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Alan Cumming
OBE
Cumming in 2013
Born
(1965-01-27) 27 January 1965 (age 53)
Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland
Residence
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Citizenship
British (1965–present)
American (2008–present)
Alma mater
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Occupation
Actor, singer, director, producer, writer, activist
Years active
1980–present
Known for
The Good Wife; Cabaret (Tony Award)
Notable work
Not My Father's Son
Spouse(s)
Hilary Lyon
(m. 1985; div. 1993)

Grant Shaffer (m. 2007)
Website
alancumming.com
Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965), is a Scottish-American actor, singer, writer, producer, director, and activist who has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and plays. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in Bent, and the National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway, he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera, as the master of ceremonies in Cabaret (for which he won a Tony Award), Design for Living and a one-man adaptation of Macbeth. His best-known film roles include his performances in Emma, GoldenEye, the Spy Kids trilogy, Son of the Mask, and X2. Cumming also introduces Masterpiece Mystery! for PBS and appeared on The Good Wife, for which he has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Satellite Award. A filming of his Las Vegas cabaret show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, aired on PBS stations in November 2016.
As of March 2018[update] he is working at the CBS TV series Instinct (stylized as INSTIИCT)[1] with Bojana Novakovic.
Cumming has written a novel, Tommy's Tale, and an autobiography, Not My Father's Son: A Memoir, had a cable talk show called Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming, and produced a line of perfumed products labelled "Cumming". He has also contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed cabaret shows, I Bought a Blue Car Today and Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Film
3 Television
3.1 United Kingdom
3.2 United States
4 Theatre
5 Other work
6 Personal life
7 Awards and nominations
8 Filmography
9 Books
10 References
11 External links
Early life[edit]
Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. His mother, Mary Darling, was an insurance company secretary, and his father, Alex Cumming, was the head forester of Panmure Estate, which is located near Carnoustie, on the east coast of Scotland, and also where Cumming grew up.[2] He has described the environment as "feudal".[3] He has a brother, Tom, who is six years older,[3] and a niece and two nephews. His brother is a property manager in Southampton, England.[3] Brought up in Angus, Cumming attended Monikie Primary School and Carnoustie High School.[4]
In his autobiography Not My Father's Son, Cumming describes emotional and physical violence his abusive father inflicted on him in his childhood.[5][6][7] His mother found it impossible to obtain a divorce until she was financially independent.[3] Cumming said that after he reached his early 20s, he did not have any communication with his father until just before the filming of his episode of the series Who Do You Think You Are? He then found out that his father had believed that Cumming was not his biological son.[3] Later, Cumming and his brother took DNA tests that proved they were indeed his biological children.[5]
Cumming said that his difficult childhood taught him how to act by "needing to suppress my own emotions and feelings around him [his father] when I was a little boy".[8]
Film[edit]
Cumming made his film debut in Gillies MacKinnon's Passing Glory in 1986. His feature film debut came in 1992 when he starred alongside Sandrine Bonnaire and Bruno Ganz in Ian Sellar's Prague, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and earned him the Best Actor award at the Atlantic Film Festival and a Scottish BAFTA Best Actor nomination. American audiences first saw him portraying the smarmy Sean Walsh, an unwanted suitor of Minnie Driver's character, in Circle of Friends, an Irish film released in 1995. Also in 1995 he played Boris Ivanovich Grishenko in the James Bond film GoldenEye. In 1996, he had a success as the Revd Mr Elton in Emma.
His first film in the United States was 1997's Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, playing Sandy Frink opposite Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino. Cumming co-wrote, co-directed, co-produced, and co-starred in the ensemble film The Anniversary Party with friend and former Cabaret co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh, in 2001.[9] The two starred in the film as a Hollywood couple. The film premiered at Cannes and garnered two Independent Spirit nominations and a National Board of Review award. He went on to star in and direct Suffering Man's Charity later released as Ghost Writer.
He had prominent roles in the Spy Kids trilogy (as Fegan Floop), X2 (as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler), Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut and played Saturninus in the 1999 Julie Taymor film production of Titus. His many other films include Investigating Sex, Josie and the Pussycats, Emma, Get Carter, Plunkett and Macleane, Son of the Mask, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Full Grown Men, Spice World, Burlesque, The Tempest, Boogie Woogie and the animated films Garfield: The Movie, Jackboots on Whitehall and The Smurfs.
