| Pure Country | |
| Studio: | TriStar Pictures |
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Released: | 1992-2017 |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Pure Country film series consists of American country-musical western dramas, including two theatrical movies (including the 1992 original and its sequel), and a straight-to-home video sequel. The trilogy of standalone films includes the contrast the lifestyle of country music fame to working class lifestyle.
The movies were met overall with middling degrees of critical reception, while also earning enough income for the associate studios to create additional installments. The 1992 original was a financial success at the box office, though it received a mixed reaction from reviews; though in modern-day retrospectives it has earned its status as a cult classic by various analyses.[1] [2] [3] [4] Conversely, both the 2010 sequel and 2017 third installment earned less at the box office, and received negative response from critics who categorized them as inferior to the original movie.
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Country | Christopher Cain | Rex McGee | Jerry Weintraub | ||
| Dean Cain & Christopher Cain | Scott Duthie, Christopher Cain and Hunt Lowry | ||||
| Damon Santostefano | Holly Goldberg Sloan | Hunt Lowry, Patty Reed, Michael J. Luisi and Todd Williams |
See main article: Pure Country.
Wyatt "Dusty" Chandler, who has established his career as one of the most successful country music stars, grows disenchanted with the repetition of area-filled stage shows and life on the road. Despite his contractual obligations, Dusty leaves his Hollywood lifestyle and returns to the smalltown where he grew up. As his producer searches for him, Dusty enjoys his return to country living. As he continues to enjoy working as a farmhand at a ranch Dusty begins to fall in love with the owner's daughter named Lulu Rogers, he must determine whether to return to his stardom or to continue their lives together.[5] [6] [7] [8]
See main article: Pure Country 2: The Gift.
A talented smalltown woman named Bobbie makes a promise to her ailing Aunt Ellie that should she achieve her dreams as a country music star, she will always remain true to the values she was raised to believe. Upon moving to Nashville to pursue her career, Bobbie begins to compromise her beliefs in hopes to land a recording contract with established record producers. As she enjoys the experiences she has always hoped for, Bobbie is faced with a choice of being true to herself or maintaining a façade for the sake of fame.[9] [10] [11]
See main article: Pure Country: Pure Heart.
Two high school aged sisters named Ada and Piper Spencer share an appreciation for country music, and their goals of one day achieving their goals in the country music scene. Though they regularly attempt to turn their musical talents into a career, their widowed-mother forbids it. As the pair secretly pursue their dreams in Nashville and begin to establish themselves as a promising duo act, they soon discover that country music is legacy because their father was a rising country star. Ada and Piper are faced with revealing their secretive adventures to their mother and forfeiting their progress, or continuing to maintain their ongoing activities.[12] [13] [14] [15]
| Character | Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Country | Pure Country 2: | Pure Country: | ||
| Wyatt "Dusty" Chandler | George Strait | colspan="2" | ||
| Harley Tucker | Isabel Glasser | colspan="2" | ||
| Lula Rogers | Lesley Ann Warren | colspan="2" | ||
| Buddy Jackson | Kyle Chandler | colspan="2" | ||
| Earl Blackstock | John Doe | colspan="2" | ||
| Ernest Tucker | Rory Calhoun | colspan="2" | ||
| Tim Tucker | James Terry McIlvain | colspan="2" | ||
| J.W. Tucker | Toby Metcalf | colspan="2" | ||
| Grandma Ivy Chandler | Molly McClure | colspan="2" | ||
| Bobbie Thomas | Katrina Elam | |||
| Dale Jordan | Travis Fimmel | |||
| Aunt Ella | Jackie Welch | |||
| Molly Thomas | Heidi Brook Myers | |||
| Roy Thomas | J.D. Parker | |||
| Morita | Michael Yama | |||
| Peter the angel | Michael McKean | |||
| Joseph the angel | Bronson Pinchot | |||
| Pedro the angel | Cheech Marin | |||
| Keith Haskins | Todd Truley | |||
| George Strait | himself | |||
| Ada Spencer | Kaitlyn Bausch | |||
| Piper Spencer | Cozi Zuehlsdorff | |||
| Justine Sloan | Dara Sisterhen | |||
| Elizabeth Spencer | Amanda Detmer | |||
| Declan Martino | Matthew Barnes | |||
| Marq Dunn | Laura Bell Bundy | |||
| "Meemaw" Spencer | Myra Turley | |||
| Henry Monroe | Lawrence Turner | |||
| Henry Monroe | Lawrence Turner | |||
| C.J. Simms | Ronny Cox | |||
| Henry Monroe | Lawrence Turner | |||
| Henry Monroe | Lawrence Turner | |||
| Ted | Shawn Michaels | |||
| Willie Nelson | himself | |||
| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Production companies | Distributing companies | Running time | ||
| Pure Country | Steve Dorff | Richard Bowen | Jack Hofstra | Warner Bros. Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions | Warner Bros. | 1 hr 52 mins | |
| Juan Ruiz Anchía | Warner Bros. Pictures, Angry Monkey Entertainment, Roserock Films | ||||||
| Mandi Collier & Frankie Pine | Bradford Lipson | Lizzy Calhoun | Warner Bros. Pictures, WWE Studios | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | 1 hr 24 mins | ||
| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Total home video sales | Budget | Worldwide net total income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All-time North America | All-time worldwide | ||||||
| Pure Country | $15,164,458 | $15,164,458 |
|
| $10,000,000 | >$5,164,458 | [16] [17] [18] | |||
| $133,771 | $133,771 |
|
| ≤ $133,771 | [19] [20] | |||||
| >$0 | ||||||||||
| Totals | $15,298,229 | $15,298,229 | x̄ #5,527 | x̄ #9,555 | >$0 | >$10,000,000 | ≥$5,298,229 | |||
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | CinemaScore | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Country | 41% (22 reviews)[21] | A-[22] | |
| Pure Country 2: The Gift | [23] | ||
| Pure Country: Pure Heart | [24] |