The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia is a 1981 film, starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill, and Don Stroud, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. It was very loosely inspired by the Vicki Lawrence song of the same name , but in 1973, Tanya Tucker recorded a different version and her altered lyrics were used as the basis for the plot line of the movie, which is not the same as the story of the original song. New lyrics related to the plot of the film were written for the film version of the song. The film was filmed on location in Dade County, Georgia. A young singer and his...
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Release date:	May 29, 1981
Directed by:	Ronald F. Maxwell
Runtime:	120 Minutes
Producer:	Bill Blake
Music by:	Keith Allison, Bobbie Gentry, David Shire, Mark Lindsay
Cinematography:	Bill Butler
Screenplay by:	Bob Bonney

Cast of The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

Mark Hamill

Conrad

Born:September 25, 1951

Age:60

Dennis Quaid

Travis Child

Born:April 9, 1954

Age:58

Barry Corbin

Born:October 16, 1940

Age:71

Don Stroud

Born:September 1, 1943

Age:68

Kristy McNichol

Amanda Child

Born:September 11, 1962

Age:49

Director

Ronald F. Maxwell

Born: January 5, 1949

Age: 63

Education: New York University

Ronald F. Maxwell is an independent film director and writer from Clifton, New Jersey. He is most famous for writing and directing the American Civil War epics Gettysburg, 1993 and Gods and Generals, 2003. In 2007, Maxwell optioned the film rights to novelist Speer Morgan's 1979 book Belle Starr....
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Title	Released	Genre
Gods and Generals	2003	Action
Gettysburg	1993	Action
The Parent Trap II	1986	Comedy
Kidco	1984	Comedy
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia	1981
Little Darlings	1980	Comedy
Verna: U.S.O. Girl	1978

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Who wrote the script for the movie The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia?
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Bob Bonney performed the film's screenwriting.
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When was the motion picture "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" first released to the public?
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The movie premiered in May, 1981.
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Who played the production role for the film, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"?
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Bill Blake produced the film.
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Who was the distributor of the film, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"?
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Dimension Films distributed the movie.
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The movie, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is in what genre?
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The film is classified as... Drama and Indie.
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Which director created the movie "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"?
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Ronald F. Maxwell was the film's director.
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Who wrote the music for the movie The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia?
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Keith Allison, Bobbie Gentry, David Shire and Mark Lindsay composed the music score for the film's soundtrack.
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How long is the runtime of the motion picture "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"?
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The total time for the movie is 120 minutes.
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Which actors were the stars of movie, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"?
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Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill, Don Stroud and Barry Corbin played leading roles in the movie.

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