Nashville Girl
1976 film by Gus Trikonis
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Nashville Girl is a 1976 film from New World Pictures about an aspiring country and western singer.[1]
Directed byGus Trikonis
Written byPeer J. Oppenheimer
StarringMonica Gayle
Glenn Corbett
Roger Davis
Johnny Rodriguez
Jesse White
Glenn Corbett
Roger Davis
Johnny Rodriguez
Jesse White
Distributed byNew World Pictures
| Nashville Girl | |
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| Directed by | Gus Trikonis |
| Written by | Peer J. Oppenheimer |
| Starring | Monica Gayle Glenn Corbett Roger Davis Johnny Rodriguez Jesse White |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was also known as New Girl in Town and Country Music Daughter to capitalize on the success of the similar film Coal Miner's Daughter.
Roger Corman says the film was very popular in the South and also in Europe, which surprised him.[2]
Plot
Jamie, a 16 year old country music singer, runs away from home to try to become a star, only to find herself being sexually manipulated and exploited by older men in the country music business.
Cast
- Monica Gayle as Jamie
- Glenn Corbett as Jeb
- Roger Davis as Kelly
- Johnny Rodriguez as Himself
- Jesse White as C.Y. Ordell
- Marcie Barkin as Alice
- Shirley Jo Finney as Frisky
- Judith Roberts as Fran
- Leo Gordon as Burt
