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Rhinestone (1984)

PG  |   |  Comedy, Music  |  22 June 1984 (USA)
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A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.

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Nick
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Jake Farris
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Noah Farris
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Barnett Kale
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Freddie Ugo
Steve Peck ...
Father (as Stephen Apostle Pec)
Penny Santon ...
Mother
Russell Buchanan ...
Elgart
Ritch Brinkley ...
Luke
Jerry Potter ...
Walt
Jesse Welles ...
Billie Joe
Phil Rubenstein ...
Maurie
Thomas Ikeda ...
Japanese Father
Christal Kim ...
Japanese Grandmother
Arline Miyazaki ...
Japanese Mother
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Jake an aspiring singer from Tennessee comes to New York and finds herself working in club owned by a sleazy guy named Freddy. It seems Jake is under contract and Freddy doesn't want to let her go. So Jake makes a bet; that she can train anyone to sing and if she does, he lets her out of her contract. And the guy she has to train is cabbie named Nick. They go to her home in Tennessee and Jake tries to teach him but it's very tough. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com

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A rip roaring, hard lovin' comedy hit with wonderful new songs by Dolly Parton [Video Australia] See more »

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Comedy | Music

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22 June 1984 (USA)  »

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Der Senkrechtstarter  »

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$28,000,000 (estimated)
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Sylvester Stallone turned down the Michael Douglas role in Romancing the Stone (1984) and the lead in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) (before it was re-written as a comedy) to make this film. See more »

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During the opening credits, the camera is reflected in the window of the helicopter they used to film the night-time scenery. See more »

Quotes

Jake: What's it gonna take to buy out my contract? What?
Freddie Ugo, Rhinestone Owner: [stares at her and stammers] Wa-wa-wa-wa.
Jake: Don't say a night in the sack!
Freddie Ugo, Rhinestone Owner: I'd never say anything like that! What's the matter with you? How about thirty minutes?
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References The Right Stuff (1983) See more »

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Drinkenstein
Written by Dolly Parton
Performed by Sylvester Stallone
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Could have worked
21 July 1999 | by (Victoria, BC) – See all my reviews

Despite the premise, and the leads being played by Stallone and Parton, I think this still could have worked. Unfortunately, Stallone just doesn't understand comedy, and the script he co-wrote is cliched and largely unfunny. (He can be funny, but in a more subtle, dead-pan fashion - which is not the comic style of this movie.) There's one funny scene when Stallone's character plays the piano and shrieks a song - not knowing what's going on in the other room. Otherwise, a waste of time.

P.S. - Actually, I don't think Stallone's singing at the end is that bad at all. Not great, but nowhere deserving the bashing it has got here and elsewhere.


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