One-Trick Pony (1980)

Original title

One Trick Pony

Directed by

Robert Milton Young

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A singer-songwriter struggles to stay relevant in the music industry as his career fades. He navigates personal and professional pressures while trying to hold onto his artistic identity.

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What happens

One-Trick Pony is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert M. Young and written by and starring Paul Simon. It also stars Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett, Mare Winningham, Michael Pearlman, Lou Reed in his feature film debut, and Allen Garfield (credited under his birth name, Allen Goorwitz). Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film bombed at the box office. The song "Late in the Evening" from the film's soundtrack hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the title song peaked at number 40. After years of being available only on videocassette and laserdisc, One-Trick Pony was released by Warner Home Video on DVD in 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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