Pure Country (1992)

Good concept, poorly executed.

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Admirable film.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Gamecocks said it very well - if you don't get goose bumps during the final scene of this movie you can't be human. That must explain why I have watched that scene about 50 times on Utube. You can find it by entering 'Utube I cross my heart' on the AOL search bar. You will not be disappointed, I promise you. I have also watched the entire movie more than five times - and if you don't want to purchase the DVD, you can watch it on Utube for nothing. One scene involves Wyatt, Dusty's off stage name, being given a beat down by Al outside a bar in the evening when it was raining, since Al was annoying Harley. Wyatt ends up in the mud, looking up at Harley. Harley gets Al away from Wyatt by pinching his hand in the door of her truck and then slamming the door in his face, breaking his nose. By the way, by now I have fallen in love with Harley,and likely will always love her. Harley takes Wyatt to her home, and invites him to breakfast. When Wyatt sees Al driving up in his pickup, then annoying Harley again, he walks out to where they are. Al, who has tape on his nose and a bandage on his right hand, asks Wyatt if he wants another beat down. Wyatt shoves Al, who is much bigger than Wyatt is, and Wyatt says 'absolutely', a great use of a word reflecting the quality of this film. Al swings his fist at Wyatt, but Wyatt ducks under it, then breaks Al's nose for a second time. On his way back to Harley's house, Wyatt steps on Al's injured hand.

In the 1992 hit Pure Country, country singer Dusty Chandler (George Strait) is one of the best song writers in country music coming out with the hottest songs. He feels like his music and stage performances are overwhelming and feels he needs to take a break to rewrite some music and make country music the way it should be. He told some of his close friends in his band he was going to take a "walk," and on his walk he ends up at a ranch next to where he grew up owned by Ernest Tucker. Dusty becomes a ranch hand there and ends up meeting Ernest's daughter, Harley Tucker (Isabel Glasser). Harley and Dusty fall in love and all while working on the ranch and being with Ms. Tucker, Dusty perfects his country music to make it the way he wants country music to be heard as. While Dusty is having the time of his life, Lula (Lesley Ann Warren), Dusty's manager, has her boyfriend play Dusty and sings his songs and dresses like him. What does Dusty do? Is his love life over? It is a must see movie.The message this movie sends me is that we can have everything in the world and still not have it all. Does that make sense? What I am trying to say is, Dusty had it made. He was living the life doing what he loved to do, he had a bus and so many fans and was so popular everyone knew him wherever he went. In the end though, he wasn't happy. He didn't have a family. He never had a hometown or any close friends or a house to live in or anything. He was a traveler, from city to city singing and doing what he loves best. After singing for a while, he realized he was also missing out on other important things. Dusty can have all the money in the world, and still not be happy. Also, this movie teaches us that love is unconditional. In all honesty, I love this movie. I relate to this film, and I have several reasons for liking this movie. I love the country music in this movie. Growing up in the country, this music is all I ever listened to and it has a place in my mind where I will never forget it. In this movie they dress very similar to myself. They wear cowboy boots, plaid shirts, and jeans even in the heat of the summer. I like where the setting is set. At the beginning it is set on a stage singing music and in the middle it was moved to a family ranch. My family raises cattle and has other various farm animals as seen in this movie, and that's what makes me love this movie the most. I would never leave our family farm. I love it so much it isn't even considered work for me. I grew up with it and that is what makes me love this movie. The hometown friendliness, the country songs, the dress attire, and the country feel to it.Lastly, George Strait is the best country singer in country music and a great actor. Any movie with him singing in it makes a good movie. He has a lot of songs that are number one hits and no one in country music has ever made it to his level. His cowboy hat shows that he is an oldie, because not many new ones wear one. His acting is amazing. It is a must see in my opinion.

George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren and Isabel Glasser star in this 1992 drama. This focuses on country singer, Dusty (Strait) who is getting tired of the new-age performing arts. He decides to take a break from the limelight by going back to his roots and soon, he finds romance with woman, Harley (Glasser). His long-time friend and manager, Lula (Warren) searches for him and learns that he's found love. During Dusty's absence, Lula secretly replaces him with song writer, Buddy (Kyle Chandler) who tries to get money off the whole thing. Eventually, Dusty sets him straight and gets back in the grove performing the way he wants. This is a good romantic drama and George is great in it. I recommend this.

I really enjoyed this movie. It was on TV about a month ago, and my boyfriend who LOVES George Strait wanted to watch it. I was less-than-enthusiastic, but I decided to watch it anyway. I'm glad I did, because I fell in love with this film.It's a very sweet and innocent movie. The plot is simple -- a country music star is tired of the image he has and wants to only perform his music and not put on a "light show." So he leaves the tour and tries to find himself. :) In doing so, he falls in love and the tour goes to Hell. The resolution is great, and the final song is one of my favorites.I recommend this movie to everyone, regardless of whether or not you are a country fan.