Taglines: It’s hard to stay. It’s hard to leave.
Hard Country movie storyline. Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Kyle Richardson, who works at a dead-end job in a Texas chain-link fence factory. In the tradition of such earlier films as Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Richardson enjoys himself only on weekends when he whoops it up with his buddies at the local saloon.
His carousing exacts a toll on his relationship with Jodie Lynn Palmer (Kim Basinger, in her film debut). Finally, Jodie delivers an ultimatum: either settle down and get married, or she’ll skeedaddle to California, there to try her luck as a country-western singer. Real-life C&W star Tanya Tucker co-stars as Jodie’s best friend and role model.
Hard Country is a 1981 American drama film directed by David Greene and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Kim Basinger, and Michael Parks. Written by Michael Kane and Michael Martin Murphey, the film is about a young woman who longs to escape the limitations of life in a small Texas town to pursue her dreams. She is prevented from leaving by her factory worker boyfriend who does not want her to move to the big city. The film features appearances by country music artists Tanya Tucker and Michael Martin Murphey.
Hard Country (1981)
Directed by: David Greene
Starring: Jan-Michael Vincent, Kim Basinger, Michael Parks, Gailard Sartain, Sierra Pecheur, John Chappell, Tanya Tucker, Daryl Hannah, Lewis Van Bergen, Ted Neeley, Curtis Credel, Elise Caitlin
Screenplay by: Michael Kane
Production Design by: Edward Richardson
Cinematography by: Dennis Dalzell
Film Editing by: John A. Martinelli
Costume Design by: Dianne Kennedy
Set Decoration by: James L. Berkey
Music by: Jimmie Haskell, Michael Martin Murphey
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Associated Film Distribution
Release Date: April 1981 (USA)
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