Honeysuckle Rose

Jul 18, 1980

1h 59m

★ 5.2

For 20 years he's been singing to the country. But he never figured he'd be living his own love songs.

Overview

Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.

Genres

Drama

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Honeysuckle Rose Trailers

Cast

Buck

Willie Nelson

Viv

Dyan Cannon

Lily

Amy Irving

Garland

Slim Pickens

Jamie

Joey Floyd

Sid

Charles Levin

Rosella

Priscilla Pointer

Cotton

Mickey Rooney Jr.

Rooster

Pepe Serna

Brag

Lane Smith

Jeanne

Diana Scarwid

Emmylou

Emmylou Harris

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