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A Prairie Home Companion

Release Date: Friday, June 9, 2006

Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Lindsay Lohan, Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia Madsen, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Robert Altman, Maya Rudolph, Kevin Kline, Lyle Lovett, Garrison Keillor

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren (Streep), and a host of others hold court.

PG-13 Comedy N/A

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A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren (Streep), and a host of others hold court.

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The movie is a celebrity version of Garrison Keillor's radio show. It adds a slight story of the radio show ending as a new owner (Tommy Lee Jones) has bought the Fitzgerald theater that the show broadcasts from and is going to tear it down. Another fantasy element is thrown in as an angel (Virginia Madsen) stalks the theater to take one of the performers. Keillor plays the lead character, coincidentally called GK. Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep play the singing Johnson Sisters, with Lindsay Lohan as a suicide-obsessed daughter of Streep. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are hilarious as the slightly off-color singing cowboy duo, Dusty & Lefty. Kevin Kline is a security guard who tells the story. Maya Rudolph also appears as a pregnant stage coordinator. Contains some mild sexually-oriented jokes.
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PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for risque humor
Runtime
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Tagline
Radio like you've never seen it before.
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Language
English

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A Prairie Home Companion was released in on Friday, June 9, 2006. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Cars, Autumn and Only Human.



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