The Thing Called Love (1993) - Credits and Details

The Thing Called Love Credits and Details

Directed by
	Peter Bogdanovich
Written by
	Carol Heikkinen
Cast
	River Phoenix	...	James Wright
	Samantha Mathis	...	Miranda Presley
	Dermot Mulroney	...	Kyle Davidson
	Sandra Bullock	...	Linda Lue Linden
	K.T. Oslin	...	Lucy
	Anthony Clark	...	Billy
	Webb Wilder	...	Ned
	Earl Poole Ball	...	Floyd
	Deborah Allen	...	Deborah Allen
	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	...	Jimmie Dale Gilmore
	Katy Moffatt	...	Katy Moffatt
	Jo-El Sonnier	...	Jo-El Sonnier
	Pam Tillis	...	Pam Tillis
	Kevin Welch	...	Kevin Welch
	Trisha Yearwood	...	Trisha Yearwood
	Wayne Grace	...	R.C.
	Micole Mercurio	...	Mary
	Starletta DuPois	...	Selma
	Larry Black	...	Taxicab Driver
	O'Neal Compton	...	Singing Cop
	Zoe R. Cassavetes	...	Bluebird Waitress (as Zoe Cassavetes)
	LeNae Goolsby	...	Bluebird Waitress
	Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Reverend Raymond (as Barry 'Shabaka' Henley)
	Paul Hampton	...	Doug Siskin
	Carol Grace Anderson	...	Diner Waitress
	Larry K. Hirsch	...	Studio Engineer
	Kevin Bourland	...	Publisher
	Tom Nolan	...	Desk Cop
	Edward Richbourg	...	Stan the Barber
	Vernon Oxford	...	Tom the Barber
	Merri Biechler	...	Truck Stop Waitress
	Barbara Harrington	...	Auditioner
	Anna Thea Bogdanovich	...	Writer's Circle Participant
	Cliff Brown	...	Writer's Circle Participant
	Rosie Flores	...	Writer's Circle Participant
	Jason Klassi	...	Writer's Circle Participant
	Valeri Ross	...	Doctor
	Carol Wade	...	Nurse
	Lisa L. DeCaro	...	Joy (as Lisa De Caro)
	Erica Rezac	...	Little Girl
	Gregory H. Alpert	...	Graceland Guard
	Jack Verbois	...	Rear-ended Driver
	Ancel Cook	...	Onlooker
	Rick Hall	...	Onlooker
	George Olsey	...	Onlooker
	Michael Shure	...	Onlooker (as Michael Andrew Shure)
	Bret Graham	...	Cowboy at Bus Station
	Steven Hebert	...	Congratulator
	Susan Ahulii	...	Congratulator
	Deirdre McGill	...	Bluebird Patron
	Steve Cottrell	...	Bluebird Patron
	Ledge Musselman	...	Bartender
	Ron Deskins	...	Cook
	Erik Moncarz	...	Cook
Uncredited Cast
	Lisa Haley	...	Cajun Fiddler
	Stacy Harris	...	Bluebird Cafe Patron
	James Intveld	...	Backup Singer
	Vern Monnett	...	Musician
	Garth Shaw	...	Diner Patron
	Sky Siewerski	...	Musician
	John Thaddeus	...	Country Dancer
	Dale Watson	...	Dale the Guitarist
Produced by
	Darlene K. Chan
	John Davis
	Steve Foley
	George Folsey Jr.
Original Music by
	G. Marq Roswell

Additional Info
Premiere:	August 27, 1993
DVD Release:	March 07, 2006
Country:
Distributor:	Paramount Studios
Websites:

Ratings
6.4 / 10	46 / 100

Alternate Titles
Nashville Blues

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Davis Entertainment

Distributors
Paramount Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1996) (USA) (TV)
Paramount Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2007) (USA) (TV)

Filming Locations
Blakey's Diner - Murfreesboro Pike & Parris Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (Miranda & Kyle eat and write songs here, now demolished.)
Bluebird Cafe - 4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Drake Motel - 420 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (Miranda rents the Disco Room here.)
Graceland - 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, USA (James & Miranda stop at the front gate and inquire about visiting hours.)
Halfway House Cafe - 15564 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, California, USA (bus stop / cafe where Miranda writes the song "Maybe God's A Woman Too")
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
USA

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