A Prairie Home Companion (2006) - Movie Details - Cast & Crew, Photos & Trailer

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A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Radio like you've never seen it before.

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Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Meryl Streep, Lyle Lovett, Woody Harrelson, Lindsay Lohan, Maya Rudolph, Garrison Keillor, John C. Reilly, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, Virginia Madsen, Tommy Lee Jones.

Director: Robert Altman

Screenwriter(s): Garrison Keillor

Distributor: Picturehouse

Prod. Company: River Road Entertainment, GreeneStreet Films

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Shooting Locations: Minnesota, USA

U.S. Release Date: June 09, 2006 (Limited)

U.S. DVD Release Date: October 10, 2006

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for risque humor.

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Logline:

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren (Streep), and a host of others hold court.

Plot Summary:

The movie is a celebrity version of Garrison Keillor's radio show. It adds a slight story of the radio show ending as a new owner (Tommy Lee Jones) has bought the Fitzgerald theater that the show broadcasts from and is going to tear it down. Another fantasy element is thrown in as an angel (Virginia Madsen) stalks the theater to take one of the performers. Keillor plays the lead character, coincidentally called GK. Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep play the singing Johnson Sisters, with Lindsay Lohan as a suicide-obsessed daughter of Streep. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are hilarious as the slightly off-color singing cowboy duo, Dusty & Lefty. Kevin Kline is a security guard who tells the story. Maya Rudolph also appears as a pregnant stage coordinator. Contains some mild sexually-oriented jokes.

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