Series

Coal Mine's Daughter
Biography, Drama, Music
Universal Studios (1980) 125 mins PG

7.4 (4,843 votes)

Collector's Edition

In the acclaimed performance that earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, Sissy Spacek stars as legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."

At eighteen, the mother of four children and busy housewife still finds time to write and sing songs at small fairs and local honky-tonks. Recognizing her raw talent and huge potential, her ambitious husband Mooney (Tommy Lee Jones) prods her into making a record and going to Nashville. After a performance at the Grand Ole Opry the record becomes a smash hit, launching her career to super stardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever....

Sissy Spacek ...... Loretta Lynn

Tommy Lee Jones ...... 'Mooney' Lynn

Levon Helm ...... Ted Webb

Phyllis Boyens ...... 'Clary' Webb

Bill Anderson Jr. ...... Webb child

Foister Dickerson ...... Webb child

Director ..... Michael Apted

Producer ..... Bernard Schwartz

Writer ..... Loretta Lynn; Thomas Rickman; Tom Rickman

Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Doo and Loretta are driving to radio stations, the centerline in the road is yellow. For that time period, they should be white. (more)

Trivia:
Joe Don Baker, who bears a strong resemblance to the real Doolittle Lynn, was the producers' first choice to play him, but he was unable to accept the offer. (more)

Filming Locations:
Bee, Virginia, USA (more)

Quotes:
Doolittle: Get in and I'll drive you home.
Loretta: I ain't gettin' in that thing. It looks like somethin' for Mars.
Doolittle: Girl, what the hell do you know about Mars? I'll bet you ain't never been outside the mouth of this holler.
Loretta: I know I ain't gettin' in that thing. If you like it so much; you can walk me home.
Doolittle: Oh, Loretta; them pies ain't the only thing salty about you. Wait a minute; I'm comin'.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 13 nominations (more)