Honkytonk Man

"The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to becoming a legend."

1982 2h 3m EN

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During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.

“The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to becoming a legend.”

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Cast

Clint Eastwood
Red Stovall
Kyle Eastwood
Whit
John McIntire
Grandpa
Alexa Kenin
Marlena
Verna Bloom
Emmy
Matt Clark
Virgil
Barry Corbin
Arnspriger
Jerry Hardin
Snuffy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Clancy Carlile
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Bruce Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Dorff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ferris Webster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Clint Eastwood and Kyle Eastwood and John McIntire carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to becoming a legend.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084088 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Clint Eastwood directs. Bruce Surtees behind the camera. Steve Dorff scores. Ferris Webster cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Bruce Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Steve Dorff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ferris Webster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Clint Eastwood and Kyle Eastwood and John McIntire carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to becoming a legend.".
8IMDB entry: tt0084088 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "oklahoma", "great depression", "tuberculosis".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bruce Surtees
Original score: Steve Dorff
Editing: Ferris Webster
Production design: Edward C. Carfagno
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Box office: $4,400,000
Return: 220% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Honkytonk Man (1982)

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r96sk2022-02-01
★ 8/10
It kinda meanders solidly for about ¾ of its run time, but honestly that final 30 or so minutes is outstanding. <em>'Honkytonk Man'</em> isn't, at least to me, the most interesting or enjoyable for the first hour or so, with many satisfactory if meh scenes and even an odd one featuring a minor, but to my proper surprise the concluding moments of this 1982 release really do leave an imprint - I love the ending. Clint Eastwood is solid, as seemingly always, for the majority before really coming up with some big acting chops, though credit also goes to the make-up department for making him look the way his character ought to - which really sells it. Kyle Eastwood can't really act beside him, but as a child actor he brings the necessary innocence etc. It was barely a 7/10 rating from me until the conclusion, which elevates it up sizeably.

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