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The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

You're never too young to learn the score.

1981•1h 52m•5.7/10
DramaMusicComedy

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5.7/10(16)

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.

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Production

Viacom Enterprises, AVCO Embassy Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol

Amanda Child

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Travis Child

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Conrad

Don Stroud

Don Stroud

Seth Ames

Sunny Johnson

Sunny Johnson

Melody

Arlen Dean Snyder

Arlen Dean Snyder

Andy

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Wimbish

Lulu McNichol

Boogie Woogie

Royce Clark

Royce Clark

Luther

Elijah Perry

L.C.

Jerry Campbell

Odie

Maxwell Morrow

Bully #1

Bill Gribble

Bully #2

Lonnie R. Smith Jr.

Lonnie R. Smith Jr.

Bully #3

Elaine Falone

Verna

Terry Browning

Wanda

Barrie Geisinger

B.G.

Ellen Saland

Nellie

J. Don Ferguson

J. Don Ferguson

Hawkins

S. Victoria Marlowe

Woman with Hawkins

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