George strait, lesley ann warren, isabel glasser, kyle chandler en rory calhoun. George strait was born on may 18, 1952 in poteet, texas, usa as george harvey strait. The bigscreen debut of country singer george strait is a familiar tale of a star returning to his roots. George strait performs the lovely song i cross my heart in the country classic motion picture pure country. Country superstar george strait is so laidback he barely registers onscreen in pure country, an unabashedly corny bythenumbers drama. Pure country is an elvis movie with a thick country twang. That is why i bought this, to watch it over and over again. Every original tv show and movie coming to the new. After cutting his hair and shaving his beard, dusty takes a job ona ranch where no one recognizes him, reconnects with people who muststruggle each day to surviveand finds love.
The film stars strait as fictional country singer dusty chandler, and the album consists mostly of songs sung by dusty in the film. Somehow i happened to see this movie in a real theatre. The acting is visibly acting and the storyline is classic with little attempt at original plotting. In the movie this song is playing as the character of dusty visits the cemetery where his father and mother are buried.
Pure country 1992 stream and watch online moviefone. Country music superstar george strait plays dusty chandler, a singer who, after struggling for years singing in small honkytonks, suddenly discovers that with success he has lost something. He wears his influences proudly, and having been doing it so well for so long, he has, in turn, become a major influence on the next generation of new traditionalists. The bigscreen debut of country singer george strait is a familiar tale of a star returning to his roots, a route traveled the same year by john mellencamp in falling from grace 1992. It was to be released about two or three years after the original, but because the first film fared so poorly with audiences, the plans for a sequel that continued the originals. This is the very definition of the kind of movie where fans of the star will enjoy it more than dispassionate observers. In the movie, strait portrays a country star who walks away from the smoke and mirrors to get back to his downhome roots. Inside the guilty pleasure movie straits 1992 turn as dusty chandler has become a cabletv staple and spawned his bestselling album ever. There are a lot of back stories surrounding george straits acting debut with lesley ann warren, isabel glasser, and kyle chandler. This is last in love from george straits pure country soundtrack. I first bought it in vhs and then on dvd go for dvd, the sound is great. George strait did an excellent job as did the rest of the cast. Inside the guilty pleasure movie strait s 1992 turn as dusty chandler has become a cabletv staple and spawned his bestselling album ever.
George strait makes his film debut in an entertaining look into the heart and soul of country music from young guns director christopher cain. Pure country 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. George strait starred as country singer dusty chandler in the 1992 movie pure country. Pure country is the soundtrack to straits film debut, offering a variety of swinging shuffles, traditional honky tonk, weepy ballads and country rockers. In spite of the movies title, its a contemporary country record from beginning to end, which means the signature fiddle and. The voice of the little boy in the opening song is that of george straits son, george bubba strait jr. Unfortunately, it was considered as a box office bomb, but, if you are a sucker as i am when it comes to george strait and his music. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, barroom ballads, honkytonk style, and fresh yet traditional country western music. It wasnt much of a stretch role by any means, but the 1992 film pure country featured george strait portraying a chart topping country star who turns his back on the glittery and theatrical trappings of nashville to reembrace his less commercialized, honkytonk roots. Country music superstar george strait plays dusty chandler, a singerwho, after struggling for years singing in small honkytonks, suddenlydiscovers that with success he has lost something important in hislife.
One day he takes a walk out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. However, his wishes fell on deaf ears and the title stayed. Pure country cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Now, 15 years after the film premiered, the story of dusty wyatt chandlers disillusionment and redemption is hitting the stage. Pure country is the soundtrack album to the 1992 film pure country, and the thirteenth studio album by country singer george strait. Celebrating 25 years of george straits pure country. I cross my heart george strait pure country youtube. George harvey strait born may 18, 1952 in pearsall, texas is an american country music artist. Pure country 1992 one of the biggest stars in country music, dusty wyatt chandler george strait grows disillusioned with the hollow performances and overly produced arena shows hes. Released october 23rd, 1992, pure country stars george strait, lesley ann warren, isabel glasser, kyle chandler the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of out of. Didnt see him only a few times, and then at the end it lists him way. Called pure country, the film follows straits character, wyatt dusty chandler, who is a country singer that has grown frustrated with his overthetop stage shows. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.
George strait pure country original motion picture. I love it however, the country 2 was very disappointing. Pure country is a 1992 american dramatic musical western film directed by christopher cain and starring george strait. Superstar dusty chandler strait is tired of the smoke, the strobe lights and the overmiked sound of his arena spectaculars. The gift has no storyline connection to the original movie written by rex mcgee.
This is the very definition of the kind of movie where fans of the star will enjoy it more than. George strait is known as the king of country and is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. George, who started his career performing with an army band called rambling country, scored his first chartmaking single, unbound, that same year. Pure country is the first soundtrack and thirteenth studio album by george strait and soundtrack to the movie pure country and his first with producer, tony brown. If you like george strait, youll see a lot of him here, and youll probably also enjoy isabel glasser, who has a wholesome, milkfed look and a great smile. Pure country soundtrack from the motion picture by. George strait is a country singer first and foremost, but in 1992 he surprised us all when he strapped on his acting boots. Hes helped and hindered by friends and staff, but pushes on in his search for a real music style as well as a real romance.
It starred established country superstar george strait as wyatt dusty chandler. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pure country near you. Id never heard of george strait and i am not a country music fan. Pure country by george strait vinyl, sep2017, mca for. He didnt think that pure country actually fit the film, as he believed that it was more than just a country film. With the help of producer tony brown, george strait redefined his relationship to the contemporary country mainstream with this 1992 soundtrack album, which became the bestselling single release of his career. Their daughter jenifer lynn strait was born on october 6, 1972 and a son, george bubba strait jr. George strait full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Revisiting george straits film debut, pure country. George strait performs the hit song heartland in the country classic motion picture pure country. George strait tried to get the studio to change the name of this movie. Strait made his acting debut in a dramatic musical western that still has country fans buzzing. It is among the biggestselling country soundtracks in history with sales over six million.
Ironically, pure country proved to be the best selling commercial release of straits career at the time. Country 2 was purchased because i expected a similar product to pure country 1. Its difficult to like pure country, but even harder to like it much. Pure country becomes a stage musical pure country was first seen on movie screens, then found a new audience on tv.
Fun facts about the george strait film pure country. There are so many country fans out there that would love to see more movies like this one. Pure country is a 1992 american dramatic musical western film directed by christopher cain and starring george strait in his acting debut, with lesley ann warren, isabel glasser and kyle chandler. This is a simple story of a famous country singer who goes underground because while he has everything, he really has nothing. George and norma straits love story george straits wife.
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