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US Mall 1 - Pure Country
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List Price: $12.97
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser, Kyle Chandler, John Doe
Directed By: Christopher Cain
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790735535
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 630493629X
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 1998-05-27
Running Time: 112
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1992-10-23
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Summary: Strait Country
Comment: Pure Country is a good movie if you like Country Music--as played by George Strait. Strait acts in it, something he hasn't done before or since, and plays a character named Dusty Wyatt Chandler who is a big Country star.
Dusty feels like he is not really playing the kind of music he wants to--his act is packaged like a 70's arena rock band with pyrotechnics and bright lights, and the show is so tightly choreographed that even if he drops out and stops singing in the middle of a song, no one even notices. He takes a hiatus to get back to his Pure Country roots. Earl Blackstock (John Doe of Los Angeles punk rock group X), his drummer, tries to find him--followed by Lula Rogers (Lesley Anne Warren) his manager, who has desperately tried to replace Dusty with road crew member Buddy Jackson (Kyle Chandler). Buddy's a wannabe singer and aspiring songwriter. Buddy lip syncs to a tape of Dusty and they are able to pull off an entire show, but no one is happy about it--except perhaps Buddy, who thinks he is now a big star.
Meanwhile Dusty is wooing rodeo rider Harley Tucker (Isabel Glasser), while working as a ranch hand on her father Ernest Tucker's (Rory Calhoun) ranch. Will the two love birds (Dusty and Harley) ever get together? That is the question. Will Dusty return to show business, albeit playing pure country music the way he wants? That is the even bigger question. If the story sounds a little hokey, that's because it is. But the story is really nothing more than an excuse for some really good music, after all, George Strait has an incredible number of hits, and he has been successful while remaining true to his country roots.
George Strait should stick to what he does best--singing, but in a role that so closely resembles who he is, he did a great job. One thing though: even though he had a beard, ponytail, flashy clothes, and a fancier cowboy hat as the "before" Dusty--the impure Country singer--he still didn't dance. If George Strait ever starts dancing, then it's all over; but wouldn't it have been truer to the story if he had? In fact, the central metaphor of the film was the dancing chicken Earl and he had seen at the County Fair; where they peaked backstage and saw the barker cuing up the chicken music with one hand while turning on a stove underneath the stage with the other. They wondered: why didn't the chicken just jump off the stage? (What? And give up Show Biz?!?!?)?
John Doe was good as the loyal sidekick Earl Blackstock, but I felt sorry for him having to deliver the corniest lines in the movie:
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Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Man, I should've known you'd find me. How'd you do it?
Earl Blackstock: Oh, something to do with trees and roots. You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Grandma Ivy.
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Lula Rogers: [Earl is leaning against the back of Dusty's tour bus, breathing in the exhaust fumes] Earl, *what* are you doing?
Earl Blackstock: Just tryin' to feel like I was back in California.
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Was this the same man I shared a bottle of Jack Daniels with at a wrap party for a documentary on William S. Burroughs given at Survival Research Laboratories? The man I watched as stage manager at the Russian Center in San Francisco lead seminal Los Angeles punk band X, singing duets with his wife Exxene while pounding out the beat on his bass guitar with drummer Don Bonebreak, and the phenomenal Billy Zoom on guitar? Well, of course it was, and Doe was probably having the time of his life due to an early interest in Country Music, what with the obvious parallels to punk rock, and he fit right in with the musicians, who were played by George Strait's actual group.
Lesley Ann Warren was fantastic as band manager and impresario Lula Rogers. She was a cougar on the prowl, always keeping an eye out for fresh young talent. The friction between Dusty and her was palpable:
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Lula Rogers: If it wasn't for me, you would probably still be singing in some run-down rat hole for a bunch of fat cowgirls from Iowa.
Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Yeah, and if it wasn't for me, you would probably be a waitress there.
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This was the last movie for Rory Calhoun, who has hundreds of film and television credits going back as far as 1944. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for film and one for television. He has also served time in San Quentin. He added a lot to Pure Country, or grits ain't groceries.
In the beginning of the film you hear a young boy singing about the joys of pure Country Music. One would assume that this is meant to be a young Dusty, and indeed, it is the voice of George Strait's son, George Jr., AKA Bubba. He sings it totally out of tune, which made me wonder if George Strait's talent skipped a generation--or maybe he sounded just like his son when he was his age, but through hard work and dedication he developed his voice to the point that he is at today--a star Country Singer with tons of hit records to his name.
