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Honkytonk Man
The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to becoming a legend.
The boy is on his way to becoming a man. The man is on his way to bec...
Comedy, Drama, Western - 1982
6.6
93%
N/A
Young boy leaves the Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry. Set during the Great Depression.
Director:

Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
122 min
Release date:
15 Dec 1982
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Eastwood took great pains in telling this story of an aging, struggling country singer...
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Oct 2008
fresh:
The whole thing veers wildly in quality, and no Eastwood-hater should go within a mile of it; but few lovers of American cinema could fail to be moved by a venture conceived so recklessly against the spirit of its times.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
This is a sweet, whimsical, low-key movie, a movie that makes you feel good without pressing you too hard.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
The film comes across sympathetically but unconvincingly, as an attempt by a well-established movie tough guy to reveal his tender side.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
It is a guileless tribute not only to plain values of plain people in Depression America, but also to the sweet spirit of country-and-western music before it got all duded up for the urban cowboys.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
26 Oct 2008
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