Baja Oklahoma 1988  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, Billy Vera, Anthony Zerbe, William Forsythe, Julia Roberts, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Alice Krige, Bruce Abbott, Carmen Argenziano, Paul Bartel, Carole Davis, Linda Dona
Based on Dan Jenkins' novel, this is a delightful musical/comedy about a Texas barmaid who dreams of making a name for herself in the music business.
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Barbarosa 1982  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega, Gilbert Roland, Danny De La Paz, Alma Martinez, George Voskovec, Howland Chamberlin, Harry Caesar
Two outcasts, Barbarosa (Willie Nelson) and Karl Westover (Gary Busey), try to elude several young men who are tracking them down to avenge their brothers' deaths. It is a story about senseless hatred and the utter futility it creates.
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 The Big Bounce 2004 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: George Armitage
Cast: Owen Wilson, Sara Foster, Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, Gary Sinise, Bebe Neuwirth, Vinnie Jones, Gregory Sporleder, Anahit Minasyan, Willie Nelson, Harry Dean Stanton, Andrew Wilson, Tony Dorsett, Brian L. Keaulana, Brian Costa
After getting in trouble with the law, drifter/con man Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is saved when Judge Karen H. Wyatt (Morgan Freeman) offers him a job as a handyman. All should go well, and it does–until Jack meets Nancy (Sara Foster) who wants his help in stealing $2,000,000. The plot thickens.
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Broken Bridges 2006  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Steven Goldmann
Cast: Toby Keith, Kelly Preston, Lindsey Haun, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson, Tess Harper, Anna Maria Horsford, Josh Henderson, Katie Finneran, Steve Coulter, Daniel Newman, Leland L. Jones
Washed-up country music star Bo Price (Toby Keith) returns home for the funeral of his young brother who died during a military training exercise. Angela (Kelly Preston), along with 16-year-old daughter Dixie Leigh (Lindsey Haun), is returning to the home of her parents–Jake and Dixie Rose (Burt Reynolds and Tess Harper) for the funeral of her brother who was killed in the same accident. Bo had abandoned pregnant Angela years before when she was a teenager. During the next few days, broken hearts are mended among the three generations of unhappy souls.
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 The Dukes of Hazzard 2005  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson, M.C. Gainey, David Koechner, Lynda Carter, Michael Weston, Joe Don Baker, Steve Lemme, Alice Greczyn, Michael Roof, James Roday, David Leitch
Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds) has plans to strip mine the land in Hazzard, and cousins Luke (Johnny Knoxville) and Bo (Seann William Scott), along with cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and Uncle Jessie (Willie Nelson), create chaos–even with Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) in hot pursuit–to prevent Boss Hogg from succeeding with his plans.
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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning 2007 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Robert Berlinger
Cast: Jonathan Bennett, Randy Wayne, April Scott, Adam Shulman, Willie Nelson, Christopher McDonald, Sherilyn Fenn, Harland Williams, Joel Moore, Todd Grinnell, Kimberly Bosso, Sy Richardson, Kym Stys, Jennifer Hill
This made-for-TV feature-length show explains how and why the Duke cousins Bo (Jonathan Bennett) and Luke (Randy Wayne) were sent to Hazzard County to live with their moonshiner Uncle Jessie (Willie Nelson). The story unfolds revealing why Bo and Luke incurred the wrath of Boss Hogg (Christopher McDonald) when he tried to foreclose on Uncle Jesse's farm. They join forces with 18-year-old cousin Daisy (April Scott) and come up with one scheme after another–including kidnapping–making Boss Hogg's life miserable as they compete with him in the moonshine business and plot to keep Uncle Jesse's farm out of Boss Hogg's clutches.
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The Electric Horseman 1979  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Valerie Perrine, Nicolas Coster, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley, Will Hare, James Sikking
Sonny Steele (Robert Redford) is a has-been rodeo star who promotes cereal for the large corporation: Ampco. When he discovers that the corporation is abusing a beloved horse, he rescues the horse in Las Vegas and heads for the desert. Television reporter Hallie Martin (Jane Fonda) follows the horse and Sonny looking for a story and falls for Sonny.
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 Gone Fishin' 1997  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Cain
Cast: Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, Willie Nelson, Nick Brimble, Carol Kane, Gary Grubbs, Edythe Davis, Jenna Bari
Joe Waters (Joe Pesci) and Gus Green (Danny Glover) win a fishing trip in the Everglades. While enjoying their prize, everything goes awry–including capture of a dangerous thief, a stolen car, and even a hurricane.
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 Hell's Angels Forever 1983 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Richard Chase, Kevin Keating, Leon Gast
Cast: Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, Bo Diddley, Jerry Garcia, Sonny Barger, Jeremy Slate, Tom Stern
This is a documentary-like story about the violent motorcycle gang, Hell's Angels, and their legendary passion for their bikes.
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Honeysuckle Rose 1980 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: On the Road Again
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving, Slim Pickens, Diana Scarwid, Priscilla Pointer, Pepe Serna, Lane Smith, Emmylou Harris
In this loose adaptation of "Intermezzo," a country music star (Willie Nelson) falls for the daughter of his partner, and they begin an ill-fated affair. Good Nelson songs.