George Strait
Showgirls (Fully Exposed Edition) (1995) (performer: "THE FIREMAN")
Lesley Ann Warren
Secretary (2002) .... Joan Holloway
The Quickie (2001) .... Anna
Trixie (2000) .... Dawn Sloane
The Limey (1999) .... Elaine
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) (uncredited) .... Faye Watson
Going All the Way (1997) .... Nina Casselman
Songwriter (1984) .... Gilda
Choose Me (1984) .... Eve
A Night in Heaven (1983) .... Faye Hanlon
Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) (TV) .... Jillian Brooks
Victor Victoria (1982) .... Norma Cassady
Portrait of a Stripper (1979) (TV) .... Susie Hanson
John Doe
Boogie Nights (1997) .... Amber's Husband
Great Balls of Fire! (1989) .... J.W. Brown
Rory Calhoun
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987) .... Looney Tunes
Kyle Chandler
Mulholland Falls (1996) .... Captain
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good 'ol country music film
Comment: George Strait is not really a big box office draw and not really a "great actor" but it was a good film, and George did pretty good for being his first movie, at least that I was aware of. The music was really nice. I went out and bought both the CD and DVD. The story line was pretty good but not an action pack film. If you really love George Strait you'll really love this movie !!
Cheryl W.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great
Comment: Bought this for a friend who is a George Strait fan. Of course she loved the movie.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Just good clean fun
Comment: This is just a nice family movie with a great sound track. Worth spending money on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pure Country - A Pure Delight
Comment: George Strait has been a headline country and western star for a long time now, and when he made this movie, he showed he was more than capable of holding his own in good company. What a shame this was his only film !
Colonel Tom Parker was a friend of Strait's manager and told him that George Strait had the same kind of charisma on film that the great Elvis Presley had,and that a movie career was his for the asking.
However, the long delays between takes, the endless sitting around on the set was not appealing to George and he was never keen to repeat the experience.
However, playing a singer who is sick and tired of the remoteness of his live performances, huge stadiums and lots of special effects, and no real contact with his audiences, was a role tailor made for an artist as good as George Strait.
His character Dusty, decides to escape the mindless existence he is currently living and walks away, hitches a ride and heads for anonimity.
It is while he is "on the run" that he meets a young woman rodeo rider, well played by Isabel Glasser who takes him home where he awakes with a cruel hangover to meet her family, including her father the late Rory Calhoun in one of his last roles.
The soundtrack of Pure Country was a best selling album for George Strait and stands on its own as a fine album. The song, I Cross My Heart sung at the end of the film became a favourite request at weddings, a beautiful love song indeed. Other great songs include Thoughts Of A Fool, The King Of Broken Hearts, Heartland, When Did You Stop Loving Me, and all are worthy of countless replays.
A good movie,great soundtrack, and George Strait - who could ask for more?
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Summary: Strait Country
Comment: Pure Country is a good movie if you like Country Music--as played by George Strait. Strait acts in it, something he hasn't done before or since, and plays a character named Dusty Wyatt Chandler who is a big Country star.
Dusty feels like he is not really playing the kind of music he wants to--his act is packaged like a 70's arena rock band with pyrotechnics and bright lights, and the show is so tightly choreographed that even if he drops out and stops singing in the middle of a song, no one even notices. He takes a hiatus to get back to his Pure Country roots. Earl Blackstock (John Doe of Los Angeles punk rock group X), his drummer, tries to find him--followed by Lula Rogers (Lesley Anne Warren) his manager, who has desperately tried to replace Dusty with road crew member Buddy Jackson (Kyle Chandler). Buddy's a wannabe singer and aspiring songwriter. Buddy lip syncs to a tape of Dusty and they are able to pull off an entire show, but no one is happy about it--except perhaps Buddy, who thinks he is now a big star.
Meanwhile Dusty is wooing rodeo rider Harley Tucker (Isabel Glasser), while working as a ranch hand on her father Ernest Tucker's (Rory Calhoun) ranch. Will the two love birds (Dusty and Harley) ever get together? That is the question. Will Dusty return to show business, albeit playing pure country music the way he wants? That is the even bigger question. If the story sounds a little hokey, that's because it is. But the story is really nothing more than an excuse for some really good music, after all, George Strait has an incredible number of hits, and he has been successful while remaining true to his country roots.
George Strait should stick to what he does best--singing, but in a role that so closely resembles who he is, he did a great job. One thing though: even though he had a beard, ponytail, flashy clothes, and a fancier cowboy hat as the "before" Dusty--the impure Country singer--he still didn't dance. If George Strait ever starts dancing, then it's all over; but wouldn't it have been truer to the story if he had? In fact, the central metaphor of the film was the dancing chicken Earl and he had seen at the County Fair; where they peaked backstage and saw the barker cuing up the chicken music with one hand while turning on a stove underneath the stage with the other. They wondered: why didn't the chicken just jump off the stage? (What? And give up Show Biz?!?!?)?
John Doe was good as the loyal sidekick Earl Blackstock, but I felt sorry for him having to deliver the corniest lines in the movie:
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Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Man, I should've known you'd find me. How'd you do it?
