A prairie home companion / Picturehouse presents in association with GreeneStreet Films and River Road Entertainment a Sandcastle 5 and Prairie Home production ; produced by David Levy, Tony Judge, Joshua Astrachan, Wren Arthur, Robert Altman ; story by Garrison Keillor & Ken LaZebnik ; screenplay by Garrison Keillor ; directed by Robert Altman.

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As if the result of some strange mass-media fluke, the popular radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" somehow managed to survive the television age to entertain its audience every Saturday night from the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Week after week, hangdog host G.K....

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Uniform Title:Prairie home companion (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Picturehouse (Firm) (Production company)
GreeneStreet Films (Production company)
River Road Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Prairie Home Productions (Production company)
Sandcastle 5 Productions (Production company)
New Line Home Entertainment (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Altman, Robert, 1925-2006 (Film director, Film producer)
Streep, Meryl (Actor)
Tomlin, Lily (Actor)
Harrelson, Woody (Actor)
Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946- (Actor)
Kline, Kevin (Actor)
Lohan, Lindsay, 1986- (Actor)
Madsen, Virginia, 1961- (Actor)
Reilly, John C., 1965- (Actor)
Keillor, Garrison (Actor, Screenwriter)
Lachman, Edward, 1948- (Cinematographer)
LaZebnik, Ken (Scenarist)
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Radio programs > United States > Drama.
Country music > Drama.
Radio actors and actresses > United States > Drama.
Musical films.
Country music.
Radio actors and actresses.
Radio programs.
United States.
Comedy films.
Musical > Feature.
Comedy > Feature.
Drama.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Musical films.
Comedy films.
Musical
Comedy
Feature films.
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
As if the result of some strange mass-media fluke, the popular radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" somehow managed to survive the television age to entertain its audience every Saturday night from the stage of the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Week after week, hangdog host G.K. serves as unflappable emcee to an amiable hodgepodge of radio-friendly acts that include the likes of popular country duo Yolanda and Rhonda Johnson and singing cowboys the Old Trailhands. This is one show where the under-the-line antics are nearly as entertaining as the program itself. The efforts of down-on-his-luck private dick and backstage doorkeeper Guy Noir discovers the true identity of a mysterious blonde and helps aspiring teen singer Lola to find her true voice before a live audience. There is still plenty of fun and mystery to be had at the old Fitzgerald before the final curtain falls.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Based on Garrison Keillor's popular radio show.
Special features: additional scenes; behind-the-scenes documentary; audio commentary with director Robert Altman and star Kevin Kline.
Call Number:CP8 D0073128 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for risqué humor.
ISBN:0780656172
9780780656178
Credits:Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; editor, Jacob Craycroft ; costume designer, Catherine Marie Thomas ; production designer, Dina Goldman.
System Details:DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital; widescreen presentation.
Cast:
Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin.