Broken Bridges (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Steven Goldmann

Writers (WGA):

Cherie Bennett (written by) &
Jeff Gottesfeld (written by)

Release Date:

8 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Sometimes you have to go back to move forward.

Plot:

A fading country music star (Keith) returns to his hometown, where he reunites with his childhood sweetheart and also meets his 16-year-old daughter for the first time. |

Cast

Toby Keith	...	Bo Price
Kelly Preston	...	Angela Dalton
Lindsey Haun	...	Dixie Leigh Delton
Daniel Newman	...	Scott
Burt Reynolds	...	Jake Delton
Willie Nelson	...	Himself
BeBe Winans	...	Himself
Tess Harper	...	Dixie Rose Delton
Josh Henderson	...	Wyatt
Steve Coulter	...	Johnny
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Loretta
Katie Finneran	...	Patsi
Leland L. Jones	...	Club Manager
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anton	...	Partygoer
Hunt Baker	...	Party guy
Sharon Blackwood	...	Emmaline Potsam
Johanna Braddy	...	Kayla Chartwell
Seth Chalmers	...	Jerome
Greg Clarkson	...	TV Reporter (as Greg Clarkston)
John Collier	...	Bar Patron / Dancer
Brian F. Durkin	...	Donnie Potsom
Walter Scott Emerick	...	Lead Singer
Rhoda Griffis	...	Ida Mae Chalmers
Nancy Guerriero	...	Bar Patron
Bart Hansard	...	Travis
Sara Hopkins	...	Neeley Anne
Kent Igleheart	...	Partygoer
Rodney L. James	...	Country bar patron
AmyKathryn Jones	...	Cocktail Party Waitress
Leigh Kunis	...	Bar Patron
John Fitzgerald Page	...	Parking lot dater
Jeff Portell	...	Charles
Gina Prince Ramsey	...	Delton family member
April Rich	...	Head Casino Waitress
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Clyde
Steven Stadler	...	waiter in Atlantic city
Richard Tillman	...	Kyle porter
Steve Warren	...	Craps player
Gracie Zane	...	Clydes sister in law
Kenneth L. Zirkman	...	Newsroom staff

Also Known As:

Angel from Montgomery (USA) (working title)
Untitled Toby Keith Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent and sexual content, and teen drinking.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

805 Peachtree Lofts, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

ChickFlick Productions

Trivia:

The film debut of country music singer Toby Keith.

Quotes:

Dixie Leigh Delton: [Looking at the cover of a magazine] Now that's a Ho.
Emmaline Potsam: Oh, no, honey that's a weed whacker. The hoes are in the back room.

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone" (1959)

Soundtrack:

What's Up With That

a nice surprise

I am a big Toby Keith fan but have to admit that I didn't have exceedingly high expectations when I went to the premier last week (I've never been overly fond of films that I think of as only show-casing the talents or looks or reputation of a celebrity). I was surprised and happy to be wrong in this instance; I loved the film and felt that it was a solid offering, not only by Toby Keith, but by Kelly Preston and the rest of the cast. The acting was solid and the characters and their relationships were predominantly believable; Burt Reynolds was stellar, especially. The music, too, was a good fit and added to the movie for me. Both my husband (who is not a county music fan) and I thoroughly enjoyed it, and although it definitely is a "chick-flick", I would recommend it to county fans and non-country fans alike.