Nashville Girl

12/26/2025

**_A naïve girl goes to Nashville to make it in the country music biz_** No doubt inspired by the success of Altman’s “Nashville” from the year prior, this is a stripped-down version by Corman’s company that focuses on the single storyline of an almost-17 years-old girl wanting to become a country star. She’s played by winsome Monica Gayle whose known for the gang leader in “Switchblade Sisters” a year earlier. Monica’s reminiscent of Sissy Spacek, just with a prettier face. I bring that up because this flick obviously influenced “Coal Miner’s Daughter” four years later. Whilst “Coal Miner’s Daughter” is the superior film with its blockbuster budget, this is worth checking out if you’re interested. Despite its modest budget, it’s better than “The Rose” from 1979, which tackled simila