Falling from Grace (film)

Falling from Grace is a 1992 American drama film directed by and starring John Mellencamp; it was met with more positive reviews than not.

Falling from Grace
Directed byJohn Mellencamp
Story byLarry McMurtry
Starring
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 21, 1992 (1992-02-21) (US)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$231,826 (US)

The 100-minute drama film is the on-screen and directorial debut rock singer John Mellencamp.[1] It also stars Mariel Hemingway, Claude Akins, Dub Taylor, Kay Lenz, and Larry Crane.[2] Larry McMurtry's story closely follows one of Mellencamp's own: following a country-music celebrity who returns to Indiana with his wife (Hemingway), but cheats with a hometown lover (Lenz), repeating the spiraling lifestyle of his father (Akins).[1]

Falling from Grace was released in the US by Columbia Pictures on February 21, 1992 to 22 theaters where the Motion Picture Association of America rated it as PG-13.[3] At 96 minutes, the film was released in the United Kingdom on October 1, 1992.[2]

In the US, the film earned US$49,708 at the box office on opening weekend, with an overall 45-week return of $231,826 (respectively equivalent to $103,660 and $483,443 in 2022).[1] As of July 2022, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes showed a 78-percent positive view of the film, based on nine film critics.[4]

Soundtrack

The movie's 13-track soundtrack is 49 minutes and 43 seconds long, was recorded at the Belmont Mall Studio, and released in 1991. AllMusic rated the album at 4.5 out of 5 stars.[5]

Falling From Grace[5]
No.TitleMusicPerformerLength
1."Bud's Theme"Lisa GermanoLisa Germano2:22
2."Cradle of the Interstate"Nanci GriffithNanci Griffith3:29
3."Whiskey Burnin'"Larry CraneLarry Crane4:48
4."Common Day Man"George Green and John MellencampDwight Yoakam3:52
5."It Don't Scare Me None"Larry CraneJohn Mellencamp3:31
6."Searchin' for the Perfect Girl"Bentley Austin, Craig Austin, Eric Austin, and John MellencampPure Jam3:13
7."All the Best"John PrineJohn Prine4:02
8."Hold Me Like You Used to Do"Dale Fisher and Joey KarstenQkumbrz3:06
9."Sweet Suzanne"John MellencampBuzzin' Cousins (Joe Ely, James McMurtry, Mellencamp, Prine, and Yoakam)[6]4:01
10."Nothing's for Free"Larry CraneJohn Mellencamp3:30
11."Little Children"Lisa GermanoLisa Germano4:55
12."Days Like These"Janis IanJanis Ian3:48
13."Falling from Grace"Larry CraneLarry Rollins5:06

References

  1. "Falling from Grace". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "Falling from Grace (1992)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. Gleiberman, Owen (March 13, 1992). "Falling From Grace (1992)". Entertainment Weekly. ISSN 1049-0434. OCLC 21114137. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. "Falling from Grace". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. "Falling from Grace Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. Hudak, Joseph (April 8, 2020). "That Time John Prine Joined the Supergroup the Buzzin' Cousins". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023. Little-known collab featured John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam, Joe Ely, and James McMurtry on the song 'Sweet Suzanne'
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