A Prairie Home Companion

Jun 1, 2006

1h 45m

★ 6.3

Radio like you've never seen it before.

Overview

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Sandcastle 5

Prairie Home Productions

GreeneStreet Films

River Road Entertainment

A Prairie Home Companion Trailers

Cast

Yolanda Johnson

Meryl Streep

Rhonda Johnson

Lily Tomlin

Lola Johnson

Lindsay Lohan

Garrison Keillor

Dusty

Woody Harrelson

Lefty

John C. Reilly

Dangerous Woman

Virginia Madsen

Guy Noir

Kevin Kline

Axeman

Tommy Lee Jones

Chuck Akers

L.Q. Jones

Molly

Maya Rudolph

Lunch Lady

Marylouise Burke

Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected heir to an estate in Ireland. He doesn't have money enough for the passage to Ireland, but the band members decide to incorporate him, advancing him the fare for equal shares in the estate. In Ireland, Danny finds that his is only a half-share, and the other half belongs to Mavourneen Kerrigan and she has the exclusive right to sell or keep the property...which, despite his pleas, she refuses to do. She also declares him an undesired guest, objects to his presence and insists that he prepare his own meals. He does so in a large main hall, but can only make hamburgers.

7.3

Good Morning, Vietnam

Dec 23, 1987

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.

7.0

American Graffiti

Aug 11, 1973

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

8.0

Serge Gainsbourg, les meilleures chansons

May 6, 2021

No overview available.

7.7

Cléo from 5 to 7

Apr 11, 1962

Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.

7.7

The Blues Brothers

Jun 16, 1980

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

0.0

Joker Out - Live from Arena Stožice

Jan 1, 2024

Joker Out proudly presents their first solo arena show captured as an exclusive concert film.

7.4

La Vie en Rose

Feb 14, 2007

From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.

9.5

Camp Harlow

Jan 1, 2014

On the brink of a family crisis, Alex finds herself being sent to the last place she wants to be, summer camp. Knowing that a young admirer from school will be at the camp, Alex reluctantly agrees. Thrown into a group of people she has never met, Alex is determined to shut out the world. However, Alex is brought out of the corners of her own heart by the most unlikely of friends: a horse.

7.4

Black Book

Sep 14, 2006

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.

6.1

Jingle All the Way

Nov 21, 1996

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

10.0

Night of The Daniels

Oct 28, 2022

Daniel opens the "Daniel O'Donnell Wax Museum" on the site of an ancient Celtic tomb.

6.7

Wayne's World

Feb 14, 1992

The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.

7.1

High Heels

Oct 23, 1991

After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...

6.0

Concert of 1936

Apr 22, 1978

In 1936, two female artists (a singer and a pianist) visit the city of Lushnja, which was very conservative.

6.0

Spirit World

Feb 26, 2025

Legendary singer Claire Emery flies to Japan for a final sold-out concert. But when the show ends, so does Claire’s life on earth. However, an unexpected new life in the spirit world - where she will be guided by Yuzo, one of her biggest fans - awaits.

7.4

An Affair to Remember

Jul 11, 1957

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

0.0

Illusion Infinity

Jan 1, 2004

Patricia Paradise, a successful Las Vegas singer, is married to a Vegas Casino Mogul. Having made sacrifices for her career and her husbands business Patricia has postponed her greatest desire to build a family. When her husband dies, she discovers their business is bankrupt and she is left with neither wealth nor family. Devastated by grief and disappointment, she leaves town in the middle of the night and begins a journey of self discovery that changes her life forever.

7.3

The Idea of You

May 2, 2024

40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn't long before Hayes' superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.

5.1

At Long Last Love

Mar 1, 1975

Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old friends who attended public school together. The foursome do the town, accompanied by Brooke's companion Elizabeth, who throws herself at Michael's butler and chauffeur Rodney James.