Outlaw Blues
Outlaw Blues is a 1977 American drama film directed by Richard T. Heffron and starring Peter Fonda and Susan Saint James. Written by Bill L. Norton, the film is about an exconvict and songwriter trying to break into the music business in Austin, Texas. When a famous country singer steals one of his songs and turns it into a hit, the songwriter confronts him, and in a struggle the country singer accidentally shoots himself. Once again running from the law, the songwriter, with the help of a savvy backup singer, records his stolen song himself, and his version becomes an even bigger hit. Some of the songs were sung by Peter Fonda, and three of the songs were written by Hoyt Axton.
In his review in The New York Times, film critic A. H. Weiler found the film to be pleasantly palatable it not especially nutritious and an amiable, lilting, if lightweight, diversion. Weiler acknowledges that the cast make the most of a musical genre that has millions of devoted fans.On the aggregate reviewer web site Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 63 positive viewer rating based on 86 user ratings. ........
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