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Honeysuckle Rose

Play trailer Poster for Honeysuckle Rose PG,  1980,  1h 59m,  Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Oct 23, 2004
3/4
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. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times Aug 30, 2004
This ought to be easily told, but somehow it isn't, perhaps on account of the movie's odd casting. Go to Full Review
Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 6, 2026
"Honeysuckle Rose" is not so much a movie as a visual gloss for the best-selling country-and-western records of Willie Nelson. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 16, 2005
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jan 29, 2004
Honeysuckle Rose is built upon the excellent music of Willie Nelson and Dyan Cannon's appealing performance. Go to Full Review
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Feb 1, 2019 The best movie song ever sung: On the Road Again!
Sep 7, 2017 one of my favourite movies from when I Was young
Finn W Feb 17, 2017 Predictable, but with good music.
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Cast & Crew

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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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Honeysuckle Rose

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Movie Info

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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