Rhinestone is a 1984 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. Other members of the cast include Richard Farnsworth, Ron Leibman, Tim Thomerson, Stephen Apostle Pec, and Penny Santon.
A popular country star, Jake Farris (played by Dolly Parton), boasts that she can make anybody a country sensation. She makes a bet with her sleazy manager (played by Ron Leibman), that she can turn any normal guy into a co...
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Rhinestone is a 1984 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. Other members of the cast include Richard Farnsworth, Ron Leibman, Tim Thomerson, Stephen Apostle Pec, and Penny Santon.
A popular country star, Jake Farris (played by Dolly Parton), boasts that she can make anybody a country sensation. She makes a bet with her sleazy manager (played by Ron Leibman), that she can turn any normal guy into a country singer in two weeks. At stake is her contract and her body. The problem is that her manager can select the man, and he selects an obnoxious New York cab driver Nick Martinelli (played by Sylvester Stallone). Jake takes Nick back to the hills of Tennessee for a two-week crash course in how to walk, talk and sing like a genuine Country star.
Stallone reportedly turned down Romancing the Stone and Beverly Hills Cop (1984) to make Rhinestone.
Original screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson was so offended by Stallone's re-working of his original...
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