Honeysuckle Rose

PG

Released Jul 18, 1980

1h 59m

Musical

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60%

5 Reviews

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75%

500+ Ratings

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Country music star Buck Bonham (Willie Nelson) has spent a lot of years on the road, but despite his wife Viv's (Dyan Cannon) entreaties that he stay put, he just can't give up the lifestyle. When his guitar player and best friend, Garland Ramsey (Slim Pickens), decides to retire, Buck replaces him with Garland's daughter, Lily (Amy Irving), and heads back out on tour. The two begin an affair which Viv quickly picks up on, and Buck is forced to choose between the two women he loves.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is sly and entertaining, but it could have been better. Still, it has its charms, and one is certainly the presence of Willie Nelson himself.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

This ought to be easily told, but somehow it isn't, perhaps on account of the movie's odd casting.

Aug 30, 2004

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Richard Freedman

Newhouse News Service

Honeysuckle Rose is not so much a movie as a visual gloss for the bestselling country-and-western records of Willie Nelson.

Nov 5, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 16, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Honeysuckle Rose is built upon the excellent music of Willie Nelson and Dyan Cannon's appealing performance.

Jan 29, 2004

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Dave W

Rotten tomatoes is not very reputable. In the very description of this movie they get it wrong. Slim Pickens character Garlands daughter is Bucks wife, not his mistress.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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ashley h

Honeysuckle Rose is an okay film. It is about a country singer who is on the road and caught in a romantic triangle. Willie Nelson and Dylan Cannon give decent performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Jerry Schatzberg did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the music and romance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

CLASSIC WILLIE! I love this movie. So many stars in this...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

The best movie song ever sung: On the Road Again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

one of my favourite movies from when I Was young

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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s r

Predictable, but with good music.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Jerry Schatzberg

Director

Willie Nelson

Buck Bonham

Dyan Cannon

Viv Bonham

Amy Irving

Lily Ramsey

Slim Pickens

Garland Ramsey

Joey Floyd

Jamie Bonham

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Synopsis

Country music star Buck Bonham (Willie Nelson) has spent a lot of years on the road, but despite his wife Viv's (Dyan Cannon) entreaties that he stay put, he just can't give up the lifestyle. When his guitar player and best friend, Garland Ramsey (Slim Pickens), decides to retire, Buck replaces him with Garland's daughter, Lily (Amy Irving), and heads back out on tour. The two begin an affair which Viv quickly picks up on, and Buck is forced to choose between the two women he loves.

Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: PG
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround

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