Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1993. Final Shooting script for the 1993 film. James (Phoenix), Miranda (Presley), Kyle (Mulroney), and Linda (Bullock) are a group of eager newcomers to the Country music scene, determined to gain fame and prestige. Actor River Phoenix's final film, released two months before he succumbed to a mixed-drug overdose, and the last film directed by Bogdanovich before...
New York: Harper and Row, 1987. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Basis for the acclaimed 2009 film starring Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the story concerns marginalized country singer-songwriter Bad Blake, a good heart on a reckless path of self-destruction. Light bumping to the spine ends and two corners, affecting both book and jacket, else...
N.p. David Allen Coe, 1982. First Edition. Near Fine in trade wrappers as issued. SIGNED by David Allen Coe on the front wrapper. The maverick country singer's primitively printed autobiography, detailing his time in 11 different correctional institutions--from juvenile detention centers to prison--beginning at age 9, followed by a career as something of a renegade country singer. Coe's biggest single...
N.p. N.p., 1983. Original program for a January 28, 1983 performance by the Rhys Catham Ensemble, featuring the New York premieres of "Guitar Ring" and "Trilogy." Opening act Ned Sublette Band featured an early version of Sublette's fusion of Cuban and traditional country music which would reach its zenith on 1999's "Cowboy Rhumba." With biographical notes on the musicians, as...
Culver City, CA: Tri-Star [TriStar] Pictures, 1984. Revised final script and shooting schedule for the 1984 film. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member, with his holograph notations throughout in blue ink. Doc Jenkins (Willie Nelson) is an aspiring singer/songwriter whose ambition is thwarted by a bad contract with a record label. With the help of former singing partner Blackie...