Nashville (1975)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Robert Altman

Writer:

Joan Tewkesbury (written by)

Release Date:

21 September 1975 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Wild. Wonderful. Sinful. Laughing. Explosive.

Plot:

Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated individuals prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed.

Plot Keywords:

Nashville | Candidate | Reporter | Assassination | Nashville Tennessee

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

David Arkin	...	Norman
Barbara Baxley	...	Lady Pearl
Ned Beatty	...	Delbert Reese
Karen Black	...	Connie White
Ronee Blakley	...	Barbara Jean
Timothy Brown	...	Tommy Brown
Keith Carradine	...	Tom Frank
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Opal
Robert DoQui	...	Wade (as Robert Doqui)
Shelley Duvall	...	L. A. Joan
Allen Garfield	...	Barnett
Henry Gibson	...	Haven Hamilton
Scott Glenn	...	Pfc. Glenn Kelly
Jeff Goldblum	...	Tricycle Man
Barbara Harris	...	Albuquerque
David Hayward	...	Kenny Fraiser
Michael Murphy	...	John Triplette
Allan F. Nicholls	...	Bill (as Allan Nicholls)
Dave Peel	...	Bud Hamilton
Cristina Raines	...	Mary
Bert Remsen	...	Star
Lily Tomlin	...	Linnea Reese
Gwen Welles	...	Sueleen Gay
Keenan Wynn	...	Mr. Green
James Dan Calvert	...	Jimmy Reese
Donna Denton	...	Donna Reese
Merle Kilgore	...	Trout
Carol McGinnis	...	Jewel
Sheila Bailey	...	Smokey Mountain Laurel
Patti Bryant	...	Smokey Mountain Laurel
Richard Baskin	...	Frog
Jonnie Barnett	...	Himself
Vassar Clements	...	Himself
Misty Mountain Boys	...	Themselves
Sue Barton	...	Herself
Elliott Gould	...	Himself
Julie Christie	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Earle	...	Concert-goer (uncredited)
Thomas Hal Phillips	...	Hal Phillip Walker (uncredited)
Patrick Reynolds	...	Grand Ole Opry Performer (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain	...	Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith	...	Himself (TV Correspondent) (uncredited)
Joan Tewkesbury	...	Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by
Robert Altman

Writing credits
Joan Tewkesbury		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Altman	....	producer
Scott Bushnell	....	associate producer
Robert Eggenweiler	....	associate producer
Martin Starger	....	executive producer
Jerry Weintraub	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Arlene Barnett
Jonnie Barnett
Karen Black
Ronee Blakley
Gary Busey
Juan Grizzle
Allan F. Nicholls
Dave Peel
Joe Raposo

Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dennis M. Hill		(as Dennis Hill)
Sidney Levin

Set Decoration by
Robert M. Anderson		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Marvin C. Thompson	....	makeup artist (as Tommy Thompson)
Ann Wadlington	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Rudolph	....	assistant director
Tommy Thompson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Robert M. Anderson	....	property master (as Bob Anderson)

Sound Department
Randy Kelley	....	assistant sound editor
Chris McLaughlin	....	sound
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
William A. Sawyer	....	sound editor
James E. Webb	....	sound (as Jim Webb)
Richard Oswald	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers	....	technical director of sound (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Randy Glass	....	electrical gaffer
Edmond L. Koons	....	camera operator (as Ed Koons)
Eddie Lara	....	grip
J. Michael Marlett	....	electrical gaffer (as Mike Marlett)
Harry Rez	....	grip
Robert Reed Altman	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jules Melillo	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Tony Lombardo	....	assistant editor
Tom Walls	....	assistant editor
Mark Eggenweiler	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Maysie Hoy	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Richard Baskin	....	music arranger
Richard Baskin	....	music supervisor
Gene Eichelberger	....	music recordist
Johnny Rosen	....	music recordist
Daniel J. Johnson	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Ken Johnson	....	music editor (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gene Clinesmith	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Stephen Altman	....	production assistant (as Steve Altman)
Jac Cashin	....	assistant to producer
Elaine Di Bello Bradish	....	production secretary (as Elaine Bradish)
Angel Dominguez	....	production assistant
Mark Eggenweiler	....	production assistant
Roger Frappier	....	production assistant
Ron Hecht	....	production assistant
J. Allen Highfill	....	production assistant (as Allan Highfill)
Maysie Hoy	....	production assistant
Joyce King	....	script supervisor
Kelly Marshall	....	production coordinator
Dan Perri	....	title designer
Thomas Hal Phillips	....	political campaign
Noreen Beasley	....	assistant: Dan Perri (uncredited)

Production Companies

• ABC Entertainment (presents)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1978) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Lion's Gate 8 Track Sound  sound system
• Solters & Digney  publicity (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Nashville (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Nashville (Denmark) [da]
Nashville (Finland) [fi]
Nashville, i polis ton ekplixeon (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

159 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | West Germany:12 | UK:AA (original rating) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

ABC Entertainment

Trivia:

The film was very much improvised by the actors, who used the screenplay only as a guide. They spent a great amount of their time in character, and the movie was shot almost entirely in sequence.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When attempting to interview Tommy Brown, Opal says that she is from the BBC. When questioned, she explains that this stands for the British Broadcasting Company. It actually stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Quotes:

Barbara Jean: [she finishes singing a song at her concert] Thank you. I wanna tell you all a little secret which you might not know, and that is that last night I thanked my lucky stars that I could be here at all to sing for ya. I heard on the radio this little boy, nine years old. Sometimes a deejay'll play a tune and ask everybody to phone in and say how they like it...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

200 Years

Unique Masterpiece!

I loved this movie. Loved it! I just saw this on widescreen DVD and had never seen it before. It's the first movie I have seen in a few years that had me smiling from ear to ear as it ended, not because it was a feel-good movie but because it was so exhilarating to see a work so flawlessly assembled, so marvellously written and acted, and finally one so overflowing with the collective creative energy of the cast and crew. There are more memorable characters and vignettes in this one two hour and 40 minute movie than in all the movies from the movies I have seen from the year 2000. M*A*S*H and The Player are the only other two Altman films I have ever seen, and I hesitate to see anymore as how can any of them be as good as NASHVILLE?