Falling from Grace

Overview

Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his life into turmoil. Returning to his native Indiana to try to reestablish a normal life. Instead he takes up with an old lover (Lenz), ignoring his loving wife (Hemingway), and duplicating the lifestyle of his womanizing father (Akins).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 21, 1992

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Kate Noonan,Claude Akins,Mariel Hemingway,John Mellencamp,Kay Lenz,Larry Crane,John Prine,Dub Taylor,Deirdre O'Connell

Director

John Mellencamp

Writer

Larry McMurtry

Producer

Harry Sandler

Budget

$231,826

Revenue

$3,000,000

IMDb

tt0104225