The damndest thing you ever saw.
Overview
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
Cast
David Arkin
Norman
Barbara Baxley
Lady Pearl
Ned Beatty
Delbert Reese
Karen Black
Connie White
Ronee Blakley
Barbara Jean
Timothy Brown
Tommy Brown
Keith Carradine
Tom Frank
Robert DoQui
Wade Cooley
Shelley Duvall
L.A. Joan
Allen Garfield
Barnett
Henry Gibson
Haven Hamilton
Scott Glenn
Pfc. Glenn Kelly
Jeff Goldblum
Tricycle Man
Barbara Harris
Winifred / Albuquerque
David Hayward
Kenny Frasier
Michael Murphy
John Triplette
Dave Peel
Bud Hamilton
Cristina Raines
Mary
Bert Remsen
Star
Lily Tomlin
Linnea Reese
Gwen Welles
Sueleen Gay
Keenan Wynn
Mr. Green
Merle Kilgore
Trout
James Dan Calvert
Jimmy Reese
Donna Denton
Donna Reese
Carol McGinnis
Jewel
Sheila Bailey
Smokey Mountain Laurel
Patti Bryant
Smokey Mountain Laurel
Richard Baskin
Frog
Jonnie Barnett
Jonnie Barnett
Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements
Sue Barton
Sue Barton
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould
Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Steve Earle
Concert-goer (uncredited)
Gailard Sartain
Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Joan Tewkesbury
Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
Thomas Hal Phillips
Hal Phillip Walker (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
The Stolen Children
The Way We Laughed
Drawing Restraint 9
The Second Track
Time of Maturity
Dave Attell: Hey, Your Mouth's Not Pregnant!
Nate & Margaret
Traps
Where We Belong
Karnawal
Black Samurai
Anne of the Thousand Days
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
3 Women
Images
The Devil, Probably
Day of Wrath
Heart Beats
Margaret
The Sweet Hereafter