One Trick Pony
Summary:
The struggle of a has-been singer to work his way back up the charts is the focus of this drama by Robert M. Young with screenplay and music by Paul Simon. Simon plays Jonah, a once-popular singer who now opens for punk rock bands. In the ten years since he had a hit song, Jonah's wife has divorced him, but he still sees his young son as often as he can. With his record company on ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Paul Simon - (Jonah)
Blair Brown - (Marion)
Rip Torn - (Walter Fox)
Joan Hackett - (Lonnie Fox)
Mare Winningham - (Modeena Dandridge)
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Review:
If first-time screenwriter Paul Simon hasn't insisted upon casting first-time leading man Paul Simon in the film One Trick Pony, the results would have probably been a bit more impressive, but as it is the movie is an under-appreciated look at the music industry and one man's struggle to keep his life together, both as a husband and an art... Continue >>
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