Falling from Grace (film)
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This article is about the 1992 film. For other uses, see Falling from Grace.
| Falling from Grace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Mellencamp |
| Produced by | Harry Sandler |
| Written by | Larry McMurtry |
| Starring | John Mellencamp Mariel Hemingway Claude Akins Dub Taylor |
| Music by | John Mellencamp |
| Cinematography | Victor Hammer |
| Editing by | Dennis Virkler |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 21, 1992 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| IMDb profile | |
Falling from Grace is a 1992 drama film, produced by Little B and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his acting and directorial debut in this story by Lonesome Dove author, Larry McMurtry. The story contains many similarities to Mellencamp's real life. It is Mellencamp's sole directing credit.
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[edit] Cast
- John Mellencamp (Bud Parks)
- Mariel Hemingway (Alice Parks)
- Claude Akins (Speck Parks)
- Dub Taylor (Grandpa Parks)
- Kay Lenz (P.J. Parks)
- Larry Crane (Ramey Parks)
- Kate Noonan (Linda)
- Deirdre O'Connell (Sally Cutler)
- John Prine (Mitch Cutler)
- Brent Huff (Parker Parks)
- Joanne Jacobson (Marian Parks)
- Tracy Cowles (Bobby Tucker)
- Melissa Ann Hackman (Terri Jo Parks)
- Mary Tom Crain (Grandma Parks)
- Sigmund Balaban (Country Club Manager)
- Brage Benjamin (Goofy Dancing Man) (Uncredited)
[edit] Plot
Bud Parks is a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his life into turmoil. He returns to his native Indiana to try and reestablish a normal life. Instead, he takes up with an old lover (Lenz), ignoring his loving wife (Hemingway), and duplicating the lifestyle of his womanizing father (Akins).
[edit] Soundtrack
| Falling From Grace | ||
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| Soundtrack by various artists | ||
| Released | 1991 | |
| Genre | Country/Folk | |
| Length | 49:43 | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Professional reviews | ||
[edit] Track Listing
- "Bud's Theme" (Instrumental) - Lisa Germano
- "Cradle of the Interstate" - Nanci Griffith
- "Whiskey Burnin'" - Larry Crane
- "Common Day Man" - Dwight Yoakam
- "It Don't Scare Me None" - John Mellencamp
- "Searchin' for the Perfect Girl" - Pure Jam
- "All the Best" - John Prine
- "Hold Me Like You Used to Do" - Qkumbrz
- "Sweet Suzanne" - Buzzin' Cousins (John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam, John Prine, Joe Ely, James McMurtry)
- "Nothing's for Free" - John Mellencamp
- "Little Children" (Instrumental) - Lisa Germano
- "Days Like These" - Janis Ian
- "Falling from Grace" - Larry Rollins
