Nashville Girl is a 1976 film from New World Pictures about an aspiring country and western singer.[1]
Nashville Girl | |
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Directed by | Gus Trikonis |
Written by | Peer J. Oppenheimer |
Starring | Monica Gayle Glenn Corbett Roger Davis Johnny Rodriguez Jesse White |
Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
It was also known as New Girl in Town and Country Music Daughter to capitalize on the success of the similar film Coal Miner's Daughter.
Roger Corman says the film was very popular in the South and also in Europe, which surprised him.[2]
Plot
editJamie, a 16 year old country music singer, runs away from home to try to become a star, only to find herself being sexually manipulated and exploited by older men in the country music business.
Cast
edit- Monica Gayle as Jamie
- Glenn Corbett as Jeb
- Roger Davis as Kelly
- Johnny Rodriguez as Himself
- Jesse White as C.Y. Ordell
- Marcie Barkin as Alice
- Shirley Jo Finney as Frisky
- Judith Roberts as Fran
- Leo Gordon as Burt
References
edit- ^ Nashville Girl at TCMDB
- ^ Ed. J. Philip di Franco, The Movie World of Roger Corman, Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 213
External links
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