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Genre
  
Music, Romance, Drama

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Director
  
Jerry Schatzberg

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Honeysuckle Rose (film) movie poster

Writer
  
John Binder
,
Gustaf Molander
,
Carol Sobieski
,
Gosta Stevens
,
William D. Wittliff

Release date
  
July 18, 1980 (1980-07-18) (U.S.)

Music director
  
Willie Nelson, Richard Baskin

Songs
  
On the Road Again

Cast
  
Willie Nelson
(Buck Bonham),
Dyan Cannon
(Viv Bonham),
Amy Irving
(Lily Ramsey),
Slim Pickens
(Garland Ramsey)

Similar movies
  
Willie Nelson appears in Honeysuckle Rose and Songwriter, The Rose (1979), The Jazz Singer (1980), Country Strong (2010), Orchestra Wives (1942)

Tagline
  
For 20 years he's been singing to the country. But he never figured he'd be living his own love songs.

Gene rader honeysuckle rose 1980


Honeysuckle Rose (also known as On the Road Again) is a 1980 American romantic drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, written by John Binder, Gustaf Molander, Carol Sobieski, Gösta Stevens, and William D. Wittliff, and starring Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, and Amy Irving.

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Plot

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Buck Bonham is a country singer, with a good family, struggling to find national fame. He juggles his music career with his responsibilities to his wife and son. He has everything going his way until the daughter of his former guitarist joins his tour. The road leads to temptation, which leads to his downfall. The only question is will his family and friends stand by him?

Box office

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Honeysuckle Rose opened theatrically in 826 venues on July 18, 1980 and earned $2,189,966 in its first weekend, ranking third in the domestic box office. Ultimately, the film grossed $17,815,212.

Critical reception

In 1981, Nelson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "On the Road Again". Irving won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress. Roger Ebert called the film sly and entertaining, but said that the story was predictable and disappointing. The film grossed over $17 million. It was screened out of competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.

Accolades

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

  • 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
  • "On the Road Again" – Nominated
  • References

    Honeysuckle Rose (film) Wikipedia
    Honeysuckle Rose (film) IMDb Honeysuckle Rose (film) themoviedb.org