Earlier in his career, Cumming also directed two short films, Butter and Burn Your Phone. The latter began its life as a one-off drama on BBC Radio 4.
Television[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
In 1986, Cumming made his TV debut in the Scottish Television series Take the High Road and Taggart. His breakthrough role was as Bernard Bottle in the Christmas 1991 BBC comedy Bernard and the Genie, a Richard Curtis-scripted film in which he starred alongside Lenny Henry and Rowan Atkinson. He also featured in a comic relief sketch in 1993 on the popular UK TV show Blind Date with Atkinson playing Mr. Bean.[10] Cumming went on to star as flight attendant Sebastian Flight in the BBC2 sitcom The High Life in 1995. The series was written by Cumming and co-star Forbes Masson, continuing an acting-writing partnership the two had developed since their drama school days. Also in 1995, Cumming appeared in the series Ghosts.
Cumming returned to British TV screens in 2011 to star as Desrae, a transvestite, on the Sky series The Runaway. He has also made several documentaries: My Brilliant Britain, about Scottish humour, The Real Cabaret in which he investigated the Weimar cabaret artistes and the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? in 2010 in which he discovered his maternal grandfather was a war hero who had died playing Russian roulette.[3]
In 2018, Cumming has confirmed that he will play James VI and I on the eleventh series of Doctor Who.[11]
United States[edit]
Alan Cumming performing at the benefit concert for the Ali Forney Center (2010)
Cumming was the voice to the animated character The Devil in God, the Devil and Bob. Cumming has guested on several US TV shows: In 2001, he appeared in the HBO comedy Sex and the City as O the designer in the episode, 'The Real Me'. In 2003, he appeared in a cameo role in the sitcom Frasier, playing Niles' yoga instructor. He also guest starred on 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Cumming played the role of Bill Blaikie, a gay drag queen party promoter hired by Kit Porter to manage her café cum nightclub, in season 3 of The L Word. His character had an affair with Max, a transgender male character in the show. He appeared in episodes 2 to 7, which originally broadcast on Showtime in 2006.
In 2007, Cumming played Glitch/Ambrose, an inventor whose brain had been partially removed, in the TV miniseries, Tin Man. He also provided the voice of Chuck Masters, a 50-year-old, paralysed, HIV-positive gay man in Logo's Rick and Steve, a stop animation sitcom created by Q. Allan Brocka. Cumming also hosted the Oxygen cable television show, "Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming", in which he interviewed female co-stars of his film roles, and "Midnight Snack", where he and his dogs introduced cult films. Cumming hosted Saturday Night Live in 2000, with musical guest Jennifer Lopez.
He is also the host of the 2008–2014 seasons of the PBS Masterpiece Mystery! series.
He played Eli Gold on the CBS television show The Good Wife. He appeared as a guest star in the latter third of the first season, becoming a series regular in the show's 2010–2011 season.[12] He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award for his performance.
In 2009, Cumming guest-starred in Lisa Kudrow's improvised web series Web Therapy, portraying Austen Clarke, a possible love interest for Kudrow's character, Fiona Wallice. In 2010, Showtime announced plans to air Web Therapy as a TV series, and Cumming's guest appearance was broadcast as part of the first-season finale of the show on 20 September 2011. Originally, the character was intended for a one-off appearance, however, plans were later changed and Cumming became a recurring cast member during the TV series' second season in 2012.
