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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Universal Pictures
Salesrank: 2766
Released: September 13, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The story of Loretta Lynn, COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER charts the rise of the queen of country music from her upbringing in backwoods Appalachia to stardom at the Grand Ole Opry. One of eight children, she married at age 13 and was a mother of four at age 20. Shy and naive, she was pushed into music by her husband, Doolittle, who gave her a guitar instead of a ring for their wedding, in what was to be a career that also tracked her complicated relationship with this man. His strengths helped her create numerous hit singles, but his weaknesses inspired such immortal songs as "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man." Sissy Spacek won an Oscar for her virtuoso performance, mimicking Lynn's voice nearly perfectly, while Beverly D'Angelo solidly impersonates Patsy Cline; unlike other music biographies, this film features both actors using their own voices in the singing scenes. Country music legend Ernest Tubb also makes a cameo. For director Michael Apted, COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER is one in a series of films--AGATHA, GORILLAS IN THE MIST, and NELL--he has made about strong, eccentric women.
Description of Coal Miner's Daughter - 25th Anniversary Edition:
Sissy Spacek won a much-deserved Oscar for her lead in this entertaining biography of country-music legend Loretta Lynn. British director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist) brings fine texture to the Kentucky backwoods section of the film, where the teenage Loretta meets her future husband (Tommy Lee Jones), who ultimately pushes her into show business. Lynn's adult life is well covered, from her spouse's philandering to her own on-stage crackups; but between the chapter-and-verse recollections, the script by Thomas Rickman is layered with life and moments of great humor. No wooden portrait, this is a vibrant film made outstanding by the colorful performances of the two leads, as well as Beverly D'Angelo and the Band's Levon Helm. --Tom Keogh
Coal Miner's Daughter - 25th Anniversary Edition Reviews:
Coal Miner's Daughter 
2009-11-05 - I have always enjoyed this movie and Sissy Spacek played the part of Loretta Lynn beautifully.
loretta lynn coal miner daughter
2009-10-12 - I love the DVD movie of Loretta Lynn.
We went to her Ranch this fall and got to go Thru her house and re-created Butcher Holler home , and learned alot
of the movie was film there..
We didn't get to meet Loretta but did get the met Betty Sue and Cissy.. They was very nice and easy to talk to..It was great.
It just made the movie more special..
We got 3 DVD in all 2 of the DVD was gifts , which they loved also....
Also Amazon shipped fast and it was a great price......
NOTE; I also found this book .....Still Woman Enough: A Memoir.. wrote by Loretta,
that tell alot that is not in the movie .. Check it out.. it is great :)
Satisfied Customer
2009-09-30 - Would buy again from this seller. Item arrived quickly, and in condition described.
Thanks so much!
"One Of The Best Bios Of All-Time!"
2009-07-09 - Sissy Spacek won the 1980 Academy Award as Best Actress playing country music legend Loretta Lynn. Spacek was actually Loretta's first choice when asked who should play her. Based on the autobiography by Lynn, "Coal Miners Daughter" continues to be one of the best biopics Hollywood has ever produced. Loretta's hardships growing up in a small coal mining town in Kentucky, her marriage at 13 to the man of her dreams, the birth of her children, and her eventual stardom, are all covered nicely in this beautiful film. Tommy Lee Jones is excellent as Loretta's husband and Beverly D'Angelo is superb as Lynn's best friend and idol Patsy Cline. Both Spacek and D'Angelo also did all their own singing for the movie.
Among the many special features on this DVD are interviews with Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek, and others. There is also a wonderful commentary track by Spacek and Michael Apted who directed the feature.
The movie is a little over two hours long and comes in anamorphic widescreen.
For lovers of country music Hollywood is currently working on a feature film about one of Loretta's best friends, Dolly Parton. The movie is expected to be released in the next two years.
One of the best biopics you'll ever see
2009-06-16 - Released in 1980, "Coal Miner's Daughter" tells the true story of Loretta Lynn and her amazing journey from a poor Kentucky Coal Miner's daughter to the "First Lady" of Country music.
Let me stress that you don't have to like Country music to enjoy this movie. Heck, I'm into the heavier side of metal and the film had no problem pulling me in. As a matter of fact, I wasn't even in the mood for this type of film last night, yet after a mere 35 minutes or so I was spellbound until the end; not to mention I found myself today watching music videos of Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline on youtube (!!).
Sissy Spacek and a young Tommy Lee Jones play Loretta and her husband, while Beverly D'Angelo has a small-but-significant role as Patsy Cline. The acting is so stellar that it seems like you're watching real people.
It's useless to cite best scenes because this is the type of of high-quality film where you just press 'play' and enjoy from beginning to end.
One segment I'd like to comment on, though, is where Loretta and her husband (Oliver "Mooney") come back to Kentucky from Custer, Washington, for the funeral of Loretta's dad. After the funeral Oliver points out that, if they're ever going to make it in the music biz, they have to act now and travel to all the radio stations and push her first single. They put in the time and sweat and the song -- "Honky Tonk Girl" -- became a breakthrough hit. What's the point? We must be sensitive to the critical times in our lives when we must step out in faith and ACT if we want to be successful in our chosen call. If Loretta and Mooney hadn't put the meddle to the peddle at that critical moment you probably wouldn't be reading this.
There are numerous other great segments, including Loretta's relationship with Patsy Cline and her moving breakdown on stage near the end.
The film runs 2 hours and 5 minutes and was filmed in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.
PERSONAL GRADE: A
