Blaze

2018
R
2h 9m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

Alia Shawkat and Ben Dickey in Blaze (2018)

A look at the life of Texas songwriting legend Blaze Foley.

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A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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Trivia
Sybil Rosen plays her own mother in the film.

Goofs
When the Van Zandt character describes various dice combinations, he calls two fives "Box Cars". In fact it's two sixes that go by that name.

Connections
Featured in Conan: Ethan Hawke/Daniel Sloss/Ninja Sex Party (2018)

Soundtracks
Let Me Ride in Your Big Cadillac
Written by Blaze Foley
Performed by Ben Dickey

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Featured review

Impressive directing by Ethan Hawke

As a big fan of both Townes and Blaze, I knew Ethan Hawke would the perfect person to direct this, if not Linklater (who surprisingly was in the film!) You can tell he knows his Texas history down to a science and really treats the story with care and passion. It was honestly better than the 6.5 rating led me to believe. The acting from everyone was great and engaging. You could tell the budget was not huge but you wouldn't even have wanted it to be anyways with a story about a Blaze Foley. The lead actor also did an excellent job both singing and acting and really gave a great performance. Definitely recommend checking this out for any Blaze fans.