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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Salesrank: 53667
Released: March 22, 2005 |
| Our Price: $55.00 |
| Used Price: $37.50 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Jake (Dolly Parton) is a down-home Country singer with enormous talents. Nick Martinelli (Sylvester Stallone) is a New York City cabbie with an even bigger attitude. But when Jake bets her sleazy manager everything – and she means everything – that she can turn anybody into an overnight sensation, that somebody turns out to be Nick. Now Jake must haul Nick back to the hills of Tennessee for a two-week crash course in how to walk, talk and sing like a genuine Country star. Can a tough talkin’ hillbilly gal with everything to lose and a slick city guy who hits all the wrong notes finally find a way to make beautiful music together? Ron Leibman (NORMA RAE) and Richard Farnsworth (THE STRAIGHT STORY) co-star in this wild comedy from the director of PORKY’S and A CHRISTMAS STORY, co-written by Sylvester Stallone and featuring a hot soundtrack of songs written and performed by Dolly Parton.
Rhinestone Reviews:
Rhinestone [VHS] 
2009-12-21 - Mom wanted this movie on DVD but it's not available on DVD so I bought it used and put it on DVD for her. The quality of this used VHS was very good. The movie itself was cheesy but typical for the time period. It was fun to see the many stars when they were younger. Merry Christmas
For Those Who Remember Movies Should Be Fun!
2009-12-07 - I first saw this movie when I was a little kid in '84. I am in my early thirties now and I still enjoy it. A lot of people ragged on Sly for being in this movie but as a true Sly fan, I thought it was a cool choice. I think a lot of action fans were upset he decided to dip into a different genre which brings on the backlash of Rhinestone. Please! I am so sick of people saying this movie is terrible when I could name about a million other movies that are horrible in comparison to this. This isn't even the worst film Dolly or Sly have been in. Remember "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" and "Straight Talk"??? YIKES! Both of them did much worse than Rhinestone down the line.
Rhinestone may not be drop dead funny but it's entertaining. Sly and Dolly have good chemistry and Dolly has tons of charm. They made a cute couple and the chemistry alone makes you sit through this "horrible" movie. This movie is for people who want to have a little fun and enjoy some laidback entertainment. It's not for film snobs who think every movie someone should make is supposed to be a blockbuster. Get real! Actors can choose the movies they want to do and obviously Dolly and Sly wanted to do this one. It's been over 20 years and people are still whinning about Rhinestone and how bad it is! Snobs won't like it because they don't understand that it wasn't meant to be the greatest movie in the world. It was a cute little 80's movie! Over half of the movies in the 80's were crap! Let's not forget other bombs of the 80's, Night Shift, The Babysitter is Dead, Look Who's Talking and I could go on and on.
So if you haven't seen this movie and don't expect it to be Sly kicking someone's butt every five minutes, you'll enjoy. But if you sit there expecting not to like it, you won't. And if you're a film snob then go watch something else. This is for those who are fans of Dolly and Sly. I think Sly shows his versatility in this film. He wanted to do a comedy. Arnold Schwarzegger did a line of BOMB comedies, yet everyone gets hot about Stallone and Rhinestone. If it bothers you that much you should get a life. A lot of people enjoy this movie and the others can deal with it.
"Dolly Is Great, But The Movie Is A Bomb!' 
2009-06-08 - I love everything Dolly Parton does. She has been my idol since I was a little boy, but "Rhinestone" is without a doubt the worst project Dolly ever did. The walls of 20th Century Fox shook when the boxoffice results came in for this turkey as it was one of the studio's worst flops. What makes the film so bad is not only a poor script, but Sly Stallone. While watching the movie I cringe everytime I see Sly in his scenes. He thinks he's being funny, but he comes off looking totally stupid. And as far as his singing goes...plug your ears. Dolly did the best she could with a terrible script, but her music is what salvages some of the film. The soundtrack has become Dolly's most rarest CD recording, with copies going for several hundred dollars on auction sites, and the DVD version of the movie has become a collector's item as Anchor Bay, who released the film, stopped producing copies of it a few years before. Buy the movie only if you are a true Dolly fan; besides that look elsewhere for a good comedy. The just of the film says it all...Sylvester Stallone as a singing cowboy! Please! The DVD is barebones and only comes with the trailer.
Rhinestone will forever go down as the best Dolly Parton/Sly Stallone movie in cinematic history 
2009-05-25 - If you think you're too cool to watch a movie about Dolly Parton trying to turn Sylvester Stallone into a country music star then guess what, you're an idiot. This movie is way cooler than you and the only way that you can redeem yourself is by buying it and watching it, several times.
Where's the Theme Song?
2009-02-08 - Most of the reviewers have said well enough about how good or bad this movie is. Stallone cannot sing, no matter how well produced the film is, no matter how they silken his voice and no matter how much they embellish the rest of the music - he just cannot carry a tune. And that would probably be easily guessed by even the most casual movie watcher.
Parton, as always, looks great, although I am not a fan of her music, I am a fan of her "visual style". Otherwise, the movie is pretty much a fish-out-of-water tale, by taking a New York cab driver and get him to be a country singer by hooking one of the hardest crowds around.
Too many questions come up during this movie regarding plot, such as 'Are we in New York or Tenessee?' or 'How does a country club in New York survive when all of the talent gets laughed off stage?' and many others that, for the most part are not even worth trying to answer.
The only thing that begs questioning is that the credits state the movie is based on the popular country song "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Larry Weiss, but not once is it played in the movie. I don't know if the DVD cut out the song for rights purposes, or if it never made the final cut of the movie. But why bother giving credit if its not even represented?
Oh well. With that, the only other curiosity is that this film is directed by Bob Clark, who directed A Christmas Story, Porky's, Turk 182, among other cult films.
Overall, it is a cheesy 80's flick that can be unintentionally funny, but otherwise an irritating film.
