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The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

PG

1981

112 minutes

DramaMusicComedy

Overview

An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies and the law-in this drama "inspired by," but not really connected to, the hit '70s ballad.

Top Cast

Kristy McNichol headshot

Kristy McNichol

Amanda Child

Dennis Quaid headshot

Dennis Quaid

Travis Child

Mark Hamill headshot

Mark Hamill

Conrad

Don Stroud headshot

Don Stroud

Seth Ames

Sunny Johnson headshot

Sunny Johnson

Melody

Arlen Dean Snyder headshot

Arlen Dean Snyder

Andy

Barry Corbin headshot

Barry Corbin

Wimbish

Lulu McNichol headshot

Lulu McNichol

Boogie Woogie

Royce Clark headshot

Royce Clark

Luther

Elijah Perry headshot

Elijah Perry

L.C.

Jerry Campbell headshot

Jerry Campbell

Odie

Maxwell Morrow headshot

Maxwell Morrow

Bully #1

Bill Gribble headshot

Bill Gribble

Bully #2

Lonnie R. Smith Jr. headshot

Lonnie R. Smith Jr.

Bully #3

Elaine Falone headshot

Elaine Falone

Verna

Terry Browning headshot

Terry Browning

Wanda

Barrie Geisinger headshot

Barrie Geisinger

B.G.

Ellen Saland headshot

Ellen Saland

Nellie

J. Don Ferguson headshot

J. Don Ferguson

Hawkins

S. Victoria Marlowe headshot

S. Victoria Marlowe

Woman with Hawkins

William Phillips headshot

William Phillips

Texan

Fred Covington headshot

Fred Covington

Man in Jail

Ralph Pace headshot

Ralph Pace

Judge

Nikola Colton headshot

Nikola Colton

Courtroom Officer

Cindy Partlow headshot

Cindy Partlow

Mavis

Wanda Strange headshot

Wanda Strange

Woman

Harry Wilcox headshot

Harry Wilcox

Norman

Rita Teeter headshot

Rita Teeter

Fat Woman

Robert LeRoux headshot

Robert LeRoux

Elmer