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The Thing Called Love

6.119931h 56mPG-13MovieDramaRomanceMusic

A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.

DirectorPeter Bogdanovich
WriterCarol Heikkinen
ProducersJohn Davis·George Folsey Jr.

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Cast · Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

RPRiver Phoenix
River Phoenix
James Wright
SMSamantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis
Miranda Presley
DMDermot Mulroney
Dermot Mulroney
Kyle Davidson
SBSandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Linda Lue Linden
ACAnthony Clark
Anthony Clark
Billy
DADeborah Allen
Deborah Allen
Deborah Allen
KO
K.T. Oslin
Lucy
WW
Webb Wilder
Ned
EB
Earl Poole Ball
Floyd
JGJimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
KM
Katy Moffatt
Katy Moffatt
JS
Jo-El Sonnier
Jo-El Sonnier

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