In 2016 NBC’s First look travel programme visited Scotland for a special episode, fronting Alan Cumming. It featured areas of the country that are important to Alan Cumming and showcased Scotland through his eyes. The programme was named Best Lifestyle Programme at the Emmys' 60th annual awards ceremony at New York's Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom.[13]
Alan Cumming is currently cast as the lead character in the new CBS series Instinct, as an academic seeking to help solve a crime.[14]
Theatre[edit]
Cumming began his theatre career in his native Scotland, performing in seasons with the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, Dundee Rep, The Tron Glasgow and tours with Borderline, Theatre Workshop, and Glasgow Citizens' TAG. He played Slupianek in the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh's 1988 production of Conquest of the South Pole, which later transferred to the Royal Court in London and earned him an Olivier Award nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. He went on to perform plays with the Bristol Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company and played Valere in La Bete at the Lyric, Hammersmith, London. In 1991 he played The Madman in the 1990 Royal National Theatre production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance.[15][16][17] He also adapted the play with director Tim Supple. In 1993 he received great critical acclaim and the TMA Best Actor award for playing title role in the 1993 English Touring Theatre's Hamlet (playing opposite his then-wife, Hilary Lyon, in the role of Ophelia).He played the role of The Master of Ceremonies in Sam Mendes's 1993 revival of the musical Cabaret in London's West End opposite Jane Horrocks as Sally Bowles. He received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He reprised the role in 1998 for the Mendes-Rob Marshall Broadway revival, this time opposite Natasha Richardson as Sally Bowles. He won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance.[18]
Other US stage roles include Otto in the 2001 Broadway production of Design for Living by Noël Coward, Mac the Knife in Bertolt Brecht-Kurt Weill musical The Threepenny Opera opposite Cyndi Lauper. Cumming performed alongside Dianne Wiest in Classic Stage Company's production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, directed by Viacheslav Dolgachev. In 2002, Cumming and then-boyfriend British director Nick Philippou formed the production company The Art Party. The company's first and only play was the first English production of Jean Genet's play Elle, which Cumming had adapted from a literal translation by Terri Gordon. The company folded in 2003.
In 2006, he returned to the West End playing the lead role in Bent, a play about homosexuals in Germany under the Nazis. In 2007, he took the lead role in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of The Bacchae, directed by John Tiffany, which premiéred at the Edinburgh International Festival in August, transferring to the Lyric Theatre in London and then to Lincoln Center, New York, winning him Herald Archangel award.
He collaborated again with Tiffany and the National Theatre of Scotland in 2012, playing all the roles in Macbeth. He brought this critically acclaimed[19][20] production of Macbeth to New York's Lincoln Center in 2012 and to a 73-show Broadway engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 2013. Macbeth concluded its run on Broadway on 14 July 2013.[21]
In 2014, he returned again to Broadway to star in Roundabout Theater Company's revival production of Cabaret, directed again by Sam Mendes.[22] Starring opposite Michelle Williams, Cabaret opened 24 April 2014 and closed 29 March 2015. The run was extended originally from its 24-week engagement. The role of Sally has changed throughout the production when Williams left to include Emma Stone and Sienna Miller.
Other work[edit]
Cumming in the gallery art work "Sliphost"
Cumming's novel, Tommy's Tale, was published in 2002.[23] He has also written articles for magazines, notably as a contributing editor for Marie Claire magazine, writing on the haute couture shows in Paris, as well as what it was like for him dressing as a woman for a day. He also contributed articles to Newsweek, Modern Painters, Out, Black Book and The Wall Street Journal. He has also written introductions and prefaces to various books, including the works of Nancy Mitford, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Isherwood and wrote a chapter of If You Had Five Minutes with the President, a collection of 55+ essays by members or supporters of The Creative Coalition.[24]
Cumming recorded a duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Liza Minnelli to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and 11 September Fund.
In 2005, he released an award-winning fragrance called "Cumming," and a related line of scented bath lotion and body wash. A second fragrance was launched in 2011, named "Second (Alan) Cumming", with all proceeds going to charity.[25]
On 1 September 2009, Cumming released his first solo album based around his one-man show, I Bought a Blue Car Today.[26]
In 2012, he narrated the audiobook "Macbeth: A Novel", written by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson. The novel greatly expands upon the themes established in the play.[27]
On 10 April 2012, he released the single Someone Like the Edge of Firework[28]
In 2012, he launched his photography career with his first exhibition Alan Cumming Snaps.[29]
In July 2012, Cumming presented Urban Secrets on Sky Atlantic and the Travel Channel where he uncovers hidden secrets in various urban areas including London and Brighton.
In October 2013, Cumming appeared in the music video for "City of Angels" by Thirty Seconds to Mars.[30]
In 2014, Cumming was a supporter and activist for the Scottish 'Yes' campaign in the run-up to Scotland's referendum on independence in September 2014.[3]
In October 2014, Alan Cumming and the Broadway cast of Cabaret collected donations for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS during the "Gypsy of the Year" fundraising season.[31]
In 2014, he published his autobiography, Not My Father's Son, which deals with both his experiences growing up with an abusive father and the discoveries he made about his maternal grandfather's life while filming Who Do You Think You Are?.
