One-trick pony

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Statement of responsibility: Warner Bros. Pictures ; producer, Michael Tannen ; written by Paul Simon ; directed by Robert M. Young

Summary: Jonah is a folk singer. He was very big in the 1960s, an anti-war rallying point. He wrote one of the anthems for that decade. But the sixties are long ago, he's middle-aged and out of date. He writes his own songs, travels the country with a small band, while his wife--who loves him--contemplates a divorce. When does a man like Jonah stop being a brave individualist and become merely a middle-aged man hanging onto an obsolete self-image? His wife, who feels her life has been sidetracked, is a willing convert to the new consumer-oriented culture. So Jonah begins to deal with a "hitmaker" to guarantee a Top 40 sound. After hearing the results, Jonah wonders if sticking to what he believes might be preferable to success

Credits note: Director of photography, Dick Bush ; editors, Edward Beyer, Barry Malkin, David Ray ; original music, Paul Simon ; music producer, Phil Ramone ; production designer, David Mitchell ; co-producer, Michael Hausman

PerformerNote: Paul Simon (Jonah), Blair Brown (Marion), Rip Torn (Walter Fox), Joan Hackett (Lonnie Fox), Allen Goorwitz (Cal Van Damp), Mare Winningham (Modeena Dandridge), Michael Pearlman (Matty Levin), Lou Reed (Steve Kunelian); the band, Steve Gadd (drums), Eric Gale (guitar), Tony Levin (bass), Richard Tee (keyboard)

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