Rhinestone (film)

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Rhinestone
Rhinestone Movie Poster
Directed by	Bob Clark
Produced by	Raymond Katz Bill Blake James D. Brubaker Sandy Gallin Linda Horner Richard M. Spitalny
Written by	Phil Alden Robinson Sylvester Stallone
Starring	Sylvester Stallone Dolly Parton Richard Farnsworth Ron Leibman
Music by	Dolly Parton Larry Weiss
Editing by	Stan Cole John W. Wheeler Tim Board Gregory M. Gerlich Richard Cadger
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	June 21, 1984
Running time	111 min
Budget	50,000,000
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Rhinestone is a 1984 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. Other members of the cast include Richard Farnsworth, Ron Leibman, Tim Thomerson, Stephen Apostle Pec, and Penny Santon.

1 Plot
2 Production
3 Reception
4 Cast and Crew
5 Awards
6 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A popular country singing star, Jake Farris (played by Dolly Parton), boasts that she can make anybody a country sensation. She makes a bet with her sleazy manager (played by Ron Leibman), that she can turn any normal guy into a country and western singer in two weeks. At stake is her contract and her body. The problem is that her manager can select the man, and he selects an obnoxious New York cab driver Nick Martinelli (played by Sylvester Stallone).

Now Jake must take Nick back to the hills of Tennessee for a two-week crash course in how to walk, talk and sing like a genuine Country star. Can a tough talkin’ hillbilly gal with everything to lose and a slick city guy who hits all the wrong notes finally find a way to make beautiful music together?

Martinelli is booked to sing at a big-time NYC country night club, and Jake works feverishly to train him for the job, he has other things in mind, but he's never had a trainer like this one, complete with lessons in how to speak with a Southern accent, a fringed jacket, western shirt, tight pants, chaps and high heeled cowboy boots. She puts her ample powers to work in preparing her protege.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Production

Stallone reportedly turned down Romancing the Stone and Beverly Hills Cop (1984) to make Rhinestone.

Original screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson was so offended by Sylvester Stallone for extensively re-working of his original screenplay that he briefly considered having his name removed from the film's credits. He was later convinced that having his name on a film of this "caliber" would look good on his resume.

[edit] Reception

The film was almost universally panned upon its release, and is generally regarded as a commercial and critical flop. Nonetheless, the soundtrack album gave Dolly Parton two top ten country singles: "Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "God Won't Get Ya'".