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The Journeyman 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James Crowley
Cast: Brad Hunt, Daniel Lapaine, Dash Mihok, Arie Verveen, Barry Corbin, Assumpta Serna, Burton Gilliam, John Beasley, Leon Singer, Willie Nelson, Christopher Dahlberg, Joe Stevens
Reminiscent of spaghetti Westerns, this violent tale is centered on two brothers who were separated at a young age when their father was killed by a gunman. One, the Morphinist (Brad Hunt), is a cold, ruthless, morphine-addicted killer. The other, the Journeyman (Daniel Lapaine), is a mysterious, silent man who is on Morphinist's trail.
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The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, June Carter Cash, Willie Nelson, Meg Gibson, Gail Youngs, Ed Bruce, Marcia Cross, Darrell Wilks, Andy Stahl
Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson take on the roles of famed 19th-century outlaws Frank and Jesse James in this made-for-TV biography. After years of crime, the two attempt to settle down and go straight.
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Once Upon a Texas Train 1988 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Texas Guns
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Angie Dickinson, Shaun Cassidy, Chuck Connors, Ken Curtis, Royal Dano, Jack Elam, Gene Evans, Kevin McCarthy, Dub Taylor, Stuart Whitman
Fresh out of prison, John Henry Lee (Willy Nelson) gathers his old-timers' gang for one last heist–a repeat of the train robbery that landed him in jail. Texas Ranger Oren Hayes (Richard Widmark)–who caught John the last time–and his old-timer sidekicks follow in hot pursuit, but so is a tough gang of young outlaws.
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Outlaw Justice 1999 R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Bill Corcoran
Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Travis Tritt, Waylon Jennings, Danny Sullivan, Sancho Gracia, Jonathan Banks, Jorge Bosso, Eduardo Hererra, Tony Isbert
After a gunslinger is shot while surrendering, the old gang is re-formed by two "retired" gunfighters (Nelson and Kristofferson) to avenge the shooting.
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Songwriter 1984 R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon, Rip Torn, Lesley Ann Warren, Mickey Raphael, Rhonda Dotson, Richard C. Sarafian, Robert Gould, Gailard Sartain
Lots of good music and an interesting perspective on country singers are provided in this film revolving around the adventures of Gilda (Lesley Ann Warren) who becomes the protege of country singer Doc Jenkins (Willie Nelson). Doc gets help and advice from his former partner, Blackie Buck (Kris Kristofferson), in handling the troubled girl. Kristofferson wrote the Academy Award nominated musical score.
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 Stagecoach 1986 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Western
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Schneider, Elizabeth Ashley, Anthony Franciosa, Anthony Newley, Mary Crosby, June Carter Cash, Merritt Butrick, Jessi Colter, Alex Kubik, David Allan Coe, Bob McLean
Travelers (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Elizabeth Ashley, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Mary Crosby), with diverse backgrounds, endure unexpected problems. They are riding the Overland Express stagecoach across the Southwestern desert where they encounter Apache Indians who are on the warpath and determined to massacre all who get in their way. This version of the original "Stagecoach" was made for TV, and its use of an all-star country singer cast adds to the enjoyment.
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Swing Vote 2008 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Cast: Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, George Lopez, Judge Reinhold, Charles Esten, Willie Nelson, Mare Winningham, Mark Moses, Nana Visitor, Gary Farmer, Bill Maher
It is Election Day, and bright 12-year-old Molly Johnson (Madeline Carroll), who has been taking care of her worthless, beer drinking father Bud (Kevin Costner), sneaks into the Texico, New Mexico, polling station and votes on her father's behalf. A mechanical failure erases "Bud's" vote, and, as Bud waits to recast his vote, it becomes known that the close, national election rests on Bud's one vote that will decide for whom New Mexico casts its electoral votes. Now the media, including local journalist Kate Madison (Paula Patton), jumps on the story, and the candidates–Republican incumbent President Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer) and Democratic liberal Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper) sweep into town, catering to Bud's every whim in hopes of gaining that one deciding vote.
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Thief 1981 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Tom Signorelli, Dennis Farina, Walter Scott, Del Close, Bruce A. Young
After his release from jail, the ex-convict (James Caan) sets out with plans to get rich–by any means.
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Wag the Dog 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, William H. Macy, James Belushi, Craig T. Nelson, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Belson, Andrea Martin, John Michael Higgins, Suzie Plakson, David Koechner
The American public's gullibility is exploited when the President's (Michael Belson) spin-doctors (Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro) prescribe a make-believe war with Albania as a ruse to divert attention from the President's sexual exploits. Hoffman received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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| 1. Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)
2. Baja Oklahoma (1988)
3. Barbarosa (1982)
4. Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2004)
5. The Big Bounce (2004)
6. Broken Bridges (2006)
7. The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
8. The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
9. The Electric Horseman (1979)
10. Gone Fishin' (1997)
11. Hell's Angels Forever (1983)
12. Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
aka: On the Road Again
13. The Journeyman (2001)
14. The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)
15. Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
aka: Texas Guns
16. Outlaw Justice (1999)
17. Pair of Aces (1990)
18. Songwriter (1984)
19. Stagecoach (1986)
20. Swing Vote (2008)
21. Thief (1981)
22. Wag the Dog (1997)
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