George strait is one of the leading proponents of a traditional country music that is styled with texas swing, delivering his music with a rich, no frills voice and a straightahead delivery. However, his wishes fell on deaf ears and the title stayed. As his career has become bigger, the less control he has over himself. The 1992 movie featured strait in his acting debut as dusty chandler, a popular country singer who. This is the very definition of the kind of movie where fans of the star will enjoy it more than dispassionate observers. In 1999, george strait recorded the country hit murder on music row with alan jackson. Strait laughed and said, i felt the wind on my nose on that one and i will never make you angry. Check out pure country by george strait on amazon music. Pure country 2 the gift dvd george strait katrina elam free shipping 4. As a friendly etiquette reminder, country music legend george strait himself filmed a psalike video to remind audience members to refrain from talking and texting during the movie. This is the theme of his movie debut in pure country. Pure country also features ten songs by straight recorded exclusively for the film. Celebrating 25 years of george straits pure country.
In his first foray into the world of motion pictures, country star george strait is affecting and heartwarming. He has been married to norma gail voss since december 4, 1971. Mar 30, 2011 country music superstar george strait plays dusty chandler, a singer who, after struggling for years singing in small honkytonks, suddenly discovers that with success he has lost something. Released on october 23rd, 1992, pure country was a surefire hit among many country. George strait tried to get the studio to change the name of this movie. He didnt think that pure country actually fit the film, as he believed that it was more than just a country film. George strait pure country original motion picture.
After years of silence, george strait admits what we suspected about his daughter duration. Based on the beloved 1992 film starring george strait, the musical tells the tale of a jaded country music megastar who. George harvey strait born may 18, 1952 in pearsall, texas is an american country music artist. Although its not without its flaws, the film pure country remains a charming part of george strait s career legacy. Oct 15, 2010 trivia a sequel to pure country 1992 had been planned with george strait lesley ann warren and isabel glaser reprising their roles from the first movie. George strait to mark pure country anniversary in vegas. It was penned by richard fagan, kim williams, and ron harbin. Inside the guilty pleasure movie straits 1992 turn as dusty chandler has become a cabletv staple and spawned his bestselling album ever.
During the first days of filming pure country, strait shocked 5,000 or so of his fans who served as extras for an elaborately staged dusty. This unedited interview footage, taped by dallasbased director jim ruddy for entertainment tonight, is of country music star george strait, who talks about his role in the 1992 film, pure country, in which he stars. Country music superstar george strait plays dusty chandler, a singer who, after struggling for years singing in small honkytonks, suddenly. He wears his influences proudly, and having been doing it so well for so long, he has, in turn, become a major influence on the next generation of new traditionalists. A young george strait reveals 1st reaction to pure. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. George strait starred as country singer dusty chandler in the 1992 movie pure country. George strait pure country lyrics and tracklist genius. Celebrating 25 years of george straits pure country, the. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, barroom ballads, honkytonk style, and fresh yet traditional country western music.
Mar 01, 2014 george strait is an american country music singer, actor, and music producer. Pure country rooftop cinema club in advance of houstons texassized premiere of pure country the musical from theatre under the stars, we are partnering with the new 93q to screen the classic 1992 film that launched george strait into country music stardom. Revisiting george straits film debut, pure country pure country feature xhhuqqwz pure country arrived in theaters on oct. Remember country star george straits 1992 film pure country. Jun 30, 2017 george strait performs the lovely song i cross my heart in the country classic motion picture pure country. The bigscreen debut of country singer george strait is a familiar tale of a star returning to his roots, a route traveled the same year by john mellencamp in falling from grace 1992. The acting is visibly acting and the storyline is classic with little attempt at original plotting. George strait was born on may 18, 1952 in poteet, texas, usa as george harvey strait. Called pure country, the film follows straits character, wyatt dusty chandler, who is a country singer that has grown frustrated with his overthetop stage shows. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. With a long history of developing new musicals such as disneys beauty and the beast and phantom, tuts is excited to stage a brand new texasthemed musical, pure country. Pure country is the first soundtrack and thirteenth studio album by george strait and soundtrack to the movie pure country and his first with producer, tony brown. Pure country soundtrack from the motion picture by. It is among the biggestselling country soundtracks in history with sales over six million.
Pure country 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. American songwriters steve dorff and eric kaz have penned this classic love song. Pure country 1992 streams, tvtermine, news, dvds tv. Aug 22, 2017 fun facts about the george strait film pure country. The instructions rex mcgee received when he was hired to write a screenplay for what became pure country, the 1992 george strait movie, were simple but vague. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia george harvey strait born may 18, 1952 is an american country music singer, actor and music producer. You cant call pure country a pure concert, because the starring debut of george strait does offer a bit of a story touching on the hollowness of fame, showbusiness skulduggery, betrayal.
Pure country fullmovie1992 hd pure country fullmovie pur. George strait makes his film debut in an entertaining look into the heart and soul of country music from young guns director christopher cain. Anyone who knows george strait s music knows that he is a country music traditionalist. Pure country is the soundtrack album to the 1992 film pure country, and the thirteenth studio album by country singer george strait. It starred established country superstar george strait as. George straits film debut pure country turns 25 years. Pure country is a 1992 american dramatic musical western film directed by christopher cain and starring george strait in his acting debut, with lesley ann warren, isabel glasser and kyle chandler. Fun facts about the george strait film pure country. It was followed by two directtovideo sequels, pure country 2. Dusty gets tired of all the smoke and light effects, wonders what happened to doing it the way that made him famous and happy. The pure country soundtrack is straits first soundtrack album. Country music icon george strait has something big in the works to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film pure country, his first and only starring movie role. George strait i cross my heart from the movie pure country. In 1992, strait made a brief foray into acting, starring in the film pure country, in addition to recording its soundtrack.
