Hollywood to Dollywood
Hollywood to Dollywood is an American documentary film that played at 60 film festivals in the U.S., Canada, Scotland, and Australia in 2011 and 2012. Directed by John Lavin, the film follows the crosscountry journey of identical twins Gary and Larry Lane to deliver to Dolly Parton a screenplay they wrote, which includes a role for her. Hollywood to Dollywood has wonfilm festival awards and includesParton songs, two of which were previously unreleased. The film had a oneweek theatrical release in New York beginning August 31, 2012, followed a week later in Los Angeles.
Hollywood to Dollywood follows the brothers travels in the RV they nicknamed Jolene, after one of Partons hit songs. Also on board Jolene as the main driver is Michael Bowen, Gary Lanes partner. Bowen hopes to present Parton with a birdhouse he handcrafted, a replica of her Tennessee home. During the fiveday journey of 2,200 miles along Interstate 40,unreliable source? the Lanes revise their screenplay, endure a tornado, meet everyday Americans, and talk about their experiences growing up gay in North Carolina. The 2010 Nashville flood nearly derails their plans to get to Dollywood in time to meet Parton. The documentary also explores the Lane twins concerns about their Southern hometowns potential reaction to the film and to the brothers homosexuality and their desire for acceptance from their Southern Baptist mother.Hollywood to Dollywood includes appearances from several of the Lane twins friends, including actors Leslie Jordan, Chad Allen, Beth Grant and Ann Walker and Oscarwinning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. ........
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