On 7 June 2015, Cumming co-hosted the 69th annual Tony Awards alongside Kristin Chenoweth.
On 5 February 2016, Cumming released his second full-length album, recorded live at New York City's Café Carlyle, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs: Live At The Cafe Carlyle.[32] He is currently touring an aptly-styled, intimate, cabaret-like live stage production following his success with the Carlyle recording. In November 2016, PBS aired a filming of his show Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs from The Smith Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Personal life[edit]
In March 2005, Cumming received the Vito Russo Award at the 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards for outstanding contributions toward eliminating homophobia.[33] In July of the same year, he was also presented with the HRC's Humanitarian Award in San Francisco, also for his LGBT public stance. In November 2006, Cumming received a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from the University of Abertay Dundee. He also is a patron of the Scottish Youth Theatre, Scotland's National Theatre "for and by" young people. Cumming was appointed an OBE in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to film, theatre and the arts, and activism for LGBT rights.[34][35][36] Cumming has also been honored for his activism and humanitarian work by organizations such as the Trevor Project and the Matthew Shepard Foundation.[14]
Previous relationships include an eight-year marriage to actress Hilary Lyon, a two-year relationship with actress Saffron Burrows, and a six-year relationship with theatre director Nick Philippou.[6] In 2006, Cumming stated that he "would dearly like to adopt a child", but that his life was "too hectic" for children.[37]
Cumming is bisexual.[38] He lives in Manhattan with his spouse, illustrator Grant Shaffer, and their dogs, Jerry and Lala.[39] The couple dated for two years before becoming civil partners at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, on 7 January 2007.[40] Cumming and Shaffer legally married in New York on 7 January 2012, the fifth anniversary of their London union.[41]
On 7 November 2008 Cumming became a dual-national and was sworn in as a citizen of the United States of America at a ceremony in New York City.[42][43]
Alan Cumming with Dick Leitsch
Cumming has promoted LGBT rights, MC-ing and attending fundraisers for organisations such as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and taking part in an Equality Network video campaign, from New York, promoting the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Scotland.[44] Cumming also supports several AIDS charities, including the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and is also a patron of NORM-UK, an English-registered charity concerned with foreskin health and matters related to circumcision; he has condemned the practice of routine infant circumcision, particularly in the United States where it is common.[45][46]
Cumming has stated that since 2012 he has maintained a vegan lifestyle.[47] PETA awarded him their Humanitarian Award in 2017.[48]
He is a supporter of the Scottish National Party and Scottish independence.[49] Cumming endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election.[50]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Project
Award
Category
Result
1988 Conquest of the South Pole Olivier Award Best Newcomer in a Play Nominated
1991 Accidental Death of an Anarchist Olivier Award Comedy Performance of the Year Won
1992 Bernard and the Genie British Comedy Award Top Television Newcomer
Prague Atlantic Film Festival Best Actor
1993 Prague Scottish BAFTA Award Best Film Actor Nominated
La Bête Olivier Award Comedy Performance of the Year
1994 Cabaret Olivier Award Best Actor in a Musical
Hamlet Shakespeare Globe Award Richard Burton Award
Theatre Management Association Award Best Actor Won
1996 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion MTV Movie Award Best Dance Sequence Nominated
1998 N/A Vanity Fair Hall of Fame Inducted
Cabaret New York Free Press Award Best Actor Won
New York Public Advocate's Award
FANY Award Best Actor in a Musical
Tony Award Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actor in a Musical
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Theatre World Award Outstanding Broadway Debut
2001 N/A New York Immigrant Achievement Award N/A
2002 The Anniversary Party Prism Award N/A
Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature Nominated
Best Screenplay
National Board of Review Award Excellence in Filmmaking Won
2003 N/A Bailey House Key Award
Convent of the Sacred Heart Hatter's Ball Award
Nicholas Nickleby National Board of Review Award Best Ensemble in a Movie
2004 N/A Newfest Trailblazer Award
Bailey House 20 for 20 Key Award
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Artistic Achievement Award
Special Civil Rights Award
