A Prairie Home Companion Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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.

Comedy Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Prairie Home Companion.

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  Meryl Streep

  Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Post

• L
  Lyle Lovett

  Angels Sing, The Open Road

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  Woody Harrelson

  Last Breath, Project Artemis

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  Lindsay Lohan

  Freakier Friday, Bobby

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  Maya Rudolph

  Animal Friends, IF

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  Garrison Keillor

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  John C. Reilly

  Sing, Wreck-It Ralph

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  Lily Tomlin

  The Ant Bully, Moving On

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  Kevin Kline

  Disclaimer (mini series), No Strings Attached

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  Virginia Madsen

  Joy, Red Riding Hood

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  Tommy Lee Jones

  Mechanic: Resurrection, The Burial

Crew Behind the Film

The A Prairie Home Companion behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Robert Altman last directed The Company and Hands on a Hard Body.

Director

Robert Altman

Screenwriter

Garrison Keillor

Production Details

What we know about the A Prairie Home Companion movie production.

Production Updates for A Prairie Home Companion

Dec 2004

Completed

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