Music videos were made for i cross my heart and heartland. Pure country marked an important point in george strait s career. George strait will mark the 25th anniversary of his film pure country with two special events. In order to mark the 25th anniversary of pure country, alamo drafthouse cinema has been hosting interactive movie parties at some of its nationwide locations. Pure country is a 1992 american dramatic musical western film directed by christopher cain and starring george strait in his acting debut, with lesley ann. The film pure country featured george strait in the lead role as dusty chandler, a famous country singer who strays too far from his country roots and traditional sound. George strait performs ten new songs from this film about a country singer trying to find his musical roots by returning to a simpler.
George strait already had 25 charttopping hits when he made his film debut in pure country. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. George strait stars in this film about a musician who is at a crossroads. In the movie this song is playing as the character of dusty visits the cemetery where his father and mother are buried. This is last in love from george strait s pure country soundtrack. With george strait, lesley ann warren, isabel glasser, kyle chandler. Nov 02, 2015 after years of silence, george strait admits what we suspected about his daughter duration. George strait is a country singer first and foremost, but in 1992 he surprised us all when he strapped on his acting boots. I cross my heart george strait pure country youtube. Pure country is the soundtrack to strait s film debut, offering a variety of swinging shuffles, traditional honky tonk, weepy ballads and country rockers. The voice of the little boy in the opening song is that of george straits son, george bubba strait jr. Referred to as the king of country, strait is considered a living legend. It starred established country superstar george strait. Pure country 1992 stream and watch online moviefone.
Released october 23rd, 1992, pure country stars george strait, lesley ann warren, isabel glasser, kyle chandler the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of out of. In the late 1990s, george strait recorded the song and was released in september 1992 as a single from his album, pure country. Dusty wyatt chandler, who after finding his wife lesley ann warren cheating on him with a much younger country star kyle chandler in his second feature film, goes on a journey of self discovery to try and figure things out. Ironically, pure country proved to be the best selling commercial release of strait s career at the time. Strait plays wyatt dusty chandler, a famous country musician, which he knows plenty about in his real life. Called pure country, the film follows strait s character, wyatt dusty chandle. Strait is referred to as the king of country, and critics call strait a living legend. Pure country by christopher cain christopher cain, george. Aug 03, 2017 george strait will mark the 25th anniversary of his film pure country with two special events. Although the film was largely a box office dud, pure countrys soundtrack is still george straits best selling album, with just over six million copies sold. Pure country, the first movie to star country superstar george strait, is as full of comfortable cliches, traditional values and unabashed sentimentality as a doublealbum set. The 1992 movie featured strait in his acting debut as dusty chandler, a popular country singer who re. Strait made his acting debut in a dramatic musical western that still has country fans buzzing.
George strait and isabel glasser, coactors in pure country country music superstar george strait stars as dusty, a star who returns to his downhome roots and finds love with harley tucker isabel glasser, in warner bros. Actor george strait movies list, george strait filmography. Overnight male was the sixth track from george straits pure country album. Country music superstar george strait stars as dusty, a star whose success makes him straddle two worlds the downhome place where his musical roots are set, and the glittery fast lane where his career has now taken him, in warner bros. It was just a week before george strait s first movie, pure country, was to hit theaters and this country station had the opportunity to sit down with this country star for a recap of how the feature film really came to beand what he thought when he read the script. George strait reminds pure country viewers to mind their. It provided the opportunity for strait to branch out from his own traditional country sound for a more rockandroll approach. Pure country ist seit jahren mein absoluter lieblingsfilm. Ive been a loyal george strait fan for almost thirty years and its all thanks to this great movie. The gift dvd katrina elam, george strait, cheech marin.
This song was also used as a soundtrack to the film of the same title as his album. Christopher cain directs country music star george straight in the drama pure country, which comes to dvd with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. If you like george strait, youll see a lot of him here, and youll probably also enjoy isabel glasser, who has a wholesome, milkfed look and a great smile. Deciding to take a break from the business, chandler changes his appearance and stays at a ranch in his hometown, where he ends up falling in love with the ranch owners granddaughter. It wasnt much of a stretch role by any means, but the 1992 film pure country featured george strait portraying a chart topping country star who turns his back on the glittery and theatrical trappings of nashville to reembrace his less commercialized, honkytonk roots. Out of all the country stars of the eighties and early nineties, george strait was perhaps the. Its difficult to like pure country, but even harder to like it much.
Country music superstar george strait makes his acting debut in an extended music video held together by a formulaic plot that harkens back to the golden age of hollywood. Takes a walk to find what seems to be missing and finds himself and his music again. Called pure country, the film follows strait s character, wyatt dusty chandler, who is a country singer that has grown frustrated with his overthetop stage shows. The film stars strait as fictional country singer dusty chandler, and the album consists mostly of songs sung by dusty in the film. Pure country the george strait tribute tickets the. It starred established country superstar george strait as wyatt dusty chandler.
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