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Actors: Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, John McIntire, Alexa Kenin, Verna Bloom
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Honky Tonk Man |
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Honky Tonk Man (1982) is a depression era film about an aging country singer named “Red Stovell” and his nephew Whit (Kyle Eastwood). It was directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the main role. Stovell has tuberculosis, drinks and smokes a lot, and knows that he does not have long to live. But he has a dream that he wants to pursue before he dies: To sing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. He comes close after being invited to an audition. But before heading on to Nashville, Stovell decides to visit with his sister Emmy's family in Oklahoma.
He arrives there drunk in the middle of a dust storm that devastates his family's cotton fields. Nevertheless, he is given a warm welcome, and the family is proud to find out about his audition in Nashville. At the same time, Emmy worries about how Red would manage to get to Nashville given his sickness, his drinking, and his poor driving skills. For Red's 14-year-old nephew Whit, who does not wish to be "growing up to be a cotton picker all my life," this comes as the chance of his lifetime. He manages to persuade his hesitating parents to accompany Red to Nashville as his driver and caretaker. Thus, the two of them embark on their journey to Nashville.
--dorothea lotter, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Honky Tonk Man |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
Who is sick?
- Uncle/Aunt
because he/she is
- physically ill
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a deadline
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
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