2005 Son of the Mask Golden Raspberry Award Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor Nominated
N/A HRC Humanitarian Award Won
Scotland Magazine Icon of Scotland Award
2006 Bent Theatregoer's Choice Award Best Actor Nominated
N/A Human Rights Campaign The Elizabeth Birch Equality Award Won
LIGALY Award
The Threepenny Opera Drama League Honored
N/A GLAAD Media Award The Vito Russo Award Won
Sweet Land Sedona Film Festival Birkner Humanitarian Award
2007 Sweet Land Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
N/A Big Apple Film Festival Golden Apple Award for Honorary Achievement
Santa Fe Film Festival Maverick Award
LAMBDA Liberty Award
Ghost Writer Barcelona Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Tribute Award
Provincetown International Film Festival Excellence in Acting Award
SHOUT Film Festival Beacon Award
The Bacchae Herald Arcangel Award
N/A Phoenix Film Festival Copper Wing Tribute Award
2008 N/A Anti-Violence Project Courage Award
Trevor Project Hero Award
2009 N/A Scottish Style Awards Most Stylish Male Nominated
National Trust for Scotland Great Scot Award Won
PFLAG PFLAG Choice Award
I Bought a Blue Car Today SX Magazine Best Cabaret
Whatsonstage.com Awards Best Solo Performance Nominated
2010 I Bought A Blue Car Today Time Out New York Best of Cabaret
Bistro Award Outstanding Recording Won
N/A Chicago International Film Festival Artistic Achievement Award
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Leadership Award
Point Foundation Courage Award
Theater Offensive Out on the Edge Award
Johnnie Walker Great Scot Award Nominated
The Good Wife International Press Academy Best Supporting TV Actor
Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2011 N/A Denver Film Festival Excellence in Acting Award Won
Cumming The Fragrance Fleshbot Award Sexiest Fashion
Zoorgamazoo AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award
Audie Award Solo Narration – Male
Charity Work Johnnie Walker Great Scot Award Nominated
The Good Wife Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Critics' Choice TV Awards Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2012 N/A Johnnie Walker Great Scot Award
Matthew Shepard Foundation Making A Difference Award Won
Live Out Loud Awards Star Award
Macbeth AudioFile Awards Best Voice of the Year
Earphone Award
The Good Wife Crime Thriller Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Screen Actors' Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Any Day Now Key West Film Festival Golden Key Award Won
Napa Valley Film Festival Favorite Actor or Actress
Outfest Best Actor Award
Seattle International Film Festival Best Actor Award
2013 Any Day Now Dorian Award Film Performance of the Year Nominated
Gaybie Award Best Actor in a Gay Themed Movie
N/A Bailey House Arts & Legacy Award Won
Macbeth on Broadway Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Nominated
United Solo UAward
Broadway.com Audience Choice Favorite Actor in a Play Won
2014 Arthur: Show Off Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Nominated
Cabaret on Broadway Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award
2015 The Good Wife Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2016 69th Tony Awards Emmy Award Outstanding Special Class Program
2017 1st Look: Scotland New York Emmy Awards Best Lifestyle Program (Program/Special) Won
Filmography[edit]
Main article: Alan Cumming filmography
Books[edit]
Tommy's Tale: A Novel. New York: ReganBooks, 2002. ISBN 978-0-060-39444-8.
Not My Father's Son: A Memoir. New York: Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, 2014. ISBN 978-0-062-22506-1.
You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures. New York: Rizzoli New York. 2016. ISBN 9780847849000. OCLC 939994490.
The Adventures of Honey & Leon By: Alan Cumming, Illustrated by: Grant Shaffer ISBN 978-0-399-55797-2[51]
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Ian Richardson (1976)
Lenny Baker (1977)
Ken Page (1978)
Len Cariou (1979)
Jim Dale (1980)
Kevin Kline (1981)
George Hearn (1984)
Ron Richardson (1985)
George Rose (1986)
Robert Lindsay (1987)
Michael Crawford (1988)
Jason Alexander (1989)
James Naughton (1990)
Jonathan Pryce (1991)
Gregory Hines / Nathan Lane (1992)
Brent Carver (1993)
Boyd Gaines (1994)
Vernel Bagneris (1995)
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Sweet Dreams (1985 film)
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Sweet Dreams
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Directed by
Karel Reisz
Produced by
Bernard Schwartz
Written by
Robert Getchell
Starring
Jessica Lange
Ed Harris
Ann Wedgeworth
David Clennon
Music by
Charles Gross
Cinematography
Robbie Greenberg
Edited by
Malcolm Cooke
Production
company
HBO Pictures
Distributed by
TriStar Pictures (Theatrical)
Release date
October 4, 1985 (1985-10-04)
Running time
115 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$13.5 million
Box office
$9,085,049
Sweet Dreams is a 1985 American biographical film which tells the story of country music singer Patsy Cline.
