Dwight Yoakam Movies
A top-selling country music star since the mid-'80s, multi-talented Dwight Yoakam branched out into acting in the 1990s.Born in Kentucky, Yoakam was raised in Ohio and attended college at Ohio State University. Inspired by music since childhood, Yoakam dropped out of school to move to Nashville in the late '70s. Finding the Nashville scene less than accommodating for his interpretation of country music, Yoakam subsequently headed to Los Angeles. Striking music gold with his first album in 1986, Yoakam became a renowned country-rock singer/songwriter of the '80s and '90s.
Casting an eye on another facet of Los Angeles' entertainment world, Yoakam began acting. After appearing on TV, Yoakam played a truck driver in John Dahl's acclaimed neo-noir Red Rock West (1993); he then provided the music score for Red Rock West star Dennis Hopper's 1994 comedy Chasers. Yoakam played a larger part in the TV docudrama Roswell (1994) (not to be mistaken for the 1999 teen series). After moving to a starring role as a rodeo clown in the action movie Painted Hero (1995), Yoakam earned critical raves for his intense performance as an abusive drunk in Billy Bob Thornton's Oscar-winning drama Sling Blade (1996). Yoakam again garnered positive notices (though the movie did not) as a humble safecracking associate of the titular gang in The Newton Boys (1998). Sticking with off-center screen fare, Yoakam subsequently starred as one of the detectives that Owen Wilson's serial killer Van imagines is stalking him in Hampton Fancher's idiosyncratic crime story The Minus Man (1999). Aiming to try more creative pursuits, Yoakam wrote and directed, as well as scored and starred in, his next film, South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000). Yoakam returned to acting in David Fincher's thriller The Panic Room (2001).
Yet despite his neverending drive to entertain, it wasn't all showbiz for the former country-boy made good, and in early 2006 Yoakam would team up with Modern Foods to produce his very own line of southern-flavored frozen foods. With products such as Dwight Yoakam's Chicken Lickin's Chicken Fries, Lanky Links Pork, Sausage Links, and Boom Boom Shrimp, the Grammy-winning recording artist and increasingly popular actor would do his very best to ensure that his fans were well fed. A 2005 new album entitled Blame the Vain found Yoakam recapturing the energy and intensity that defined his earliest and best musical efforts, and following a role as a neglectful sheriff in Tommy Lee Jones' The Three Buriels of Melquaides Estrada and a rare comedic turn in Wedding Crashers, Yoakam sould next be seen in the edge-of-your-seat assassin-on-the-run action thriller Crank. He had a bit part in the comedy Four Christmases, and returned for the sequel Crank High Voltage. He made a few more film appearances, but returned to music in 2012 with the release of his album 3 Pears. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
- 2006
Influential, Grammy-winning country music artist Dwight Yoakam offers a live performance that takes country back to its roots in this release of a concert comprised of seven timeless tunes including "Come Back to Me", "Honky Tonk Man", "Walkin' After Midnight", and "This Drinkin' Will Kill Me". ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2004
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Flashback Records introduces a series of music video collections that aim to present the essential artists and songs of a particular era and genre. Each program features six original videos. Essential Music Videos: All American Country includes songs by Dwight Yoakam, Trick Pony, Neal McCoy, Little Texas, Randy Travis, and Anita Cochran. ~ Sarah Block, Rovi
- 2003
Directed by Steve Goldmann, Our Country chronicles the development of country music from its origins in the last century all the way up to modern times. This IMAX feature is packed with footage of country musicians, and includes music ranging from Jimmie Rodgers to Lyle Lovett and Dolly Parton. Proving that country music is not just a phenomenon of the south, 100 years worth of classic hits are performed in locations as diverse as the Appalachian mountains, the California deserts, and the canyons of Utah, as well as the legendary Grand Ole Opry. Other noted musicians in Our Country include Loretta Lynn, Earl Scruggs, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, Crystal Gayle, Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson, and the Dixie Chicks. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- 1994
This 1994 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Kelsey Grammer and features musical guest Dwight Yoakam. ~ Skyler Miller, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kelsey Grammer, Dwight Yoakam, (more)
