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The Thing Called Love (1993)
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Synopsis
A handful of up-and-coming songwriters discover that love is as difficult to navigate as the music business in this romantic comedy-drama from director
Peter Bogdanovich
. Miranda Presley (
Samantha Mathis
) is an aspiring singer/songwriter from New York City who loves country music and has decided to take her chances in Nashville, TN, where she hopes to strike it big as a musician. After arriving in the Music City after a long bus ride, Miranda makes her way to the Bluebird Café, a local watering hole with a reputation as a showcase for new talent. The bar's owner, Lucy (K.T. Oslin), takes a shine to the shy but plucky newcomer, and gives her a job as a waitress. Before long, Miranda has gotten to know a number of other Nashville transplants who are look looking to land a gig or sell a song, among them sweet and open-hearted Kyle Davidson (
Dermot Mulroney
), moody but talented James Wright (
River Phoenix
), and spunky Linda Lue Linden (
Sandra Bullock
). As the four friends struggle to find their place in the competitive Nashville music scene, both Kyle and James display a romantic interest in Miranda, while she finds it difficult to choose between the two. The Thing Called Love features cameos from a number of noted country performers, including Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillis, Katy Moffatt, Jo-El Sonnier, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Sadly, The Thing Called Love would be best remembered as the last film actor
River Phoenix
completed before his death in the fall of 1993. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Sandra Bullock
Linda Lue Linden
Anthony Clark
Billy
Samantha Mathis
Miranda Presley
Dermot Mulroney
Kyle Davidson
K.T. Oslin
Lucy
River Phoenix
James Wright
Webb Wilder
Ned
Trisha Yearwood
Herself
Earl Poole Ball
Floyd
Production Crew
Thomas D. Wilkins
Art Director
Steve Foley
Associate Producer
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Peter James
Cinematographer
Darlene K. Chan
Co-producer
G. Marq Roswell
Composer (Music Score)
Albert Wolsky
Costume Designer
Rita Riggs
Costume Designer
Peter Bogdanovich
Director
Terry Stokes
Editor
George Folsey, Jr.
Executive Producer
Pamela Westmore
Makeup
John Davis
Producer
Michael Seymour
Production Designer
John J. Smith
Production Manager
Carol Heikkinen
Screenwriter
Cloudia
Set Designer
Year: 1993
Runtime: 116
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for some language
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Color type
Deluxe
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Paramount
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.