The film was written by Robert Getchell and directed by Karel Reisz. It stars Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba and John Goodman.
The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress (Jessica Lange). For all the musical sequences, Lange lip-synced to the original Patsy Cline recordings. The soundtrack of the same name was released in September 1985.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Non-factual differences
3 Cast
4 Reception
5 Soundtrack
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Patsy Cline (Lange) is unhappily married and playing small-time gigs in the tri-state area consisting of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland when she meets Charlie Dick (Harris), whose charm and aggressive self-confidence catch her attention. Patsy is married but is planning to divorce. After her divorce, Patsy and Charlie marry, and she is free to pursue music, and focus on raising their children. After Charlie gets drafted into the U.S. Army, Patsy focuses on singing more, and after joining forces with manager Randy Hughes, Patsy becomes a rising star on the country music scene.
However, Patsy's success fuels her self-confidence, much to Charlie's annoyance, and he becomes increasingly physically and emotionally abusive as Patsy attempts to assert her independence. Patsy was at the peak of her popularity as one of the first great female stars of country music when she died in a plane crash on March 5, 1963, at the age of 30.
Non-factual differences[edit]
For the scenes at an Army post, supposedly Fort Bragg, North Carolina, filming took place at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, instead. Other scenes were shot in Nashville, Tennessee, and Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Many of the sequences depicted in the film are inaccurate:
Patsy and her brother were not on their way to pick up beer when she nearly lost her life in a 1961 car crash. They were on their way to pick up material for her mother, a seamstress, to make her new stage clothes. The car crash happened on June 14, not in the winter.
Patsy's husband, Charlie Dick, and their daughter, Julie, have both stated that Charlie had never hit Patsy in front of their daughter. Charlie has said that he had slapped Patsy only once for becoming hysterical[citation needed] Patsy's relatives have said that Patsy is portrayed more as a victim than she really was. "Their fights were always interesting to watch because you always knew Patsy would win", claimed friend Dottie West. However, other family members insist that Patsy was very badly beaten and sent to a hospital on numerous occasions.
Patsy's airplane crashed at 6:20 p.m. in a forest—not into a mountain cliff—near Camden, Tennessee. (There is no mountain at all in West Tennessee.)
The plane crashed because of pilot disorientation during bad weather, not due to difficulties in restarting the engine after switching from an empty fuel tank to a full one. Randy Hughes (Patsy's manager and the pilot of the aircraft), who was not instrument-rated, became disoriented in the inclement weather and eventually lost control. Also, the plane crashed on the way to Nashville from Dyersburg, TN. They were on the way home from the show in Kansas City, not vice versa.
The aircraft in the crash was a Piper Comanche, not a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, as in the film.
Patsy's mother, the late Hilda Hensely, once stated: "They [the producers] told me that they were going to make a love story. I saw the film once. That was enough."
Cast[edit]
Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline
Ed Harris as Charlie Dick, Patsy's husband
Ann Wedgeworth as Hilda Patterson Hensley, Patsy's mother
David Clennon as Randy Hughes, Patsy's manager and pilot of the ill-fated aircraft in which Patsy was killed
James Staley as Gerald Cline, Patsy's first husband
Gary Basaraba as Woodhouse
John Goodman as Otis
P. J. Soles as Wanda
Jerry Haynes as legendary Nashville producer Owen Bradley
Dennis Saylor as an uncredited extra
Boxcar Willie as a man in jail with Charlie
Reception[edit]
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
"Crazy" – Nominated[1]
Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: Sweet Dreams (soundtrack)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-05.
External links[edit]
Sweet Dreams on IMDb
Sweet Dreams at AllMovie
Sweet Dreams at Rotten Tomatoes
Sweet Dreams at Box Office Mojo
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Films directed by Karel Reisz
Documentaries
Momma Don't Allow (1955)
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
Feature films
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Night Must Fall (1964)
Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Isadora (1968)
The Gambler (1974)
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Sweet Dreams (1985)
Everybody Wins (1990)
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