Coal Miner's Daughter is the true based on the life of country legend/icon Loretta Lynn. The 1980 movie set the standard on how to make a movie about real life singers. From the movies "Ray" to "What's Love Got to Do With It" and movies to be made they will always be compared to "Coal Miner's Daughter".
Now you do not need to be fan of Loretta Lynn to enjoy the movie. Its a very entertaining movie. The movie was so well made that it earned 7 Oscar Nominations. Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award for best Actress which was well deserved. However Tommy Lee Jones & Beverly D'Angelo are just as good. What is so amazing about the movie is that both Sissy & Beverly do there own singing!
Now when I was 13 when the movie was released I barely herd of Loretta Lynn. However after the movie was released I was a fan. Now at 41 after seeing the movie again after several years I can still get a thrill watching it again. Put this movie on you DVD Library. The DVD is is great. The audio commentary has both the Sissy Spacek and the director (Michael Apted) giving us plenty of details of how the movie was constructed. I was happy to hear them praise the performance of Tommy Lee Wallace.
If you enjoy this movie I would also recommend "Sweet Dreams" the story of Patsy Cline. Its not as good as "Coal Miner's Daughter" however its still worth watching.
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