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Rhinestone

Play trailer Poster for Rhinestone PG 1984 1h 51m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Trying to get out of her contract with her obnoxious manager, Freddie (Ron Leibman), country singer Jake Farris (Dolly Parton) bets that she can turn the next person she sees into a Nashville-style crooner. Unfortunately, the next person she sees is cocky New York City cabbie Nick (Sylvester Stallone), who can't sing a note. Undaunted, she brings her new protégé to her tiny Tennessee hometown to train him in all things country, while her ex-boyfriend (Tim Thomerson) tries to win her back.

Critics Reviews

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Variety Staff Variety 03/26/2009
Effortlessly living up to its title, Rhinestone is as artificial and synthetic a concoction as has ever made its way to the screen. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
1/4
The center part of the film -- the country "training" sessions -- could have been fun if they'd been written with a satiric edge. Unfortunately, they seem to have been written with a blunt instrument. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times 05/20/2003
As Mr. Stallone wends his way through barnyards and country cabins, the material retains some comic potential. But as the inevitable romance springs up between the two stars, their lack of rapport becomes all too noticeable. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 05/18/2024
1/4
Watching Stallone attempt to be funny is about as painful as passing kidney stones. Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri jimschembri.com 09/02/2022
3/5
Yes, the 1984 country music Dolly Parton comedy was a critically derided box-office bomb but, dangnamit, it’s a hoot and a half. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 08/11/2021
1/5
...a vanity project for two big stars who hadn't figured out what audiences wanted to see them do, this is an egocentric disaster... Go to Full Review
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Feb 9 In my opinion this was Stallone's worst movie. It's a good thing this didn't hinder his future films. See more 05/05/2021 I get that most Stallone fans are loyal to his muscled action blockbusters like Rocky and Rambo. But every actor has done something beyond their spectrum (Robin Williams, One Hour Photo. Jim Carrey, Batman) Stallone is not a funny man by any means. But he does hold his own in this wacky comedy. He and Dolly Parton have interesting chemistry together. And he doesn't have a have bad country voice, despite being required for this role. However, the film has enough gags and jokes, with Stallone's own blend of streetwise 'Nick' humor, to make it interesting enough. I know we laughed our butts off during the embarrassment of 'Drinkin Stein', and a few other places. Bottom line: it IS a must-see. See more 12/14/2020 I'm not sure why I watched this film, but I did. It's not the worst movie I've ever seen, but it's pretty bad. Stallone being turned into a Country Music Star...It's as bad it sounds. The only thing that saves it is the great Dolly Parton and her amazing voice. The premise is very simple and silly. But hey it's from 1984 and the 80's generated some pretty silly movies. See more 03/04/2020 Get a life people this is a fun movie See more 09/20/2019 Doubt I would rate so high if I saw it again but this score is based on memory seeing it multiple times as a teenager. See more 11/06/2017 It was pretty bad. I laughed at how ridiculous it was and the fact that Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone were in a movie together. It’s very hard to take him seriously as a country singer. The music wasn’t very good but the main title song was country. The script was a mess and it had lots of plot holes. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Trying to get out of her contract with her obnoxious manager, Freddie (Ron Leibman), country singer Jake Farris (Dolly Parton) bets that she can turn the next person she sees into a Nashville-style crooner. Unfortunately, the next person she sees is cocky New York City cabbie Nick (Sylvester Stallone), who can't sing a note. Undaunted, she brings her new protégé to her tiny Tennessee hometown to train him in all things country, while her ex-boyfriend (Tim Thomerson) tries to win her back.
Director
Bob Clark
Producer
Howard Smith, Marvin Worth, Bill Blake, Richard M. Spitalny
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 6, 2013
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Surround