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Red Headed Stranger (1986)
Willie was stoned most the time & constantly forgetting his lines
I LOVE Willie Nelson but Willie was stoned most the time & constantly forgetting his lines which is why I presume they keep cutting away. Extremely time consuming on the set! Saying that, his performance is fine for a non actor. Not great but even likeable. The set was full of inexperienced young drug infused crew. Teamsters were supplying copious drugs. Everyone was coked up & full of themselves. Everyone sleeping with everyone. It shows in the end result of film. Morgan Fairchild is a cringeworthy. So many female actors could have done this part well & the film justice. But as she's a mate of Willy, she got the job. Money was a factor obviously too. But many other actresses would have pulled this off for the same fee I'm sure. A very nice person though! They chose such weak LEAD female actors EXCEPT Catherine Ross who was totally wasted! RG Armstrong stands out as the sheriff & everyone was raving about him at the time. No one appreciated the sanity of Catherine Ross. Women generally were meat on this set. The editor was infatuated with Maribel Madden (Cindy Logan). She visited the editor frequently so he wouldn't cut her out of the film because of her terrible performance, (that was the news in close circles anyway). Don't think she's had a part since. It was all a bit of a mess!!
But the Art Direction and set dressing & costumes are superb, not exactly what draws me to a film! Could have been made so much better if they picked people who could act.