Blending a traditionalist's respect for country music's past with an intelligence and wit that looked towards the future, Dwight Yoakam became one of the biggest and best respected artists to emerge in country music in the 1980s. Dwight Yoakam: Pieces of Time is a home video collection that offers a look at his life and career alongside videos for 11 of his songs concentrating on material from the 1993 album This Time. Selections include "Ain't That Lonely Yet," "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere," "Pocket of a Clown," "Heart That You Own," and "Suspicious Minds." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 1993
The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Co. authorized this documentary commemorating the 90th anniversary of the company. Shown are film clips from news footage, movies and television shows that featured the company's motorcycles, and such stars as James Caan, Peter Fonda and Larry Hagman are interviewed and talk about their fascination with, and ownership of, Harleys. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
Top country stars pay tribute to the "King of Country Music," Hank Williams, in this film In the Hank Williams Tradition. Through interviews with Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff, who both knew him personally, a portrait of Williams emerges. Host Dwight Yoakam offers glimpses into the life of the famous singer with seldom-seen footage of Williams. Featured songs include "Hey Good Lookin," "Your Cheatin' Heart," and "You Win Again." There are appearances by Randy Travis, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Chet Atkins, Ricky Skaggs, and Hank Williams Jr. ~ Alice Day, Rovi
- 1990
This musical performance video brings some of country's greatest songs to life. He Walked On Water, by Randy Travis, I Fell in Love, by Carlene Carter and Strangers Again, by Holly Dunn are just a few offered. ~ Rovi
- 1989
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Once described as "the man who was too country for Nashville," Dwight Yoakam became a star by combining the sound and style of classic honky tonk country with the passion and excitement of rock & roll, and this video companion to his 1989 greatest-hits album Just Lookin' for a Hit features videos and concert footage of Yoakam performing some of his best early material. Selections include "Long White Cadillac," "Honky Tonk Man," "Little Sister," "Guitars, Cadillacs," and Yoakam's duet with Buck Owens, "Streets of Bakersfield." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 1988
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Dwight Yoakam: Live From Austin, TX documents a 1988 performance the country artist gave for the television series Austin City Limits. The DVD features performances that did not appear on the original broadcast. The setlist of over a dozen songs includes "What I Don't Know," "Honky Tonk Man," "Always Late With Your Kisses," "I Sang Dixie," and "Smoke Along the Track." ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dwight Yoakam
A collection of country songs is featured in this performance video. Includes Hank Williams Jr., Dwight Yoakam, Holly Dunn and many others. ~ Rovi
Two social misfits hit the road in search of some answers in this broad comedy set in 1987. Danielle (Juno Temple) is a girl with a certain reputation at the small-town Oklahoma high school she attends -- her fashion statements suggests she's either a streetwalker or auditioning for a Mötley Crüe video, and her list of sexual conquests is quite remarkable for her age. But Danielle's disinterest in academics and her sleazy reputation land her in a remedial education program, where she finds herself partnered in a parenting class project with Clarke (Jeremy Dozier), a chubby outcast with zero cool. As they get to know one another, though, Danielle and Clarke discover they have something in common -- they both like boys and that makes problems for them with their peers -- and they become close friends, with Danielle even pretending Clarke is her new boy-toy in front of his homophobic parents (Dwight Yoakam and Mary Steenburgen). However, while both of them dream of getting out of Oklahoma someday, Danielle has a specific destination in mind -- finding the father who abandoned her mom (Milla Jovovich) years ago -- and so she and Clarke hop in a car and hit the road in search of their destiny. Also starring William H. Macy, Dirty Girl was the first feature film from director Abe Sylvia. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Juno Temple, Jeremy Dozier, (more)
