Coal Miner's Daughter
She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.
Country
Production
Budget
$15 000 000
Box office
$67 182 787
Director
Actors
Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Beverly D'Angelo, William Sanderson, Phyllis Boyens, Bill Anderson Jr., Foister Dickerson, Malla McCown, Pamela McCown
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Thomas Rickman
Producer
Bernard Schwartz, Bob Larson
Camera operator
Ralf D. Bode
Composer
Artist
John W. Corso
Audition
Michael Chinich
Editing
Short description
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
What's left behind the scenes
- Loretta tells Patsy she is pregnant, and a few days later, Patsy dies in a plane crash. Patsy Cline died in March 1963, and Loretta gave birth to twins in August 1964, which is 17 months later.
- During the filming of Ted Webb's funeral, actor Levon Helm refused point-blank to deliver a speech while lying in the coffin. Director Michael Apted even had to lie in the coffin himself to show the actor that there was nothing to be afraid of. He finally agreed, and the scene was shot in one take.
- The film emphasizes that Loretta Lynn married at the age of 13, but this is not true. In May 2012, the Associated Press found and published Loretta Lynn's birth certificate, which revealed that she had been lying about her age for many years. She was 16 years old at the time of her marriage.
- In preparation for the role, Sissy Spacek went on one of her character’s concert tours to better get into the part.
- Concert scenes were filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, a concert hall that hosted the "Grand Ole Opry" show from 1943 to 1974—a concert-format show featuring country music stars.
- Throughout the entire filming period, even when she wasn't on camera, Sissy Spacek remained in character.
- The story of Patsy Cline (1932-1963) was told in Karel Reisz's drama "Sweet Dreams" (1985) starring Jessica Lange. Bernard Schwartz (born Tony Curtis, 1918-2010) was the producer of both films.
- It is claimed that Loretta Lynn fainted when she saw Levon Helm (1940-2012) in makeup – he reminded her of her father.
- Filming took place in the state of Virginia.
- Meryl Streep also auditioned for the role of Loretta. Spacek, in turn, was considered for the role of Violet in John Wells’ drama “August” (2013) and the witch in Rob Marshall’s musical “Into the Woods” (2014). Meryl Streep played both of those roles.
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Auditions in India
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