- Rhinestone (film)
Infobox Film
name = Rhinestone
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director =Bob Clark
producer =Howard Smith Bill Blake Sandy Gallin Richard Spitalny
writer =Phil Alden Robinson Sylvester Stallone
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starring =Sylvester Stallone Dolly Parton Richard Farnsworth Ron Leibman
music =Dolly Parton Larry Weiss
cinematography =Timothy Galfas
editing =Stan Cole John W. Wheeler Tim Board Gregory M. Gerlich Richard Cadger
distributor =20th Century Fox
released =June 21 ,1984
runtime = 111 min
country =United States
language = English
budget = $25,000,000
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imdb_id = 0088001"Rhinestone" is a 1984
20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starringSylvester Stallone andDolly Parton . Other members of the cast includeRichard Farnsworth ,Ron Leibman ,Tim Thomerson ,Stephen Apostle Pec , andPenny Santon .Plot
A popular country singing star, Jake Farris (played by
Dolly Parton ), boasts that she can make anybody a country sensation. She makes a bet with her sleazy manager (played byRon Leibman ), that she can turn any normal guy into a country and western singer in two weeks. At stake is her contract and her body. The problem is that her manager can select the man, and he selects an obnoxious New York cab driver Nick Martinelli (played bySylvester Stallone ). Jake takes Nick back to thehills ofTennessee for a two-week crash course in how to walk, talk and sing like a genuine Country star.Production
Stallone reportedly turned down "
Romancing the Stone " and "Beverly Hills Cop " (1984) to make "Rhinestone".Original screenwriter
Phil Alden Robinson was so offended bySylvester Stallone for extensively re-working of his original screenplay that he briefly considered having his name removed from the film's credits. He was later convinced that having his name on a film of this "caliber" would look good on his resume.Reception
The film was almost universally panned upon its release, and is generally regarded as a commercial and critical flop. Nonetheless, the soundtrack album gave Dolly Parton two top ten country singles: "Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "God Won't Get Ya'".
Cast and Crew
Awards
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Golden Raspberry Awards :Won: Worst Actor (Sylvester Stallone ):Won: Worst "Original" Song ("Drinkenstein"):Nominated: Worst Picture:Nominated: Worst Screenplay:Nominated: Worst Musical Score:Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (Ron Leibman ):Nominated: Worst Director (Bob Clark ):Nominated: Worst "Original" Song ("Sweet Lovin' Friends")External links
*imdb title|id=0088001|title=Rhinestone
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