Potent box-office stars Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton proved to be a less-than-lovable team in this a dumb musical comedy. While performing in New York, Jake (Parton) bets her loudmouth manager (Ron Liebman) that she can turn anyone into a country singer in two weeks. Taking the
first person she meets, Nick (Stallone), a tough-talking Manhattan cabbie, back to Tennessee with her in the hopes that the down-home atmosphere will rub off, Jake gets down to business. However, when Nick first opens his mouth to sing, farm animals flee in terror. Nick also incurs the wrath of
Jake's ex-beau, Barnett (Tim Thomerson), and the beer-drinking sequence involving them prov...
Released:
1984
Rated:
PG
Length:
111 mins