Release Date
June 9, 2006
DVD Release Date
October 10, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
100 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for risque humor
Director Robert Altman and writer Garrison Keillor join forces with an all-star cast to create a comic backstage fable, "A Prairie Home Companion," about a fictitious radio variety show that has managed to survive in the age of television. Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin star as the Johnson Sisters, Yolanda and Rhonda, a country duet act that has survived the county-fair circuit, and Lindsay Lohan plays Meryl's daughter, Lola, who gets her big chance to... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
When some people hear the name Robert Altman, they picture an acclaimed filmmaker who always seems to rear his head at the Oscars in some form or another. When I hear Robert Altman, no matter how hard I try, I think of "Gosford Park," which, while a critical darling, was one of the dumbest, most pointless and most boring movies I have ever watched. So, with great trepidation did I plug "A Prairie Home Companion" into my DVD player... and how pleasantly I was surprised. Full movie review »
