The River Rat (1984) Trailer

The River Rat

 He paid for his crime . . . now he must pay for his freedom!

The River Rat is a 1984 independent family film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton.

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When an ex-convict returns to his Mississippi river home to meet his teenage daughter, whom he hasn't seen since infancy, he finds himself with more than a handful...and his life is complicated by threats he receives from his underhanded parole officer.

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Trailer

Coal Miner's Daughter

She was married at 13. She had four kids by the time she was 20. She's been hungry and poor. She's been loved and cheated on. She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.

Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 biographical film which tells the story of country music legendary singer Loretta Lynn.

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At only thirteen years of age, Loretta Webb marries Doolittle Lynn and is soon responsible for a sizeable family. Loretta appears destined to a life of homemaking, but Doolittle recognises his wife's musical talent, and buys her a guitar as an anniversary present one year. This gift sets Loretta Lynn on the gruelling, tumultuous path to country music greatness. Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan <shannon@mun.ca>