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Willie Nelson: Robert Redford Might’ve Been A Better Red Headed Stranger

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Red Headed Stranger is the eighteenth studio album by outlaw country singer Willie Nelson and released in 1975. After the wide success of his recordings with Atlantic Records, coupled with the negotiating skills of his manager, Neil Reshen, Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records, a label that gave him total creative control over his works.

We’re a neighborhood taco shop in East Nashville serving fresh and delicious tacos, brisket, Hatch green chiles and other southwestern inspired foods. Item 7 lot of 2 willie nelson lps red headed stranger/the troublemaker 1975/1976 ex! 7 - lot of 2 willie nelson lps red headed stranger/the troublemaker 1975/1976 ex! $8.01 2 bids 13h 45m +$4.99 shipping. Lost Western flick Red Headed Stranger never made it to DVD. Following a limited national release in 1986, the onscreen adaptation of Willie Nelson's groundbreaking album by the same name isn't on.

Willie Nelson’s 1986 film Red Headed Stranger (get your own copy by clicking here) is more of a footnote in the country crooner’s long career. The once-ambitious Western, adapted from Nelson’s 1975 album of the same name, was notoriously bogged down for years with production problems behind the scenes, up to and including who’d play the main role.

From the earliest days of its inception, Nelson had always envisioned himself at the center of the film. Universal, however, was pushing for Robert Redford to star as a disgraced preacher in search of redemption. Over the weekend, after a special screening of the AGFA’s newly-digitized Red Headed Stranger, Nelson addressed exactly how different the film would’ve turned out had Redford actually gotten the role.

“It would’ve been better,” Nelson admitted to the crowd with a laugh.

The screening itself took place on Nelson’s ranch in Luck, TX — affectionately referred to as ‘Willie’s Graceland’ — where much of the external sets used in Red Headed Stranger still stand. There, Nelson also explained how his vision for the film dates back as far as the album itself.

“When I was writing it I thought… ‘Good movie,’ so, I started thinking about it. It took 12 years, though, to get the movie made,” Nelson said, though he conceded that all the setbacks were just a reminder that “we’re not in control.”

Screenwriter Bill Wittliff, who also penned two Nelson-starring Westerns, Honeysuckle Rose in 1980 and Barbarosa in 1982, turned in his first draft of the script back in 1979. In addition to Redford in the starring role, Universal originally slated Red Headed Stranger for a $14 million budget. After Redford dropped out, the project moved on to HBO, who had eyed a $5 million budget project, along with Sam Peckinpah at the helm. However, The Wild Bunch director balked at the low budget and jumped ship. After Nelson and Wittliff bought back the rights to the script, they later raised $1.8 million independently to finance the film, who would also star and direct, respectively.

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Posted on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 by Marisa Mirabal

Brooke Hamilton

Driving up a winding dirt road, horses grazing as the summer sun sets, an abundance of friendly smiles are there to greet you upon entering Luck, Texas. Nestled in the hill country just outside of Austin, Texas on Willie Nelson’s property, Luck is home to seventy-five rescue horses and the set from Red Headed Stranger, a film near and dear to all who worked on it. However, Willie is no stranger to Texans. His friendly demeanor, long braided pigtails, classic country music, and advocacy for marijuana are all staples that make Willie a beloved figure in the Lone Star State.

True to his southern hospitality, he invited a large group individuals to his property for a Luck Cinema and Rolling Roadshow event complete with a delicious dinner courtesy of Austin-based restaurant Dai Due and a screening of Red Headed Stranger, followed up by a Q&A with the man, the myth, and the legend himself.

Upon entering the property, guests were allowed to freely roam around the fictional town of Driscoll, Montana, a film set specifically built for the 1986 movie starring Willie Nelson as a preacher who takes revenge upon his wife (Morgan Fairchild) and the lover she runs off with. Like any small Western towns, you have your staples: a quant church, jail, saloon, bank, and general store. The jail housed Willie’s signature brand Willie’s Reserve which consists of a line of tea, coffee, and CBD products available for purchase. In another building was a collection of movie memorabilia courtesy of The Wittliff Collections, which showcased movie props and behind-the-scenes photos from the film. Habits of mind poster pdf downloader.

