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I Saw the Light (2015)

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The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

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Lillie Williams
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Billie Jean Jones
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Bobbie Jett
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James Dolan
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Dore Schary
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Don Helms - Steel
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Sammy Pruett - Guitar
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Jerry Rivers - Fiddle
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Lum York - Bass
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Jim Denny
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Gas Station Attendant
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Boyette
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The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

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Rated R for some language and brief sexuality/nudity | See all certifications »
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1 April 2016 (USA)  »

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Untitled Hank Williams Project  »

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$45,471 (USA) (25 March 2016)

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$1,340,822 (USA) (8 April 2016)
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In an interview with the New York Times, published on March 20, 2016, director Marc Abraham stated that he felt it was important to show the fiery nature of the relationship between Hank Williams and his first wife Aubrey. He said "That was the fire. That's where the songs come from." See more »

Goofs

During the Universal newsreel segment, the copyright is MCMXL, which is 1940. It should probably be MCML, or 1950. See more »

Quotes

Hank Williams: I'm sorry, babe.
Bobbie Jett: Sorry for what?
Hank Williams: Everything.
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References Small Town Girl (1953) See more »

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From a big Hank fan...
1 April 2016 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I'm only 25 years old, but I have almost all of Hank's music and have read multiple books in high school about him (including "Hank Williams: The Biography" by Colin Escott). So needless to say, I had high hopes for this movie.

I feel like my high hopes were mostly met. I thought the movie did a very good job of laying out Hank's life and showing his stardom as well as struggles. I didn't like as much that it was rated R vs a PG-13 for "Walk the Line", but then again, anyone who has studied Hank knows that his life was rough and he wasn't candy-coated by any means.

I think Tom Hiddleston does a very good job as Hank, though maybe not QUITE as spot on as I would've liked. But when a big movie comes out about probably my biggest musical artist of all-time, I won't complain. From what I've read, Mr. Hiddleston was basically trained to be as spot-on as possible, and when I saw the movie, he had me believing it was Hank. Elizabeth Olsen did a very good job as Audrey as well.

Overall, I quite enjoyed the movie and am anticipating any special edition releases when it comes out on DVD in a few months. Of course, there were moments of sadness especially toward the end, but there were also moments of happiness and (at least for me) a few chuckles. Although I wouldn't rank this as high as "Walk the Line" in my list of biopics, it was definitely worth the price of admission to me and I would totally see it again if given the opportunity.


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