dino McLeish
Lesley Ann Warren
Gilda
Mickey Raphael
Arly / Harmonica (Gilda's Band)
Rhonda Dotson
Corkie
Richard C. Sarafian
Rodeo Rocky
Robert Gould
Ralph
Sage Parker
Pattie McLeish
Shannon Wilcox
Anita
Jeff MacKay
Hogan
Gailard Sartain
Mulreaux
Stephen Bruton
Sam / Roarers Band
Glen Clark
Paul / Roarers Band
Cleve Dupin
Road Manager
B.C. Cooper
Cooper
Poodie Locke
Purvis
Joe Keyes
Eddie
Amanda Bishop
Daughter #1
Songwriter Ratings & Reviews
The New Yorker
Pauline Kael
Songwriter is a satirical comedy about an artist trying to break free of the crooks who are binding him, but it never loses its sense of perspective on what a wily, frisky old pirate Doc himself is.
Billboard
Edward Morris
Nelson and Kristofferson do quite well imparting interest in the frail script they have to work with. But it is Rip Torn who comes close to stealing the show...
Bay Area Reporter
Michael Lasky
The pacing is flash. bang. pop, with nonstop singing, talking, and carrying on, suggesting the manic pace entertainers on the road must endure.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
If you're fans of country music and especially of Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, you should love this free-wheeling road film.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Original, if flawed film
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Michael A. Smith
Two of the best songwriters of all time doing what they do best.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It's about spending some time with some country musicians who are not much crazier than most country musicians, and are probably nicer than some. It also has a lot of good music.
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