Stand by Your Man (film)
| Stand by Your Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography |
| Based on | Stand by Your Man - An Autobiography by Tammy Wynette and Joan Dew |
| Written by | John Gay |
| Directed by | Jerry Jameson |
| Starring | Annette O'Toole Tim McIntire Cooper Huckabee |
| Music by | Earle Hagan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Rusty Lemorande |
| Producer | Robert Papazian |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editor | George Nicholson |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production companies | Robert Papazian Productions The Guber-Peters Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 13, 1981 |
Stand by Your Man is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical film based on the life of Tammy Wynette, the country music superstar, including her tumultuous marriage to fellow star George Jones.
Cast
[edit]- Annette O'Toole as Tammy Wynette
- Tim McIntire as George Jones
- James Hampton as Billy Sherrill
- Cooper Huckabee as Euple Byrd
- Monica Parker as Jane
- Robert Carnegie as Glen Daley
- Fredric Cook as Richard
Reception
[edit]The Washington Post published a largely negative review of the movie, with critic Richard Harrington stating that "Unfortunately, television will be television, and the results are lackluster and somewhat misleading."[1] However, James Wolcott, in a review of 1985's Sweet Dreams (in which Jessica Lange played Patsy Cline), called O'Toole "superb" as Wynette.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Richard Harrington (March 31, 1981). "'Stand By Your Man' -- For a Bit, Anyway". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ Wolcott, James (December 1985). "Review of "Sweet Dreams"". Texas Monthly. 13: 177.
External links
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