Honkytonk Man

Along with Bronco Billy, this 1982 feature from Clint Eastwood stands as one of the key films in his slow and steady maturity from action icon to serious filmmaker.

This low-key, Depression-era saga stars Eastwood as a country singer dying of tuberculosis, who takes his son (played by Eastwood's own son, Kyle) on the road with him as he travels to the Grand Old Opry. Country music stars Marty Robbins, Ray Price and others make appearances.

Critic Reviews:

• " Today it looks much better, and contains one of Eastwood's most openhearted performances. " – Jeffrey M. Anderson

• " It is a guileless tribute not only to plain values of plain people in Depression America, but also to the sweet spirit of country-and-western music before it got all duded up for the urban cowboys. " – TIME Magazine

• " Eastwood took great pains in telling this story of an aging, struggling country singer. " – Variety Staff