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Hal Ashby's film of Woody Guthrie's autobiography, BOUND FOR GLORY, recounts the protest singer's life starting when he's a young man with a wife and two children, trying to find work as a sign painter in the Dust Bowl-ravaged Texas of the 1930s. He leaves his wife, Mary (Melinda Dillon), with her family and, like thousands of .. Read more

Starring	David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Randy Quaid
Director	Hal Ashby
Genres	Drama

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- - 6
  - 0
  Great Biopic
  
  Biopic of Woody Guthrie which swings between feeling like a real film to a TV film. The latter really only surfaces in some of the scenes and they don't ... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 11:01
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- - 0
  - 0
  The Depression was indeed quite depressing.
  
  Restless unemployed signwriter/musician in depression era Texas leaves his family and travels to California, where he finds some success playing on the radio, ... read more »
  
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- - Oldbloke
  - 238 reviews
  - Sidmouth
  - 26 Sep 2011 at 00:26
- - 0
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  Needed an editor
  
  Very poor. Poor print, overlong, rambleing. Needed an editor. Should have been 90 min max. Watch the grapes of wrath instead.
  
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- - a customer
  - 11 May 2011 at 14:07
- - 1
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  Stick with it!
  
  This movie covers a relatively short period in Guthrie's life, during which he moves from Texas to California and becomes a broadcast artist. The start is ... read more »
  
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- - NeilWeightman
  - 30 reviews
  - Peckham
  - 14 May 2010 at 14:02
- - 1
  - 0
  Bound for Beauty
  
  I'm slowly making my way through Hal Ashby's filmography, shaking my head and wondering what could have been if this genius had lived a little longer. ... read more »
  
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- - Oliver Redfern
  - London, England
  - 25 Aug 2008 at 11:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Read the Book
  
  Read the book, it's great and has loads of beautiful tales a few of which turn up adultarated in this film. This film is a travesty of the book and ... read more »
  
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  - Bromley
  - 15 Aug 2008 at 13:47
- - 6
  - 0
  Great Biopic
  
  Biopic of Woody Guthrie which swings between feeling like a real film to a TV film. The latter really only surfaces in some of the scenes and they don't ... read more »
  
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- 81151
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 11:01
- - 5
  - 0
  Under-rated film tells it like it was
  
  This is not only the true story of an influential folk singer who refused to compromise his principles and paid dearly as a result. It is also tells the story ... read more »
  
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- - Brian Macphee
  - Kent, England
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 21:46
- - 1
  - 2
  Simplified biography of a great folk singer
  
  Over long simplistic anodyne version of Woody Guthrie's biography - Carradine depicts him as a naive wandering minstrel who develops a social conscience.read more »
  
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- - Neil1963
  - Oxon
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 14:29
- - 2
  - 0
  Charming biopic of Red Woody
  
  Biopic of commie 1930s folk singer Woodie Guthrie.
  
  Carradine plays Guthrie as a charming drifter, at once sacrificing his own well-being for the ... read more »
  
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- - gordoncrombie
  - Manchester
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 13:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Powerfully understated
  
  Give yourself time for this film. It's pretty ramblin', kinda like it's protagonist, the original and best American folk hero, Woody Guthrie. David ... read more »
  
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- - TheGirlWhoFell2Earth
  - London
  - 22 Jan 2004 at 12:43
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- - 6
  - 0
  Great Biopic
  
  Biopic of Woody Guthrie which swings between feeling like a real film to a TV film. The latter really only surfaces in some of the scenes and they don't ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 81151
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 11:01
- - 5
  - 0
  Under-rated film tells it like it was
  
  This is not only the true story of an influential folk singer who refused to compromise his principles and paid dearly as a result. It is also tells the story ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 9518
- - Brian Macphee
  - Kent, England
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 21:46
- - 2
  - 0
  Charming biopic of Red Woody
  
  Biopic of commie 1930s folk singer Woodie Guthrie.
  
  Carradine plays Guthrie as a charming drifter, at once sacrificing his own well-being for the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 304577
- - gordoncrombie
  - Manchester
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 13:51
- - 1
  - 0
  Bound for Beauty
  
  I'm slowly making my way through Hal Ashby's filmography, shaking my head and wondering what could have been if this genius had lived a little longer. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 618774
- - Oliver Redfern
  - London, England
  - 25 Aug 2008 at 11:08
- - 1
  - 0
  Stick with it!
  
  This movie covers a relatively short period in Guthrie's life, during which he moves from Texas to California and becomes a broadcast artist. The start is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 891301
- - NeilWeightman
  - 30 reviews
  - Peckham
  - 14 May 2010 at 14:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Powerfully understated
  
  Give yourself time for this film. It's pretty ramblin', kinda like it's protagonist, the original and best American folk hero, Woody Guthrie. David ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 298080
- - TheGirlWhoFell2Earth
  - London
  - 22 Jan 2004 at 12:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Read the Book
  
  Read the book, it's great and has loads of beautiful tales a few of which turn up adultarated in this film. This film is a travesty of the book and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 614119
- - a customer
  - Bromley
  - 15 Aug 2008 at 13:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Needed an editor
  
  Very poor. Poor print, overlong, rambleing. Needed an editor. Should have been 90 min max. Watch the grapes of wrath instead.
  
  Report this review
- 991574
- - a customer
  - 11 May 2011 at 14:07
- - 0
  - 0
  The Depression was indeed quite depressing.
  
  Restless unemployed signwriter/musician in depression era Texas leaves his family and travels to California, where he finds some success playing on the radio, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1044899
- - Oldbloke
  - 238 reviews
  - Sidmouth
  - 26 Sep 2011 at 00:26
- - 1
  - 2
  Simplified biography of a great folk singer
  
  Over long simplistic anodyne version of Woody Guthrie's biography - Carradine depicts him as a naive wandering minstrel who develops a social conscience.read more »
  
  Report this review
- 306199
- - Neil1963
  - Oxon
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 14:29

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  Hal Ashby's film of Woody Guthrie's autobiography, BOUND FOR GLORY, recounts the protest singer's life starting when he's a young man with a wife and two children, trying to find work as a sign painter in the Dust Bowl-ravaged Texas of the 1930s. He leaves his wife, Mary (Melinda Dillon), with her ...