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- Release date: March 7, 1980 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
- Director: Michael Apted http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
- Writer: Loretta Lynn, Thomas Rickman, George Vecsey http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
- Editor: Arthur Schmidt http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
- Production company: Universal Pictures http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
- Studio: Universal Studios http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
- Running time: 125 min http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
- MPAA rating: PG http://www.allmovie.com/work/coal-miners...
- Genre: Drama, Biopic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/
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Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 biopic film centering around the rise of country music superstar, Loretta Lynn. Sissy Spacek stars as Lynn in an Academy Award winning role. This film also scored Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Writing.
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Reviews
"Though a classic rags to riches saga, this biopic of Loretta Lynn doesn't fall victim to cliches, and benefits immensely from the astonishingly authentic turn from Sissy Spacek, who does her own singing; even real-life singer Lynn liked the picture." — Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.com http://www.emanuellevy.com/search/details.cfm?id=8730"Superior biopic with an unforgettable performance by Sissy Spacek" — Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coal_miners_daughter/articles/1318533/superior_biopic_with_an_unforgettable_performance_by_sissy_spacek
"The movie isn't great art, but it has been made with great taste and style; it's more intelligent and observant than movie biographies of singing stars used to be. That makes it a treasure to watch, even if we sometimes have the feeling we've seen it before." — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19800101/REVIEWS/1010310/1023
Plot Synopsis
Coal Miner's Daughter details the life of Loretta Lynn (played by Sissy Spacek), starting from her humble beginnings as a 13 year-old kid growing up in poverty in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, a backwoods coal mining town. Not yet even a full teenager, Loretta falls for and marries the much older Doolittle Lynn, a rough-talking soldier just returned from WWII. Before long - and still as a teenager - Loretta has a brood of children to take care of and must learn to be a grown-up awfully fast. After being married several years, an intoxicated Doolittle (played by Tommy Lee Jones) gives her a guitar for an anniversary present, challenging her to learn to play. Soon Loretta is composing and performing her own songs, and takes them on the road to local honky-tonks where she gains fame and praise. As Loretta's star rises in the galaxy of country music, she is touched by the friendship of Patsy Cline (played by Beverly D'Angelo). Years on the road and countless concerts leave Loretta weary, but still devoted to her grumbling husband, and always mindful of her Kentucky roots.Cast
- Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn
- Tommy Lee Jones as Doolittle Lynn
- Beverly D'Angelo as Patsy Cline
- Bob Hannah as Charlie Dick
- Levon Helm as Ted Webb
- Phyllis Boyens as Clary Webb
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This film-based tale of a coal miner's son with ballet dreams has been staged with prodigious inventiveness by the director Stephen Daldry and the ... (November 05, 2009)New York Times
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I'm sure they could've found a more interesting film to give the BP nomination to, but Coal Miner's Daughter is a well made movie. The screenplay is ok, the direction subtle but good, very nice cinematography & mostly good... (November 27, 2009)mylatestoscarfilm.blogspot.com -
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Oscar Flashback: Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) ... Coal Miner's Daughter showcased quite a lot of heart and soul and all basically because Spacek is so winning and convincing as Loretta Lynn. I think if her performance f... (November 24, 2009)spout.com -
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1980. COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER a film by Michael Apted based on autobiography of Loretta Lynn. She was married at 13. She had four kids by the time she was 20. She's been hungry and poor. She's been loved and cheated on. .... (November 11, 2009)my-wampy.blogspot.com
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