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Wild Texas Wind is an 1991

1991 in film

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 American

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 made-for-television drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 distributed by Sandollar Productions, directed by Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury is an American film and television director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She had a long association with Robert Altman, writing two of his most acclaimed films, Nashville and Thieves Like Us...

 and starring Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

, Gary Busey

Gary Busey

William Gary Busey , best known as Gary Busey, is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in a large variety of films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage...

, and Ray Benson

Ray Benson

Ray Benson is the front man of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.In 1970, Benson, a Jewish native of Philadelphia, formed Asleep at the Wheel with friends Lucky Oceans and Leroy Preston. The group relocated to Austin in 1973 after a suggestion from Willie Nelson .Since then, the group has...

. Parton co-wrote the story with Mark Kiracofe, as well as multiple songs from the film with Benson.

Plot summary

The story centers around singer Thyola Rayfield (Parton) and her band Big T and the Texas Wheelers. The plot follows the band's climb to success and Thyola's tumultuous relationship with their violently abusive, alcoholic manager Justice Parker (Busey). In the midst of the chaos, a murder occurs, leaving authorities with a trio of suspects and a mystery to solve.

Main Cast

• Dolly Parton
  Dolly Parton
  Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
  
   asThyola Rayfield
• Gary Busey
  Gary Busey
  William Gary Busey , best known as Gary Busey, is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in a large variety of films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage...
  
  as Justice Parker
• Ray Benson
  Ray Benson
  Ray Benson is the front man of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.In 1970, Benson, a Jewish native of Philadelphia, formed Asleep at the Wheel with friends Lucky Oceans and Leroy Preston. The group relocated to Austin in 1973 after a suggestion from Willie Nelson .Since then, the group has...
  
   as Ben Rayson
• Dennis Letts
  Dennis Letts
  Dennis Letts was an American college professor and actor. Letts made his Broadway theater debut in December 2007 in the production of August: Osage County, which was written by his son, playwright Tracy Letts....
  
   as Harlan Fowler
• Willie Nelson
  Willie Nelson
  Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
  
   as Himself

Music

The film features original music by Ray Benson and Dolly Parton. No soundtrack was ever released.

The songs in the film are:

• "Big T" (performed by Dolly Parton)
• "There's a Ring Around the Moon Tonight" (performed by Dolly Parton)
• "Untitled Love Song" (performed by Ray Benson & Dolly Parton)
• "Road Happy/On the Road Again
  On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)
  "On the Road Again" is a song made famous by country music singer Willie Nelson, and is part of the soundtrack to the 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose....
  
  " (performed by Ray Benson, Dolly Parton, & Willie Nelson)
• "Cover Up a Heart That's Broke" (performed by Dolly Parton)
• "Swingin' Like Tarzan & Jane" (performed by Ray Benson & Dolly Parton)
• "Farther Along
  Farther Along (song)
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  " (performed a capella by Dolly Parton)
• "Leave That Cowboy Alone" (performed by Ray Benson & Dolly Parton)
• "Wild Texas Wind" (performed by Dolly Parton)
• "Speakin' of the Devil" (performed by Dolly Parton)
• "I Love a Tall Man" (performed by Ray Benson & Dolly Parton)
• "Songbird" (performed by Willie Nelson)
• "Big T/On the Road Again" (performed by Dolly Parton, Ray Benson, & Willie Nelson)
• "Wild Texas Wind Theme" (instrumental score)

Reception

The film received a positive review from Entertainment Weekly

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's Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker

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, who praised the cast's performances and called the film "pleasingly unexpected."