Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015) on Netflix
In 1955, nine-year-old Dolly Parton lives with her family in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, where a drought threatens the tobacco crop. Dolly wants to be a famous singer.
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- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb7.7/102,546 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes78%
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Plot summary
In 1955 the Parton family is struggling in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, and Dolly is nine years old. She dreams of becoming a famous singer. Her father, Robert Lee Parton, works a tobacco crop that a drought threatens. Her mother, Avie Lee Parton, is the family's devout matriarch. Her grandfather, Rev. Jake Owens, is a preacher, and her teacher, Miss Moody, is firm but supportive of Dolly's ambition. At school, Rudy and Gloria Sanders are bullies, and Judy Ogle becomes a friend. The family's troubles put a strain on their love and faith. Avie Lee makes Dolly a patchwork coat of many colors.
Cast
- Stella Partonas Corla Bass
- Dylan Rowenas Denver Parton
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
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- In casting the young Dolly Parton, several hundred children auditioned, and Parton said God would send the right girl. Alyvia Alyn Lind won the part because she could "sing...act" and "cry on cue", an audition Parton said "blew it all out of the water".
- Coat of Many Colors drew 13.03 million viewers for its first broadcast on December 10, 2015, the highest viewership for any television film, theatrical film or miniseries on the broadcast networks since 2012.
