Sweet Dreams
Brief Synopsis
The story of country singer Patsy Cline's rise to stardom and its effects on her marriage to a blue-collar husband.
Cast & Crew
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Karel Reisz
Director
Jessica Lange
Patsy Cline
Ed Harris
Charlie Dick
Ann Wedgeworth
Hilda Hensley
David Clennon
Randy Hughes
James Staley
Gerald Cline
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Musical
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Camera Effects; Completion Bond Company Inc; For Stars Catering; HBO Films
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures; Tristar Pictures
Location
Tennessee, USA; West Virginia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Synopsis
The story of country singer Patsy Cline's rise to stardom and its effects on her marriage to a blue-collar husband.
Director
Karel Reisz
Director
Cast
Jessica Lange
Patsy Cline
Ed Harris
Charlie Dick
Ann Wedgeworth
Hilda Hensley
David Clennon
Randy Hughes
James Staley
Gerald Cline
Gary Basaraba
Woodhouse
John Goodman
Otis
P.j. Soles
Wanda
Terri Gardner
Girl Singer
Caitlan Kelch
Sylvia Hensley
Robert L Dasch
John Hensley
Courtney Parker
Older Julie
Colton Edwards
Baby Randy
Holy Filler
Madrine
Bruce Kirby
Arthur Godfrey
Jerry Haynes
Owen Bradley
Kenneth White
Big Bill Shawley
Stonewall Jackson
Opry Announcer
Jake T Robinson
Biker
Boxcar Willie
Old Man In Jail
Tony Frank
Bartender
Charlie Walker
Cowboy Copas
Frank Knapp
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Ric Kidney
Television Technician
Jack Slater
Recording Engineer
Missy Proulx
Girlfriend At Fair
Aleda Pope
Girlfriend At Fair
Carlton Cuse
Sergeant
John E Davis
Skip Cartmill
John Walter Davis
Stone
Toni Sawyer
Baby Nurse
Robert Rothwell
Plastic Surgeon
Patricia Allison
Surgery Nurse
William Byrd
Patsy'S Band Bassist
John R Smarr
Patsy'S Band Acoustic Guitarist
Fred K Young
Patsy'S Band Drummer
Curtis Young
Patsy'S Band Singer/Guitarist
Michael David Black
Patsy'S Band Singer/Guitarist
Don Warden
Opry Band Steel Guitarist
Timothy N Tappan
Opry Band Pianist
William Edward Taylor
Opry Band Guitarist
Lonnie Ray Jones
Opry Band Guitarist
Douglas B Green
Opry Band Singer
Gary W Pigg
Opry Band Singer
Paul W Chrisman
Opry Band Singer
Fred Labour
Opry Band Singer
James Bartley Young
Acoustic Guitarist; Kracker Band Member
Fred Paul Tenly
Electric Guitarist; Kracker Band Member
Odie Palmer
Electric Guitarist; Kracker Band Member
Walter Caton
Fiddler; Kracker Band Member
Dennis Donaldson
Kracker Band Member; Pianist
Jimmy Mack Hodge
Kracker Band Member; Steel Guitarist
Irv Cox
Kracker Band Member; Singer; Studio Musician
Peter Robert Grant
Kracker Band Member; Singer; Studio Musician
Jim Kirwan
Kracker Band Member; Singer; Studio Musician
William Landers
Kracker Band Member; Singer; Studio Musician
Jimmy Vann
Kracker Band Member; Singer; Studio Musician
Mark Woods
Leadman
Crew
Rita Ackland-snow
1st Assistant Editor (United Kingdom)
Dana Altomare
Camera Operator (New York)
Bill Barringer
Sound Editor Assistant
Acker Bilk
Song Performer ("Stranger On The Shore")
James Blanford
Camera Operator (Chicago)
George Brand
Music Editor
Derek G Brechin
Sound Editor Assistant
Albert Brenner
Production Designer
Greg Brickman
Stunts
Barbara Bruno
Dga Trainee
Rodney Byrd
Special Effects
Daniel Candib
2nd Assistant Editor
Richard Candib
1st Assistant Editor (Usa)
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Patsy Cline
Song Performer ("San Antonio Rose" "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" "Lovesick Blues" "Seven Lonely Days" "Foolin' Around" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Walking After Midnight" "Sweet Dreams" "I Fall To Pieces" "Crazy" "She'S Got You" "Blue Christmas" "That'Ll Be The Day" "When You Dance" "In The Garden" "Roll In My Sweet Baby'S Arms")
