Doing Time for Patsy Cline is a 1997 Australian film starring Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, and Matt Day, and directed by Chris Kennedy.
Plot
Following a passion for country music, Ralph leaves his father's sheep farm in a remote Australian town, armed with a guitar and a plane ticket to Nashville, Tennessee. He hopes to hitchhike to Sydney Airport where his take-off into a successful country/western singing career will hopefully begin.
However, fate and his naivety find him hitchhiking with a psychotic drug thief named Boyd, and Boyd's mesmerising girlfriend, Patsy. The plot then splits into a series of parallels, flash forwards and flashbacks. One depicts Ralph's imprisonment after being framed for drug trafficking. The other follows the dramatic ascent of his career to hype status and the pairing between the dynamic Patsy and himself. Both paths eventually lead him home, with Ralph consequently being more mature and adjusted, and with a bag full of experiences.
Cast Actor/Actress Character Miranda Otto Patsy Richard Roxburgh Boyd Matt Day Ralph Tony Barry Dwayne Roy Billing Dad Annie Byron Mum Colette Brus Waitress Laurence Coy Alfie Tom Long Brad Goodall Gus Mercurio Tyrone Wayne Pygram Geoff Spinks Kiri Paramore Ken Jeff Truman Warren Shayne Francis TV reporter Tyler Coppin Bobby Joe Betty Bobbitt Connie
Reception
Box office Doing Time for Patsy Cline grossed $671,639 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to £710,760.53 or US$940,295, in 2009.
Reviews The film received generally positive reviews.Patsy Cline at Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 21 December 2007. The New York Times criticized the film's editing and "jarring leaps in time", but praised the film's performances, especially that of Roxburgh.Doing Time for Patsy Cline New York Times Review. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
Awards The film received many award nominations including ten AFI Award nominations for 1997. It won an Australian Writer's Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film won four Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music Score, and Best Costume Design.1997 AFI Awards Winners. Retrieved 20 December 2007. It also won an award of distinction for production design. It won three Australian Film Critics' Awards, including Best Actor, Best Musical Score and Best Cinematography.. Retrieved 20 December 2007. It also won a San Diego Film Festival Award for Best Original ScriptIMDb San Diego Film Festival 1997. Retrieved 20 December 2007. and a Melbourne International Film Festival Award for Most Popular Australian Film.Patsy Wins Australia's Heart . Retrieved 20 December 2007.IMDb-Awards won by Doing Time For Patsy Cline. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
See also Patsy Cline
References
External links
Doing Time for Patsy Cline at Oz Movies
Doing Time for Patsy Cline at the Oz Film Database Doing Time for Patsy Cline at The New York Times