Sweet Dreams (1985) on Netflix
PG-1319851h 55mBiographyDramaMusic
Patsy Cline's marriage to Gerald Cline is coming apart while she sings at small venues. Charlie Dick's charm and confidence draw her, and after her divorce she marries him and keeps singing.
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Plot summary
Patsy Cline is a country singer who performs in bars and at talent shows in and around Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. She is unhappily married to Gerald Cline and planning a divorce when Charlie Dick catches her attention with his charm and his aggressive self-confidence. Once the divorce is finished, the two of them marry, and she gives her time to her singing and to raising their children. When Charlie is drafted into the Army, Patsy spends more of her hours on her music. She teams up with Randy Hughes, who becomes her manager, and the pair work the country music circuit.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Sweet Dreams (1985)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Jessica Lange did not do any of her own singing in the film; instead the actress lip-synced to Cline's original recordings. The practice was notably used 33 years earlier, when Susan Hayward lip-synced to Jane Froman's vocals in With a Song in My Heart.
- Many actresses wanted the role of Patsy Cline, including Meryl Streep, but she was turned down, one of three times the actress was denied a role. Jessica Lange was eventually signed on for the part.
SPOILER
In the film the plane is seen striking the side of a mountain and exploding on impact. In reality the small aircraft crashed into a forest, hitting trees which ripped it apart, most likely because heavy fog from area thunderstorms left pilot Randy Hughes, who was not instrument-rated, spatially disoriented.- The film was originally to be titled I Fall to Pieces, after Cline's signature song, before the producers eventually changed it to Sweet Dreams.