Gil Combs
Stunt Coordinator
Malcolm Cooke
Editor
Sam Cooke
Song Performer ("You Send Me")
Don Coufal
Sound Recording Mixer
Patrick Crowley
1st Assistant Director
Carlton Cuse
Assistant (To Producers)
Burt Dalton
Special Effects
Angelo Digiacomo
Camera Operator (New York)
David Dodson
Location Assistant (Tennessee)
Nora Dunfee
Dialogue Coach
Emily Ferry
Property Master
William Freitas
Transportation Coordinator
Joe Gallagher
Sound Editor Assistant
Wilma Garscadden-gahret
Script Supervisor
Robert Getchell
Screenwriter
Brian C Glover
Camera Operator (Chicago)
Debra Goldfield
2nd Assistant Editor
Robbie Greenberg
Director Of Photography
Pierre H Grelet
Location Manager (West Virginia)
Charles Gross
Music
David Haber
Art Direction
Conrad W. Hall
1st Assistant Camera
Paul Harris
Production Assistant
Jeff Hawke
Other
Chris Hayes
Camera Operator (New York)
Derek Holding
Sound Editor
Daniel S Jiminez
Dolly Grip
Sandra Jones
Other
Larry Kaplan
Unit Publicist
K Lenna Katich
Production Controller
Ric Kidney
2nd Assistant Director
Jon Kunkel
2nd Assistant Camera
Virginia Ledford
Location Manager (Tennessee)
Garrett Lewis
Set Decorator
Toni Lopez
Auditor Assistant
William Lowman
Bestboy Electrician
Bill Luckey
Props Assistant
Harry Madsen
Stunts
Mary Malin
Costume Designer Assistant
Benny Martin
Song Performer ("Wabash Cannonball")
Mel Maxwell
Gaffer
Brian Mccarty
Music
Cydney Mccurdy
Other
Patt Mccurdy
Production Coordinator
Bill Mcelheny
Brass Arranger ("Your Cheatin' Heart" "Walking After Midnight"), String Arranger ("Sweet Dreams")
Toni E Mercier
Auditor Assistant
Ray Merrin
Sound Rerecording Mixer Assistant
Colin Miller
Sound Editor
Charles Mulvehill
Unit Production Manager
Charles Mulvehill
Co-Producer
Wayne Nelson
Transportation Captain
Mark Niclas
Casting (Extras)
Nina Kostroff Noble
Production Assistant
Dorothy Pearl
Makeup
Greg Perry
Music Consultant
Thomas Ramsey
Key Grip
Richard Dean Rankin
Construction Coordinator
Dwayne Scott Redlin
Bestboy Grip
Robi Reed-humes
Casting Assistant
Barney Reisz
Production Assistant
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Bill Rowe
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Rita Salazar
Key Costumer
Susan Scanlan
Choreography
Herb Schneider
Stunts
Bernard Schwartz
Producer
Elisabeth Seley
Wardrobe Supervisor
Frank Sinatra
Song Performer ("Young At Heart")
Brian Smithies
Special Visual Effects
Karen Standard
Casting Assistant
Joe Staton
2nd Assistant Camera
Andy Stears
Sound Editor Assistant
Kandy Stern
Set Designer
Robert L Stevenson
Hairstyles
Darilyn Stringer
Casting (Extras)
James Stuebe
Sound Recording Mixer
Bruce Talamon
Stills
Amber Taylor
Other
The Jordanaires
Backup Vocals ("Sweet Dreams" "I Fall To Pieces" "Crazy" "She'S Got You")
John Toll
Camera Operator
Gene Vincent
Song Performer ("Be Bop A Lula")
Toni-ann Walker
Hairstyles
Frances W Wells
Set Designer
Jeffrey S Wexler
Sound Recording Mixer
Julian L Wilson
Camera Operator (Chicago)
John R Woodward
Location Manager
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Musical
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Camera Effects; Completion Bond Company Inc; For Stars Catering; HBO Films
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures; Tristar Pictures
Location
Tennessee, USA; West Virginia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Award Nominations
Best Actress
1985
Jessica Lange
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 2, 1985
Released in United States Fall October 2, 1985
