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One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony

Rock & roll will give you some laughs but it won't do you any favors.

Genres

Drama

OverView

An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$843215

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

03 October 1980

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

Jonah

Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Marion

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Walter Fox

Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett

Lonnie Fox

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Cal van Damp

Mare Winningham

Mare Winningham

Modeena Dandridge

Michael Pearlman

Michael Pearlman

Matty Levin

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Steve Kunelian

Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd

Danny Duggin

Eric Gale

Eric Gale

Lee-Andrew Parker

Tony Levin

Tony Levin

John DiBatista

Richard Tee

Richard Tee

Clarence Franklin

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Bernie Wepner

Kate Pierson

Kate Pierson

Self

Fred Schneider

Fred Schneider

Self

Keith Strickland

Keith Strickland

Self

Cindy Wilson

Cindy Wilson

Self

Ricky Wilson

Ricky Wilson

Self

John Sebastian

John Sebastian

Member of the Lovin' Spoonful

Steve Boone

Steve Boone

Member of the Lovin' Spoonful

Joe Butler

Joe Butler

Member of the Lovin' Spoonful

Zal Yanovsky

Zal Yanovsky

Member of the Lovin' Spoonful

Sam Moore

Sam Moore

Self

Dave Prater Jr.

Dave Prater Jr.

Self

Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim

Self

David Sanborn

David Sanborn

Saxophone Soloist

Michael J. Miller

Michael J. Miller

Acappella Singer

Glenn Scarpelli

Glenn Scarpelli

Acappella Singer

Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

Acappella Singer

Richard Dolan

Richard Dolan

Acappella Singer

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Hare Krishna

Lesa Carlson

Lesa Carlson

Blonde Girl Groupie

Sameen Tarighati

Sameen Tarighati

Brunette Girl Groupie

Paul Stolarsky

Paul Stolarsky

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