A nomadic country musician returns to his estranged family in Tennessee after 40 years on the road, and finds that the damage he did by leaving is nothing compared to the chaos he's stirred up by returning. Four decades ago, E.F. Bloodworth (Kris Kristofferson) walked away from his wife and three sons, and never looked back. Today, his ex-wife, Julia (Frances Conroy), has suffered a mental collapse, and his three sons, Brady (W. Earl Brown), Boyd (Dwight Yoakam), and Warren (Val Kilmer), have been consumed by rage. In the midst of this familial storm, E.F. forges an unlikely bond with his good-hearted grandson Fleming (Reece Daniel Thompson), who refuses to be defined by his grandfather's mistake, and resists the festering anger that has destroyed his family. But when Fleming falls in love with Raven (Hilary Duff), the mere presence of the boy's reviled grandfather threatens to cast a dark shadow of dysfunction over a whole new generation. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kris Kristofferson, Frances Conroy, (more)
- 2009
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When the life of her outlaw lover comes to a violent end, a mysterious woman (Lizzy Caplan) embarks on a quest to bring his body home and give him a proper burial. Co-starring Peter Dinklage, Dwight Yoakam, and Kris Kristofferson. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lizzy Caplan, Peter Dinklage, (more)
The indestructible hopped-up hitman Chev Chelios, played to the hilt once again by Jason Statham, returns in Crank High Voltage, picking up where the first film left off -- except this time, Chelios is chasing a Chinese gangster who hijacked his heart and substituted it with a mechanical one that needs to be jolted with an electric charge to stay pumping. Back for the fun is Chev's girlfriend Eve (my Smart) and his physician Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam), who, as luck has it, turns out to be an ex-heart surgeon. As Chelios delves deeper into the mystery surrounding his stolen heart, he discovers that the answers to his questions lie within the chest of a 100-year old head of the Triad gang, Poon Dong (David Carradine. The maverick directing/writing team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor returns to inject more caffeinated craziness into Lionsgate's burgeoning action series, with Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, Clifton Collins Jr., and Corey Haim rounding out the supporting cast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jason Statham, Amy Smart, (more)
- 2006
- R
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Popular comic actor Vince Vaughn brings a newly invigorating sense of Old West attitude to the world of standup comedy as he captures the carefree spirit of Buffalo Bill's turn-of-the-century "Wild West Show" on the stage, and the cameras are rolling to capture every belly-shaking laugh in this look at the 30-day, 30-gig tour that featured Vaughn serving as emcee to a wild host of renegade comics that included John Caparulo, Ahmed Ahmed, Bret Ernst, Sebastian Maniscalco, and a whole host of surprise special guests. Of course, when you gather as many comedians together as Vaughn did for such a high-concept tour, the laughs are sure to keep coming once the show has ended, and in addition to offering standup footage of each comic in action, the feature-film version of the tour also offers a hilarious look at what it was like for a group of fun-loving guys to make their way across the American landscape while bringing down the house night after night. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Vince Vaughn, Ahmed Ahmed, (more)
A one-time freelance hitman who was just attempting to turn his life around is forced to keep his heart pumping when his vengeful former employers inject him with a lethal poison that will permanently stop his ticker if his pulse sinks beneath an active rate in a non-stop urban action extravaganza starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart. Chev Chelios (Statham) was one of the most skilled assassins in the West Coast crime syndicate. When he hung up his guns in the middle of a job to run off with his new girlfriend Eve (Smart), however, the man who was once the hunter now becomes the hunted. Awakened from his slumber by a telephone call informing him of his precarious situation, Chelios soon discovers that the only way to save Eve from certain death at the hands of his nemesis is to stay two steps ahead of his killers, keep his heart-rate high enough to stay alive, and blast through the streets of Los Angeles in search of an antidote. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jason Statham, Amy Smart, (more)
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