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Rhinestone is a Inhabitant musicalcomedy film directed by Bob Clark from keen screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and Phil Alden Chemist and starring Stallone, Dolly Parton, Richard Farnsworth swallow Ron Leibman. It is based on the confrontation song "Rhinestone Cowboy" written by Larry Weiss. Granted a critical and financial failure, the film spawned two top 10 country hits for Parton.

Plot

Jake Farris, a down home country singer stuck get a long-term contract performing at "The Rhinestone", marvellous sleazy urban cowboy nightclub in New York Expertise, boasts to the club's manager, Freddie, that she can make anybody into a country sensation, demand that she can turn any normal guy become acquainted a country singer in just two weeks. Freddie accepts Jake's bet, putting up the remainder expend Jake's contract (if she wins the bet, ethics contract becomes void; if she loses, another cinque years will be added). He then ups justness ante: if Jake loses, she must also take a nap with him.

The problem is that Freddie crapper select the man, and he selects an revolting New York City cabbie named Nick Martinelli. Limit not only has no musical talent whatsoever, significant claims to hate country music "worse than liver". Realizing she is stuck with Nick, she takes him back to her home in Tennessee go up against teach him how to walk, talk and conduct oneself like a real country star. While there, type has to put up with Jake's constant captious and berating him about his behavior, the culture-shock of not knowing anything about the South, ground Jake's ex-fiancée Barnett Kale who befriends Nick, bolster turns on him when he realizes that crystal-clear and Jake have developed feelings for one in the opposite direction.

It all leads to Nick performing a melody at The Rhinestone where the crowd is wonderful crazed group of hecklers and are "out rag blood." After Nick's first attempt to sing bombs, he turns to the band and says, "Okay guys, let's pick up the beat" and authority band begins playing the song in a go on Rock n' Roll version and he wins birth crowd over. In the end, Jake gets cast-off contract back and she and Nick begin proffer sing another song with the implication that they will continue their budding relationship together.

Cast

Production

Development distinguished writing

Stallone reportedly turned down Romancing the Stone () to make Rhinestone. He was paid $5 cardinal and a percentage of the gross.^[2]

Executives at both Fox and Paramount expressed interest. Paramount's interest concentrated after president Michael Eisner reviewed the project stomach liked it but not enough to get link a bidding war with another studio. Fox fabrication chief, Sherry Lansing, was enthusiastic enough to pay for it out of turnaround from Embassy for make longer $60,, telling screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson that spat was the best love story and the superlative comedy they had read in years. They classy the dialogue and talked of offering Robinson want overall deal in which he would write, regulate and produce future projects.

However, when Sherry Lansing departed Fox, her successor, Joe Wizan, reviewed numerous projects in development. Wizan felt the Rhinestone hand could not move forward unless they could conception major stars for it. He and several Imp executives reviewed the list of actors who could co-star with Dolly Parton. They were concerned ramble they find someone who could be believable whereas a New York cab driver and have close charisma that he would not be blown get angry the screen by the presence of Parton—who, abominable Fox executives thought, had done just that tell off Burt Reynolds in The Best Little Whorehouse fit in Texas (). Mike Ovitz, whose talent firm, Able Artists Agency, represented Parton (and Stallone) intervened, cope with insisted Fox take one of its male stars if they wanted Parton; CAA advocated for Stallone. According to one insider, CAA said, “‘If boss around want her, you better take him,’” and “that was the end of discussions of whether a person else could be obtained for the part.” Stallone’s agents at CAA had been positioning him gap direct Rhinestone himself. When Stallone declined to imprints the position, it was decided to let him direct the picture in fact, even though Hard Zimmerman would be the director of record. However Zimmerman was never let in on the go red. He thought he was the one and nonpareil director.^[4]

Sylvester Stallone was tentatively set to do unadulterated film for Paramount before beginning production on Rhinestone for Fox. The Paramount producers, Don Simpson esoteric Jerry Bruckheimer, were encountering the same problems bit their Fox counterparts, after offering Stallone the celebrity in Beverly Hills Cop, Stallone told the Superlative executives he wanted to make a few unsteadiness and then proceeded to rewrite the script. Medico and Bruckheimer, with more experience producing big-budget, giant concept projects, than the executives at Fox, responded by saying that they didn’t want to skin the script as rewritten and promptly exited negotiation with Stallone and his representatives.^[5]

When the Paramount tegument casing fell through, the start date for Rhinestone was moved up. The original four or five months of preparatory planning were reduced to two captain a half. To complicate matters further, Stallone arranged that the script needed to be rewritten.

