After a meteoric rise to radio superstardom in the late 1940s, hank williams. With dennis hopper, will patton, fred ward, nadine velazquez. The trail of hank williams legendary last ride stretches from downtown knoxville to oak hill in west virginia along a. Driver recalls hank williams last ride part 2 of 2 by tom robinson 12302002. In the movie youre cheating heart it portrays him as sober. Driver recalls hank williams last ride part 2 of 2 cmt. I saw the light travels hank williams lost highway to its. With henry thomas, jesse james, fred thompson, kaley cuoco. The last ride movie chronicles hank williams final days the boot. Hank william sr your cheatin heart lyrics by theresa duplessis. Piggyback bandit, easy rider, and hank williams last ride. Rent the last ride 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
To celebrate a new movie about hank williams, the singers daughter, jett williams, will travel on the route her father took on his final, fateful ride the trip, which begins in birmingham this. Hank williams last ride was 64 years ago mystery still. He still owns the caddy, but has loaned it to the museum. The last ride, with henry thomas as hank williams the. I was a little disappointed in how hank was portrayed throughout the movie. Driver recalls hank williams last ride houston chronicle.
I saw the light should have taken its cue from its unearthly star and pursued a more. Essentially a lowbudget road movie, the last ride locks us inside a sky blue cadillac with two uninteresting characters. This is a movie that is meant to chronicle the a brief portion of the life of hank williams in the winter of 1952. He gave several interviews after hanks last ride and his story of the events remained consistent throughout the years. In this powerful tale youll never forget, country musics original bad boy, singersongwriter hank williams, embarks on a remarkable journey. The last ride on dvd october 16, 2012 starring henry thomas, jesse james, kaley cuoco, stephen tobolowsky. At the end of 1952, with the best years of hank williams s career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the appalachian countryside for a pair of new years shows in west virginia and ohio. Inspired by the mysterious final days of hank williams life, the last ride is the.
The last ride, a movie depicting the final days of hank williams, will finally be released on dvd and bluray on june 6th through twentieth century fox home entertainment. His music is more popular now than when he was alive. Though hanks name is never spoken in the movie, its taken as a given that you know who he is, and what fate awaits him. Everything you need to know about the last ride movie 2011. A young college student agrees to drive volatile country music star hank williams to a concert, never guessing hell be the last one to see him alive. Retracing hank williams ghostly night ride peter cooper the tennessean january 2003 on his last night, williams lay dying in the back of a blue cadillac, with 17yearold charles carr. Hank williams daughter retraces route of final ride. In this powerful tale, country musics original bad boy, hank williams, embarks on a remarkable journey that leads straight into the heart and soul of the legendary performer. Standing in their way is ronnies son, whom darryl raised. The death of hank williams is almost as legendary as the icons life. At the end of 1952, with the best years of hank williamss career. Before hank williams sets off on his final illfated road trip in the new film the last ride, he stops by a doctors office to prepay the medical bills for a woman who is about to have his baby.
Hanks last full day in montgomery, monday, december 29, 1952, was especially maudlin. At the wheel was charles carr, a college freshman on christmas break from auburn. Every country music fan hell, every music fan has his own. In this recap of hank williams final days, the famed country singer henry thomas is mysteriously sidelined from the main plot in favor of his. A new map to hank williamss lost highways the new york. Retracing hank williams ghostly night ride the andrew johnson building at 912 gay st. Even though hank died 64 yearsago his memory lives on in his songs. It stayed in the family for years, and hank williams jr. This would actually be the last three days of williams life. Henry thomas discusses playing music icon hank williams in the last ride, currently available on bluray and dvd. At the end of 1952, with the best years of hank williamss career behind him, he hires a local kid to drive him through the appalachian countryside for a.
Kaley cuoco was awesome in the movie, even though she had a small part. Hank williams last ride dick and danna our weblog of. Henry thomas stars as countrymusic icon hank williams in this biographical drama set during the last week of the singersongwriters life, when he finally succumbed to the many demons that plagued him. Inspired by the mysterious final days of hank williams life, the last ride is the story of that final drive through the bleak appalachian countryside of 1950s america. The death of country songwriting legend hank williams has been the stuff of legend since it was announced on january 1, 1953. The last ride, a romantic whatif version of the story starring henry thomas as hank sr. The actor portrays legendary musician hank williams in this intriguing biopic about the last days of his life, currently available on blu. A new film, the last ride, tackles the country music pioneers last three.
Despite the content, no recordings by williams are ever played during the film. It was screened in the special presentations section of. The hank williams movie is a cautionary tale, a musical melodrama, a tragedy. At 17, charles carr was the only witness when a legend died, and myths were born. Starring henry thomas the kid from et, kaley cuoco big bang theory, jesse james, fred dalton thompson, and fred tolobowsky, the last ride follows the last 72 hours of hanks life as he rode in the back his 1951. In late 1952, hank williams was still producing hit records, but everything else in his. This is a good movie, however, in this movie hank is drinking. Kaley cuocosweeting, henry thomas, jesse james, kaley cuoco, fred dalton thompson. This story originally appeared in the tennessean on january 1, 2003.
The last ride trailer 1 anyone with more than a passing interest in classic country music knows the story. Now that his career is starting to dwindle down and his popularity is doing the same, he decides to play a couple of shows in west virginia and ohio to ring in the new year. The film stars henry thomas, jesse james, and fred dalton thompson, and received a limited release on october 21, 2011. Hank williams tragic new years day the daily beast. The last ride reminds us that hank williams and his. Read the the last ride plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at movies. I saw the light is a 2015 american biographical drama film directed, written, and produced by marc abraham, starring tom hiddleston as country music legend hank williams and elizabeth olsen as his first wife, audrey williams. I saw the light, the story of the legendary country western singer hank williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in american music.
Any movie that tells the life story of hank williams is already competing with a far better film. In this powerful tale youll never forget, country musics original bad boy, singer songwriter hank williams, embarks on a remarkable journey. The last ride 2012 in the days leading up to his untimely death, singer hank williams henry thomas hires a young man to drive him to west virginia and ohio for a pair of comeback performances. Just before his untimely death, singer hank williams and a driver set out on a road trip. Not the last ride, the 2012 indie drama that recreates his infamous car trip to valhalla on new years day 1953, with e. In 2012, the last ride reenacted williamss final road trip, when he died in west virginia, in the back seat of a limousine en route to a 1953 new years performance in canton, ohio. The last ride 1h 24min action, drama, thriller tv movie 2 june 2004 after thirty years in prison, excon ronnie dennis hopper recruits his grandson to exact revenge on darryl fred ward, the cop who put him behind bars. Retracing each of hank williams mysteryfilled final hours out of knoxville. Such is the case with the last ride, harry thomasons dreary imagining of the final days in the troubled life of hank williams, the music legend whose death on new years day 1953, at 29.
I saw the light travels hank williams lost highway to. The man in the back seat was singersongwriter hank williams sr. The relationship between the superstar on deaths door and the confused young man is the centerpiece of. In an attempt to shed some light on hank williams seniors final days, an independent film called the last ride is now in select theaters. Braxton schuffert had other business to handle so hank williams went to the carr family who owned a cabservice. The latest film venture into hank williams land is the last ride, which attempts to compress the essence and meaning of his life and career into the. Several previous movies, including 2012s the last ride, have attempted to make sense of williamss life. The last ride takes you on the illfated road trip beginning in alabama, and ending in west virginia where hank williams passed away on new years day, 1953.