One-Trick Pony (film)
1980 film directed by Robert M. Young / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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One-Trick Pony is a 1980 feature film written by and starring Paul Simon and directed by Robert M. Young. It also stars Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett, Mare Winningham, Michael Pearlman, Lou Reed in his feature film debut, and Allen Garfield (credited under his birth name, Allen Goorwitz).[2] Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film bombed at the box office.
One-Trick Pony | |
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Directed by | Robert M. Young |
Written by | Paul Simon |
Produced by | Michael Tannen |
Starring | Paul Simon Blair Brown Rip Torn Joan Hackett |
Cinematography | Dick Bush |
Edited by | Edward Beyer Barry Malkin David Ray |
Music by | Paul Simon |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $843,215[1] |
The song "Late in the Evening" from the film's soundtrack hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the title song peaked at number 40.[3] After years of being available only on videocassette and laserdisc, One-Trick Pony was released by Warner Bros. on DVD in 2009.[4]