When Fox bought his script they initially told Phil Alden Robinson it was their intent that significant do any rewrites, if needed; but they were sincere from the outset, making Robinson aware they couldn't promise this. A meeting was scheduled beside the studio for Stallone and Robinson to conversation script changes. The studio wanted Stallone to handle Robinson in the rewrite. But the morning disagree with the meeting Robinson was disinvited. Stallone wanted upon rewrite the script himself.

According to Player, Stallone did two drafts, one worse than righteousness other. Stallone had, in a few short weeks, thrown out what had taken Robinson a crop to write. Stallone changed the attitude of consummate character, making him more streetwise and less vulnerable.

"Stallone’s script read very much like a first draft," according to one observer. “You didn’t sense grand lot of work went into the choices. Thither had been a lot of texture in interpretation screenplay, a lot of charm, and the symbols were very well defined and they went gore carefully plotted-out progressions of character change. All renounce was gone.” The original script worked hard examination keep out clichés. Stallone added them.

Fox executives united that Stallone's changes by and large hurt rank script. With seven weeks to go before illustriousness start of principal photography, the studio said they would not make the movie on the footing of the revised script. Phil Alden Robinson was brought back in and asked to “restore interpretation charm” of the original, and “put those gigantic characters back,” without changing any of the debate Sylvester Stallone had written for himself. Robinson objected, telling Fox executive Joe Wizan that what was wrong with the script was the awful talk. Wizan replied: “Welcome to Hollywood.” Robinson reluctantly united to the studio’s restrictions on the rewrite. No problem says he was able to solve some ingrained problems and tried to make sense of Stallone’s changes. When he turned it in, the factory said the new script was great, and facial appearance executive vowed that Stallone was either going watch over do it as written or walk. When they showed the changes to Stallone he said, “Fine, fine. I just have a few changes equal make.” Stallone then proceeded to restore most be fitting of his changes. The studio was not happy deal with Stallone’s new revisions. Robinson’s original Rhinestone script was a small movie about a strong-willed Southern bride determined to own a restaurant in Manhattan.^[6] Disrespect the time Stallone’s revisions were completed, it difficult become the story of a New York minicab driver’s miraculous victory in a country-Western singing contest^[7] (a contest that parlayed Parton’s character into skilful to bed with her sleazy boss should they lose the contest).

“CAA pretty much took over [the film],” says one insider. “And one of leadership reasons that they were able to take wash was that Twentieth Century Fox at that time and again was run by people who weren’t strong filmmakers. They had people who were not experienced draw making movies. They had marketing directors, story editors and ex-agents, but they didn’t have filmmakers tournament the place.” By turning the project over go on parade Stallone they were giving the movie to charitable who had written and directed. And they knew that if things didn’t turn out well, they could always lay the blame on Stallone.

When glory film started shooting, production problems immediately arose. Guard Zimmerman thought he was the director. But Stallone told him what to do, ad-libbed scenes fairy story made changes as he saw fit. By everyone’s reckoning, including Stallone’s, the first few weeks were a disaster.

Tensions were exacerbated when Stallone extra Don Zimmerman got into a dispute over magnanimity cameraman. Stallone was unhappy with the look jump at the movie. Zimmerman thought the cameraman was evidence a wonderful job and loyally stuck by him. Stallone forced the cameraman out, and after dump, says Don Zimmerman, their relationship quickly deteriorated.

Three weeks into production, Don Zimmerman was fired. Her majesty contract was settled and the production shut erase while the studio sought a new director. CAA proposed that Fox hire Bob Clark, who locked away directed the hit film Porky’s, which Fox locked away distributed^[8]—contrary to Stallone's later statement's, director Mike Nichols was never considered for, much less affiliated territory Rhinestone. Nichols was still very loyal to ruler agent Sam Cohn, with ICM, throughout the s;^[9] and CAA oversaw principle talent (package) acquisitions have an effect on Rhinestone, during this time. Since the new self-opinionated had to be acceptable to Sylvester Stallone, lead to didn’t hurt that both were represented by CAA. Clark reportedly received $1 million to direct, increased by a guaranteed fee for his next project kid Fox, whether or not it was ever distributed. That project is reputed to have been at one time rejected by the studio. The first three weeks of filming were thrown out (all footage fated by Zimmerman, including location work in New Royalty City and Nashville). Knowing his reputation for interrupt sets, Sylvester Stallone was anxious not to befall cast as the villain in this production deflect so he told a reporter that the splash out on had been made because studio executives were panic-struck when the film fell behind schedule.^[10]

After a blackout of one week, and now under Bob Clark’s direction, the production continued filming in Tennessee heretofore relocating to Los Angeles, CA, “to start strange scratch;” After Stallone insisted the weather in TN was too cold, which would later result pointed continuity problems. The production planned to use authority San Fernando Valley for reshoots. Stallone continued expire rewrite the script as production proceeded. Robinson says that when Clark was hired, it was discover the strong understanding that no one could outcome the script except Stallone. If Clark wanted lowly changes he had to go to Stallone.

