Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
- Directed by
- Dick Lowry
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A made-for-TV movie based on the true story of Hank Williams Jr. It shows his struggle to break free from his famous father's legacy and build his own music career.
earnestdramaticbiographicalslow-pacedreflectiveinspirationalemotionalstraightforward
What happens
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story is a 1983 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Dick Lowry and starring Richard Thomas. The plot roughly follows the semi-autobiographical book Living Proof by Michael Bane and Hank Williams Jr., which tells how Hank Jr. nearly killed himself trying to escape his famous father's shadow, in order start a music career based on his own talent. The film's score was composed and conducted by Bill Conti. Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide rates the film as being above average. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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