Rhinestone (1984) 3.6
A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet. Director:Bob Clark |
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Rhinestone (1984) 3.6
A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet. Director:Bob Clark |
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Sylvester Stallone | ... |
Nick
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Dolly Parton | ... |
Jake Farris
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Richard Farnsworth | ... |
Noah Farris
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Tim Thomerson | ... |
Barnett Kale
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Ron Leibman | ... |
Freddie Ugo
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Steve Peck | ... |
Father
(as Stephen Apostle Pec)
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Penny Santon | ... |
Mother
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Russell Buchanan | ... |
Elgart
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Ritch Brinkley | ... |
Luke
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Jerry Potter | ... |
Walt
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Jesse Welles | ... |
Billie Joe
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Phil Rubenstein | ... |
Maurie
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Thomas Ikeda | ... |
Japanese Father
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Christal Kim | ... |
Japanese Grandmother
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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
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.