(All photos are courtesy of Brooke Hamilton.)

Booze flowed through the dusty Main Street as Don Julio Tequila kept everyone’s glasses full and those who preferred a different poison were in and out of the creaky wooden doors of the saloon throughout the evening. If anyone missed out on Dai Due’s lavish dinner, they could wrangle their appetites with a visit to any of the three food trucks on the property such as Garbo’s Lobster, Buro Cheese Kitchen, or The Peached Tortilla.

Once the sun set and the stars deep in the heart of Texas started to shine, the screen lit up with an Alamo Drafthouse signature pre-show consisting of behind-the-scenes footage of the film, music, and interviews. Gathered around in lawn chairs and lounging on blankets, the audience joined Willie Nelson on a journey filled with love, sin, and redemption.

Newly restored by the American Genre Film Archive, Red Headed Stranger was adapted into a film from Willie Nelson’s 1975 album of the same name. It was the album that earned Nelson his first multi-platinum certification and first number one hit with “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain”. In the late ‘70s, Nelson met writer Bill Wittliff who wrote the screenplay for Honeysuckle Rose, (1980), Barbarosa (1982), and Lonesome Dove (1989). Wittliff agreed to write the screenplay for Red Headed Stranger as well as direct the film. And while Robert Redford was considered for the role of the Stranger by the studio, Nelson ultimately secured the title (and rightfully so).

Willie Nelson and Bill Wittliff raised the $1.8 million dollar budget for funding on their own and decided to construct their own set on Willie’s property to bypass high production costs. The original script called for the church and town to be burned down, but Nelson requested a modification so he can keep the set he’d grown so fond of during shooting. Over thirty years later, the wood is more splintered and the floorboards may creak louder than they used to, but the memories that were made there are beautifully palpable as evidenced by the Q&A that followed the film.

In attendance was Willie Nelson himself, art director and set architect Cary White, actor Sonny Carl Davis (who played Odie Claver in the film), actor Bryan Fowler (Willie’s grandson who played Nathan), and wardrobe designers Lana Nelson (Willie’s daughter) and Sharon Ely. The moderation was bittersweet since Bill Wittliff was supposed to be in attendance to interview the cast and crew. However, he unfortunately passed away earlier this year which made for a somber experience.

However, the event was still filled with loving recollections of his strong directing style and passion for the film. Sonny Carl Davis discussed his first day on set meeting Willie Nelson. He asked Davis if he wanted to “burn one” in his trailer and initially refusing, Davis realized he couldn’t pass up that opportunity. Wittliff realized he looked a little too happy for his jail scene and jokingly asked if he had been spending too much time on the bus with Willie. Laughing at his tale, Davis pointed to the sky, smiled, and said, “God bless you, Bill Wittliff”.

Moments of love and loss similar to this one were sprinkled throughout the evening in Wittliff’s memory while fans shouted out their adoration and applause for Willie as well. When asked about his passion for westerns, Nelson stated he “felt like a singing cowboy before I could even ride a horse”. He went on to discuss the nostalgia of being a young kid growing up in Texas where he would frequently watch westerns at the local theater.

Bill Wittliff once described Red Headed Stranger as “our homegrown deal”. Several of Wittliff and Nelson’s family members served as cast and crew members in the movie. Even family pets were used in the shooting of the film. And today, the property is still home to the annual Luck Reunion, while the church is also functioning for services and weddings. Willie’s love for Texas, family, music, movies, and his fans shines through every paint chipped crack in Luck. It’s a rustic and dreamy place filled with an abundance of sentimental memories.

Willie’s family motto is fittingly “don’t be an asshole”. Thanks to this mentality and lifestyle, we were able to come out to his property to experience a truly magical evening. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll get lucky and find yourself under the stars in Luck, Texas too.

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