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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 09/02/2003 Format: DVD - Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Road Movie, Musical Drama

Clint Eastwood put his tough-guy image on hold for this personal project, which follows a musician taking one final chance at the big time. Red Stovall (Eastwood) is a would-be country singer who has been bouncing around the margins of the music business for years. With nowhere in particular to go, Red arrives at the failing Oklahoma farm of his sister for an extended visit, where her son Whit (Kyle Eastwood) quickly bonds with his uncle. However, it's obvious that Red is in very poor health, drinking heavily and breathing with difficulty, and when Red is invited to audition for the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, Whit tags along for the road trip to keep an eye on his ailing uncle. En route, Red and Whit are joined by Whit's grandfather (John McIntire) and another hopeful vocalist, Marlene (Alexa Kenin), who like Red is chasing her own dreams of stardom on the Opry. Clint Eastwood performed his own vocals and guitar work for Honkytonk Man, and a number of Nashville legends appear in cameo roles, including Marty Robbins, Porter Wagoner, Ray Price, Merle Travis, and Johnny Gimble. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Clint Eastwood - Red Stovall
Kyle Eastwood - Whit
John McIntire - Grandpa
Alexa Kenin - Marlene
Verna Bloom - Emmy

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this drama about a country singer taking one last stab at success, which gets an uncluttered presentation on DVD. Honkytonk Man has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic play on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English language audio has been remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a dubbed Portuguese track is in Dolby Digital Mono. Optional subtitles are included in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and Korean. A text biography of Eastwood and the film's original trailer are included as bonus material. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide