Movie george strait pure country

Pure country is the soundtrack album to the 1992 film pure country, and the thirteenth studio album by country singer george strait. Country music superstar george strait plays dusty chandler, a singer who, after struggling for years singing. That is why i bought this, to watch it over and over again. Didnt see him only a few times, and then at the end it lists him way down on the list of actors.

Mar 30, 2011 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. An amiable country singer struggles to free himself of the hollow trappings of commercial stardom. It starred established country superstar george strait as wyatt dusty chandler. This is the latest of several introspective country music biopics john mellencamps falling from grace and willie nelsons honeysuckle rose come to mind in which a star wearies of touring and goes. 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. 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. Straits a likable enough guy, but as an actor hes a great country singer.

I love it however, the country 2 was very disappointing. 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. Pure country 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dusty gets tired of all the smoke and light effects, wonders what happened to doing it the way that made him famous and happy. George strait in pure country 1992 molly mcclure and george strait in. George strait i cross my heart watch country rebel. And now stars like tim mcgraw and toby keith are getting their shots, too. Pure country cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. With michael mckean, bronson pinchot, cheech marin, jackie welch. George strait dusty wyatt chandler lesley ann warren lula rogers isabel glasser harley tucker. Now, 15 years after the film premiered, the story of dusty wyatt chandlers disillusionment and redemption is hitting the stage. He is known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look, and being one of the. After 25 charttopping hits, the singing star becomes a movie star. With this, the soundtrack to the movie pure country starring the man himself, in his sole acting role, king george scored another winner.

Pure country is a 1992 american dramatic musical western film directed by christopher cain and starring george strait. Teenage sisters go to nashville when they discover their late father was a country music singer. See more ideas about george strait, country music and king george. This is last in love from george strait s pure country soundtrack. Pure country is the soundtrack to strait s film debut, offering a variety of swinging shuffles, traditional honky tonk, weepy ballads and country rockers. Listen free to george strait pure country heartland, baby your baby and more. Hear george straits number 1 hits heartland i cross my heart hear the new songs. George harvey strait born may 18, 1952 in pearsall, texas is an american country music artist. 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. I cross my heart george strait pure country youtube. Strait son the voice of the little boy in the opening song is that of george straits son, george bubba strait jr. Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune. In the first scene of the movie the tour bus is shown leaving one city and arriving at another. In the movie, strait portrays a country star who walks away from the smoke and mirrors to get back to his downhome roots.

Ironically, pure country proved to be the best selling commercial release of straits career at the time. He is known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look, and being one of the first and most prominent. George strait is a country singer first and foremost, but in 1992 he surprised us all when he strapped on his acting boots. George strait is known as the king of country and is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. The acting is visibly acting and the storyline is classic with little attempt at original plotting. The ballad when did you stop loving me is as pure country as it gets in this day and age, while the king of broken hearts and where the sidewalk ends introduced straits audience to an exceptionally gifted songwriter named jim lauderdale. George strait appears as himself, but not as a central character of the film. 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. Pure country becomes a stage musical pure country was first seen on movie screens, then found a new audience on tv. The pure country soundtrack is strait s first soundtrack album.

And this movie shows that feeling of how a big country star named dusty gets. Superstar dusty chandler strait is tired of the smoke, the strobe lights and the overmiked sound of his arena spectaculars. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, barroom ballads, honkytonk style, and fresh yet traditional country western music. George strait is one of the leading proponents of a traditional country music that is styled with texas swing, delivering his music with a rich, no frills voice and a straightahead delivery.

Watch pure country movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. 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. The movie stars george strait, himself a country superstar, in a role which probably reflects autobiographical musings if not actual facts. Presents pure country starring george strait a must see movie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pure country near you. The gift has no storyline connection to the original movie written by rex mcgee.

Inside the guilty pleasure movie straits 1992 turn as dusty chandler has become a cabletv staple and spawned his bestselling album ever. Like the movie, the musical of pure country tells the tale of a jaded country music megastar who suddenly walks away from his joyless career and returns to his old texas roots to rediscover his passion. Still he passes muster in a role thats not too taxing, playing a country singer who takes an unscheduled hiatus from his tour and finds true love with a young woman who is the daughter of struggling rancher rory calhoun. Takes a walk to find what seems to be missing and finds himself and his music again. Released october 23rd, 1992, pure country stars george strait, lesley ann warren, isabel glasser, kyle chandler the pg movie has a runtime of. 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. Hes now a cowriting partner with his pop on some recent strait albums.

Aug 22, 2017 strait son the voice of the little boy in the opening song is that of george strait s son, george bubba strait jr. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. In a few years george strait would have handled dialog like a veteran. George strait performs the lovely song i cross my heart in the country classic motion picture pure country. Instead, it focuses on a young womans struggles to become a country singer. Mar 12, 2007 george strait was hardly the first country star to land a bigtime movie role. George strait makes his film debut in an entertaining look into the heart and soul. Pure country is one of george straits most successful albums, with over six million copies sold.

George strait makes his film debut in an entertaining look into the heart and soul of country music from young guns director christopher cain. George strait starred as country singer dusty chandler in the 1992 movie. George strait pure country original motion picture. This is last in love from george straits pure country soundtrack. With george strait, lesley ann warren, isabel glasser, kyle chandler. Pure country is an elvis movie with a thick country twang. Pure country soundtrack from the motion picture by. George strait was born on may 18, 1952 in poteet, texas, usa as george harvey strait. In the movie this song is playing as the character of dusty visits the cemetery where his father and mother are buried. Pure country is the soundtrack to straits film debut, offering a variety of swinging shuffles, traditional honky tonk, weepy ballads and country rockers. Pure country 1992 stream and watch online moviefone. He has been married to norma gail voss since december 4, 1971.

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. The pure country soundtrack is straits first soundtrack album. This george strait song, i cross my heart, became a hit in 1992, and it will forever remain a timeless classic representation of love, one that will always stand to be one of the best country love songs ever. With laura bell bundy, ronny cox, amanda detmer, willie nelson. The bigscreen debut of country singer george strait is a familiar tale of a star returning to his roots. In fact, singing cowboys like roy rogers and gene autry were staples of the cinema in decades past. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.