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21/02/1992 Drama, Romance 1h 40m
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Overview

Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his life into turmoil. Returning to his native Indiana to try to reestablish a normal life. Instead he takes up with an old lover (Lenz), ignoring his loving wife (Hemingway), and duplicating the lifestyle of his womanizing father (Akins).

  1. John Mellencamp

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Mellencamp

    Bud Parks

  2. Mariel Hemingway

    Alice Parks

  3. Claude Akins

    Speck Parks

  4. Dub Taylor

    Grandpa Parks

  5. Kay Lenz

    P.J. Parks

  6. Larry Crane

    Ramey Parks

  7. Kate Noonan

    Linda

  8. Deirdre O'Connell

    Sally Cutler

  9. John Prine

    John Prine

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2021-08-25
_**Returning to your hometown after making it big...**_

...that's what "Falling from Grace" is about. Released in 1992, John (Cougar) Mellencamp plays a country star, Bud, who tries to come home to Indiana, bringing his tall blond wife (Mariel Hemingway) and daughter. Unfortunately, his dad's a total jerk (Claude Akins) and his high school sweetheart (Kay Lenz) is married to his brother and having an affair with someone linked to both. It seems like the star just wants to take a break from the show business and hang with his buds and family, like in the old days, but melancholy settles in a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$231,826.00

Revenue
$3,000,000.00

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