Rhinestone (film)
| Rhinestone | |
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| Directed by | Bob Clark |
| Produced by |
Howard Smith Bill Blake Sandy Gallin Richard Spitalny |
| Written by |
Phil Alden Robinson Sylvester Stallone |
| Starring |
Sylvester Stallone Dolly Parton Richard Farnsworth Ron Leibman |
| Music by |
Dolly Parton Larry Weiss |
| Cinematography | Timothy Galfas |
| Editing by |
Stan Cole John W. Wheeler Tim Board Gregory M. Gerlich Richard Cadger |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $28 million[1] |
| Box office | $21,435,321[2] |
Rhinestone is a 1984 musical comedy film directed by Bob Clark with a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and Phil Alden Robinson; the film stars Stallone and Dolly Parton.
Plot
Jake Farris (Dolly Parton), a country singer stuck in a long-term contract performing at a sleazy urban cowboy nightclub in New York City, boasts to the club's manager, Freddie (Ron Leibman), that she can make anybody into a country sensation, insisting that she can turn any normal guy into a country singer in just two weeks. Freddie accepts Jake's bet, putting up the remainder of Jake's contract (if she wins the bet, the contract becomes void; if she loses, another five years will be added). He then ups the ante: if Jake loses, she must also sleep with him. The problem is that Freddie can select the man, and he selects an obnoxious New York cabbie named Nick Martinelli (Sylvester Stallone). Nick not only has no musical talent whatsoever, he claims to hate country music "worse than liver". Realizing she is stuck with Nick, Jake takes him back to the hills of Tennessee for a two-week crash course in how to walk, talk, and sing like a genuine country star.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Nick Martinelli
- Dolly Parton as Jake Farris
- Richard Farnsworth as Noah Farris (Jake's Father)
- Ron Leibman as Freddie Ugo (Rhinestone Owner)
- Tim Thomerson as Barnett Kale
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 Stallone's reworking 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.
Reception
The film was almost universally panned upon its release, and is generally regarded as a commercial and critical flop; on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has an 11% 'Fresh' rating.[3] Nonetheless, the soundtrack album gave Dolly Parton two top ten country singles: "Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "God Won't Get You".
The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of the The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.[4]
Awards
The movie was nominated for a Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Picture.[5]
- Won: Worst Actor (Sylvester Stallone)
- Won: Worst "Original" Song (Drinkenstein)
- Nominated: Worst Picture
- Nominated: Worst Screenplay
- Nominated: Worst Musical Score
- Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (Ron Leibman)
- Nominated: Worst Director (Bob Clark)
- Nominated: Worst "Original" Song (Sweet Lovin' Friends)
- Nominated: Worst Musical of Our First 25 Years
See also
References
- ↑ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p260
- ↑ Rhinestone at Box Office Mojo
- ↑ Rhinestone at Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-69334-0.
- ↑ "1984 7th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
External links
- Rhinestone at the Internet Movie Database
- Rhinestone at Box Office Mojo
- Rhinestone at Rotten Tomatoes
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