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CommentsXp Best movie ever!

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

SnoopyStyle Travis Child (Dennis Quaid) is a skirt-chasing hard-drinking country singer. His sister Amanda Child (Kristy McNichol) is his tough driven manager pushing to go to Nashville. They've been on the road for six months and always on the run from jealous boyfriends/husbands or general mayhem. They get separated. Amanda is stopped by deputy Conrad (Mark Hamill). Travis gets arrested after hitting a cop.The plot isn't anything special. The production is relatively lower grade. The movie does have two very charismatic performances. Quaid is terrific and a solid singer. McNichol is wonderful as the spunky teen with definite edge. I love them both. The country singing is pretty catchy. The movie runs a little long but it has the fine performances and Luke Skywalker, too.

Blueghost More vague impressions of a film from a time when the then very cute Kristy McNichol was the hot commodity on TV and film. Truth is I can't remember much of this film other than my peers mentioning it over and over again, and how it had "Kristy McNichol" in it. That was always followed by "She was in Little Darlings... have you seen 'The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia'"?The movie itself is nothing to brag about. I finally saw it one afternoon, and really didn't quite get the whole thing. In fact, I don't ever remember a single joke or gag. The one thing I remember is Kristy's character driving around this pickup. In fact, that may have been the last shot.What I do recall is a sappy, not so smart, quasi brother-sister road- trip film that seemed a little thin. Maybe it's because I was never a young teenage girl with an alcoholic brother that keeps me from connecting with this film, I don't really know. What I do know is that I slept through part of it.I don't know... did this review help anyone? Probably not, but hey, for what it's worth, I can't remember enjoying it a great deal. If you're a woman who had an older brother with issues, or are a huge Kristy McNichol fan, then there may be something here for you.

Woodyanders Loosely based on Vicki Lawrence's notoriously trashy country story song, this unexpectedly amiable and engrossing dramatic feature about ordinary small-time dreamers who aspire to greater things in life makes for a perfectly nice and affecting character-oriented slice-of-everyday-life affair, specifically centering on how going for the gold in life takes a lot of courage and determination. Dennis Quaid portrays his part with a winningly scruffy, roguish charm; he's a reckless ne'er-do-well womanizing hellion striving to make it big in Nashville as a country singer. Kristy McNichol is likewise on the money, radiating her usual spunky appeal as Quaid's headstrong, ambitious and highly precocious 16-year-old sister who acts as Quaid's manager and does her best to keep her wayward brother in line. The duo's major league plans go astray when Quaid runs afoul of belligerent sticksville town sheriff Don Stroud. Quaid, Stroud and McNicol all give fine performances, but it's Mark Hamill who takes the acting honors with his shockingly good turn as the decent, sympathetic state trooper who befriends McNicol and falls in love with her. Director Ronald F. Maxwell shows a lovely, uplifting sure feel for these hugely endearing commonplace individuals, depicting their mundane lives and go-for-the-glory aspirations without the slightest whiff of cheap sentiment or condescension. Moreover, the country music score totally cooks, with both Quaid and McNicol contributing a few surprisingly up-to-par tunes (yes, they both sing -- and extremely well, too!). Granted, this flick ain't without its flaws: the meandering opening third starts off pretty shaky and the tragic ending is abrupt and dissatisfying. But overall this unjustly overlooked picture rates as a real sleeper.

TheRowdyMan 'Sex, action, humour, suspense and great songs!' is what the video jacket reads on this 1981 vehicle for McNichol. The first thing I was expecting when I placed the battered old VHS tape into the VCR was Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise to show up with Loni Anderson. Well like those films there's bar room brawls, redneck humour and the handsome hero who finds time to chase a quick bit of T & A before they move on. Loosely based on the Reba Mcentire song of the same name, this movie is a bit more toned down than most of the southern redneck comedies of the early 80's, although there's still enough kitsch fun to make it worth the price of rental. Quaid and McNichol are pretty good in their roles and CAN sing, however Mark Hamill's 'performance' as Conrad, the deputy who tries the win the heart McNichol has to be seen to be believed. This charming little artifact is worth picking up as a double feature to something like 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)' or 'Rhinestone (1984)'.