The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (film)
- The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
caption = Theatrical release poster.
director = Ronald F. Maxwell
producer = Bill Blake
eproducer =
aproducer =
writer = Bob Bonney
starring = Kristy McNichol
Dennis Quaid
Mark Hamill
Don Stroud
Arlen Dean Snyder
Barry Corbin
music = Keith Allison
Bobbie Gentry
Mark Lindsay
David Shire
cinematography = Bill Butler
editing = Anne Goursand
distributor = Dimension Films
released = May 29, 1981
runtime = 120 min
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:35325
imdb_id = 0082816
"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a 1981 film, starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill, and Don Stroud, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. It was very loosely inspired by the Vicki Lawrence song of the same name (it shares almost no plot elements with the original song). New lyrics related to the plot of the film were written for the film version.
The movie was filmed on location in Dade County, Georgia.
Plot summary
A young singer and his sister/manager travel to Nashville in search of stardom. As they journey from one grimy hotel to another, it becomes increasingly obvious that only one of them has what it takes to become a star.
Dennis Quaid plays Travis Child, a country singer who had one hit song and then faded from the scene. Kristy McNichol is his ambitious younger sister, Amanda Child, who is determined to get them to Nashville where Travis can once again become a star. Her plans are derailed by Travis's lack of ambition and easy distraction by women and booze.
The two are separated in one town and by the time they find each other in the next one, Travis has been arrested for public drunkenness. To pay the fine he takes a job bartending at a roadside tavern called Andy's, where he meets and falls for a young lady with a very jealous ex-boyfriend -- who happens to be the deputy sheriff.
External links
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