Earl Blackstock: Oh, something to do with trees and roots. You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Grandma Ivy.
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Lula Rogers: [Earl is leaning against the back of Dusty's tour bus, breathing in the exhaust fumes] Earl, *what* are you doing?
Earl Blackstock: Just tryin' to feel like I was back in California.
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Was this the same man I shared a bottle of Jack Daniels with at a wrap party for a documentary on William S. Burroughs given at Survival Research Laboratories? The man I watched as stage manager at the Russian Center in San Francisco lead seminal Los Angeles punk band X, singing duets with his wife Exxene while pounding out the beat on his bass guitar with drummer Don Bonebreak, and the phenomenal Billy Zoom on guitar? Well, of course it was, and Doe was probably having the time of his life due to an early interest in Country Music, what with the obvious parallels to punk rock, and he fit right in with the musicians, who were played by George Strait's actual group.
Lesley Ann Warren was fantastic as band manager and impresario Lula Rogers. She was a cougar on the prowl, always keeping an eye out for fresh young talent. The friction between Dusty and her was palpable:
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Lula Rogers: If it wasn't for me, you would probably still be singing in some run-down rat hole for a bunch of fat cowgirls from Iowa.
Dusty Wyatt Chandler: Yeah, and if it wasn't for me, you would probably be a waitress there.
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This was the last movie for Rory Calhoun, who has hundreds of film and television credits going back as far as 1944. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for film and one for television. He has also served time in San Quentin. He added a lot to Pure Country, or grits ain't groceries.
In the beginning of the film you hear a young boy singing about the joys of pure Country Music. One would assume that this is meant to be a young Dusty, and indeed, it is the voice of George Strait's son, George Jr., AKA Bubba. He sings it totally out of tune, which made me wonder if George Strait's talent skipped a generation--or maybe he sounded just like his son when he was his age, but through hard work and dedication he developed his voice to the point that he is at today--a star Country Singer with tons of hit records to his name.
George Strait
Showgirls (Fully Exposed Edition) (1995) (performer: "THE FIREMAN")
Lesley Ann Warren
Secretary (2002) .... Joan Holloway
The Quickie (2001) .... Anna
Trixie (2000) .... Dawn Sloane
The Limey (1999) .... Elaine
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) (uncredited) .... Faye Watson
Going All the Way (1997) .... Nina Casselman
Songwriter (1984) .... Gilda
Choose Me (1984) .... Eve
A Night in Heaven (1983) .... Faye Hanlon
Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) (TV) .... Jillian Brooks
Victor Victoria (1982) .... Norma Cassady
Portrait of a Stripper (1979) (TV) .... Susie Hanson
John Doe
Boogie Nights (1997) .... Amber's Husband
Great Balls of Fire! (1989) .... J.W. Brown
Rory Calhoun
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987) .... Looney Tunes
Kyle Chandler
Mulholland Falls (1996) .... Captain
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good 'ol country music film
Comment: George Strait is not really a big box office draw and not really a "great actor" but it was a good film, and George did pretty good for being his first movie, at least that I was aware of. The music was really nice. I went out and bought both the CD and DVD. The story line was pretty good but not an action pack film. If you really love George Strait you'll really love this movie !!
Cheryl W.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great
Comment: Bought this for a friend who is a George Strait fan. Of course she loved the movie.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Just good clean fun
Comment: This is just a nice family movie with a great sound track. Worth spending money on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pure Country - A Pure Delight
Comment: George Strait has been a headline country and western star for a long time now, and when he made this movie, he showed he was more than capable of holding his own in good company. What a shame this was his only film !
Colonel Tom Parker was a friend of Strait's manager and told him that George Strait had the same kind of charisma on film that the great Elvis Presley had,and that a movie career was his for the asking.
However, the long delays between takes, the endless sitting around on the set was not appealing to George and he was never keen to repeat the experience.
However, playing a singer who is sick and tired of the remoteness of his live performances, huge stadiums and lots of special effects, and no real contact with his audiences, was a role tailor made for an artist as good as George Strait.
His character Dusty, decides to escape the mindless existence he is currently living and walks away, hitches a ride and heads for anonimity.
It is while he is "on the run" that he meets a young woman rodeo rider, well played by Isabel Glasser who takes him home where he awakes with a cruel hangover to meet her family, including her father the late Rory Calhoun in one of his last roles.
The soundtrack of Pure Country was a best selling album for George Strait and stands on its own as a fine album. The song, I Cross My Heart sung at the end of the film became a favourite request at weddings, a beautiful love song indeed. Other great songs include Thoughts Of A Fool, The King Of Broken Hearts, Heartland, When Did You Stop Loving Me, and all are worthy of countless replays.
A good movie,great soundtrack, and George Strait - who could ask for more?
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