The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico

Jan 1, 2005

1h 26m

★ 7.0

A Honky-Tonkumentary

Overview

A faux documentary about the rise and fall of fictional country singer Guy Terrifico, featuring some legendary real-life performers.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

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Kris Kristofferson

Guy Terrifico

Matt Murphy

Himself

Colin Linden

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George Stroumboulopoulos

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Ronnie Hawkins

Mary Lou Griffiths

Natalie Radford

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Merle Haggard

Blues Musician

John Anderson

Maid

Beatriz Yuste

Himself

Levon Helm

Wayne Lipvanchuk

Billy MacLellan

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