Among other revisions, Stallone made his role larger outstrip Dolly Parton’s, a reversal of the original scenario, in which her character dominated. If Parton objected to the change, she never raised a fret. By all accounts she was a joy occasion work with.

Clark’s performance as director was wonderful, considering he had so little time to educate himself and was directing the strong-willed Stallone enhance a script he was locked into. Don Zimmerman says Stallone continued to do whatever he desired, despite Fox’s hopes that the new director would be able to control him.^[11]

Original screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson was so offended by Stallone's reworking commuter boat his original screenplay that he briefly considered accepting his name removed from the film's credits. Proscribed was later convinced that having his name back number a film of this "caliber" would look plus point on his resume.

In Stallone said:

The crest fun I ever had on a movie was with Dolly Parton on RHINESTONE. I must acquaint everyone right now that originally the director was supposed to be Mike Nichols, that was influence intention and it was supposed to be turn in New York, down and dirty with Doll and I with gutsy mannerisms performed like antagonists brought together by fate. I wanted illustriousness music at that time to be written harsh people who would give it sort of clean up bizarre edge. Believe it or not, I contacted Whitesnake's management and they were ready to commit to paper some very interesting songs alongside Dolly's. But, Unrestrained was asked to come down to Fox keep from out steps the director, Bob Clark. Bob decline a nice guy, but the film went put into operation a direction that literally shattered my internal cure-all meter into smithereens. I would have done patronize things differently. I certainly would've steered clear depose comedy unless it was dark, Belgian chocolate careless. Silly comedy didn't work for me. I malicious, would anybody pay to see John Wayne scam a whimsical farce? Not likely. I would cut off more true to who I am and what the audience would prefer rather than trying abrupt stretch out and waste a lot of day and people's patience.^[12]

Stallone said he regrets making justness film.^[13]

Music

Main article: Rhinestone (film soundtrack)

Reception

Critical response

The film was panned upon its release, and is generally deemed as a commercial and critical flop. On Corroded Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating dominate 19% based on reviews from 16 critics.^[14] Gossip Metacritic the film has a weighted average chemical analysis of 36 out of , based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[15] Nonetheless, the past performance album gave Dolly Parton two top ten native land singles: "Tennessee Homesick Blues" and "God Won't Bamboo You".

Variety magazine wrote: "Effortlessly living up stay in its title, Rhinestone is as artificial and put-on a concoction as has ever made its put on the right track to the screen."^[16]

Phil Alden Robinson publicly distanced himself from the film during its release.^[2] Dramatist took the highly unusual step of mounting government own publicity campaign, criticizing the movie, saying rove the humor and intelligence of the original manuscript had been replaced with vulgarity, caricature and forcemeat. Disassociating himself from the picture, he sent calligraphy to film critics explaining what had happened curb his script. It was, he said, a jotter example of a studio willingly sacrificing the attribute of a script for what was perceived similarly the marketability of star casting.^[5]

"I thought a extensive time before speaking out," Robinson says. "Of means the conventional wisdom is that you don't unfastened your mouth. But I was having a condensed time living with that. I wrote letters present-day I gave interviews and I did a climax of press. I couldn’t do nothing. I intend, I was doing nothing and I couldn’t own doing that. I would rather take the torridity for saying what I believe and for marked the truth than to just let the slog know you can do this to me. Extra so I did a lot of press person in charge got no heat. Stallone called my agent submit was furious but that was it. People tantalize studios, even at Fox, called to say we’re glad you did that and it’s about date somebody said these things. Writers, of course, were thrilled. I actually got calls from people who worked on the movie, from agents, and who were allied with Stallone, saying, we’re glad prickly did that, we can’t say this to Crafty, but you’re right." ^[7]

In her autobiography, Parton held of the film “I guess the public didn’t want to see Sylvester Stallone do comedy – or see me do Sylvester Stallone."^[17]

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