{"id":9701,"date":"2009-09-27T12:42:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T19:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2020-12-30T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T20:46:00","slug":"outlaw-blues-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9701","title":{"rendered":"Outlaw Blues (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve done more living in the past two weeks than I did in the last six years.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Outlaw-Blues-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Outlaw-Blues-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Outlaw-Blues-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Outlaw-Blues-Poster-671x1024.png 671w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Outlaw-Blues-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Outlaw-Blues-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Outlaw-Blues-Poster.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an ex-convict (Peter Fonda) accidentally shoots a country-western star (James Callahan) who has stolen his song, he goes on the lam with a sympathetic singer (Susan Saint James) who hopes to make him a star.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Composers<\/li>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>Folk Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Outlaws<\/li>\n<li>Peter Fonda Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMuch like Alan Rudolph&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9637\"><em>Songwriter<\/em> (1984)<\/a>, this comedic sleeper exposes the surprisingly cut-throat underbelly of the country-western scene, in which hit songs are truly a hot commodity, and unscrupulous wolves are eager to take advantage of &#8220;naive&#8221; talent wherever they can find it. In <em>Outlaw Blues<\/em>, Peter Fonda&#8217;s renegade actions ultimately lead him to folk hero status in the eyes of Austin&#8217;s liberal-minded music lovers; we root for him as well, because he&#8217;s so clearly been wronged on every level. Unfortunately, the story itself is rather implausible &#8212; would Callahan <em>really<\/em> be so dumb as to steal someone else&#8217;s song when it was recorded in front of countless witnesses? &#8212; and Callahan (much like Richard Sarafian&#8217;s unscrupulous agent in <em>Songwriter<\/em>) is frustratingly one-note; in addition, the numerous chase scenes become rather tiresome (look for evidence of Roger Ebert&#8217;s ubiquitous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/roger-ebert\/eberts-guide-to-practical-filmgoing-a-glossary-of-terms-for-the-cinema-of-the-80s\">Fruit Cart Rule<\/a>). But Susan Saint James is charmingly feisty as Fonda&#8217;s partner-in-crime, and director Richard Heffron makes good use of diverse locales in Austin and surrounding areas. The film&#8217;s overall air of infectious lightheartedness makes it worth a look, once, if you&#8217;re interested. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Susan Saint James as Tina<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/outlaw-blues-st-james.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/outlaw-blues-st-james.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9704\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine use of authentic Texas locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/outlaw-blues-locales.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/outlaw-blues-locales.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9705\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/outlaw-blues-lake.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/outlaw-blues-lake.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9706\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s a pleasant enough diversion. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076512\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1977\/07\/16\/archives\/film-outlaw-blues-are-countywestern-type.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/outlaw-blues\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve done more living in the past two weeks than I did in the last six years.&#8221; Synopsis: When an ex-convict (Peter Fonda) accidentally shoots a country-western star (James Callahan) who has stolen his song, he goes on the lam with a sympathetic singer (Susan Saint James) who hopes to make him a star. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Composers Ex-Cons Folk Heroes Outlaws Peter Fonda Films Review: Much like Alan Rudolph&#8217;s Songwriter (1984), this comedic sleeper exposes the surprisingly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9701\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9701"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60526,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701\/revisions\/60526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}