The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
Overview
An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies and the law-in this drama "inspired by," but not really connected to, the hit '70s ballad.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,923,105.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.888 |
Directed By
Ronald F. Maxwell
Crew
Ronald F. Maxwell
Conrad E. Palmisano
Howard Kuperman
Mike Fenton
Howard Smith
Blossom Kahn
Deborah Brown
Jane Feinberg
Ronald Saland
Ray Marsh
Bill Blake
Gene Rudolf
Joseph G. Aulisi
Debra Michaelson
Elliot Geisinger
Bob Bonney
Bill Butler
Anne Goursaud
David Shire
Jo Ann Phillips
Rochelle Moser
Tom Miller
TOP CAST
Kristy McNichol
Amanda Child
Dennis Quaid
Travis Child
Mark Hamill
Conrad
Don Stroud
Seth Ames
Sunny Johnson
Melody
Arlen Dean Snyder
Andy
Barry Corbin
Wimbish
Lulu McNichol
Boogie Woogie
Royce Clark
Luther
Elijah Perry
L.C.
Jerry Campbell
Odie
Maxwell Morrow
Bully #1
Bill Gribble
Bully #2
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
Bully #3
Elaine Falone
Verna
Terry Browning
Wanda
Barrie Geisinger
B.G.
Ellen Saland
Nellie
J. Don Ferguson
Hawkins
S. Victoria Marlowe
Woman with Hawkins
William Phillips
Texan
Fred Covington
Man in Jail
Ralph Pace
Judge
Nikola Colton
Courtroom Officer
Cindy Partlow
Mavis
Wanda Strange
Woman
Harry Wilcox
Norman
Rita Teeter
Fat Woman
Robert LeRoux
Elmer
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