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The Thing Called Love

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The Thing Called Love
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PG13,1hr 56min
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1993
Distributor:
Paramount
Synopsis: A handful of up-and-coming songwriters discover that love is as difficult to navigate as the music business in this romantic comedy-drama from director Peter Bogdanovich. Miranda Presley (Samantha Mathis) is an aspiring singer/songwriter from New York City who loves country music and has decided to take her chances in Nashville, TN, where she hopes to strike it big as a musician. After arriving in the Music City after a long bus ride, Miranda makes her way to the Bluebird Café, a local watering hole ... Full Synopsis
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Peter Bogdanovich's film about a quartet of aspiring country music songwriters is a standard career melodrama with an excellent soundtrack for country fans. Two young women (Samantha Mathis and Sandra Bullock) and two young men (River Phoenix and Dermot Mulroney) arrive in Nashville to audition for a spot at the famed Bluebird Café. The film charts their romances and struggles to succeed in the world ... Full Review
Featured Cast
James Wright
Miranda Presley
Kyle Davidson
Linda Lue Linden
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