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*Patsy & Loretta*
Patsy & Loretta
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Based on	The lives of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn
Written by	Angelina Burnett
Directed by	Callie Khouri
Starring	Megan Hilty; Jessie Mueller; Janine Turner; Kyle Schmid
Composer	Tim Lauer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Neil Meron; Callie Khouri; Mark Nicholson;
Producer	Michael Lohmann
Cinematography	Michael Lohmann
Editor	Scott Vickrey
Running time	87 minutes
Production company	Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	October 19, 2019

Patsy & Loretta is a 2019 biographical drama television film directed by Callie Khouri. The screenplay by Angelina Burnett is based on the friendship between country singers Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. The cast is led by Megan Hilty, Jessie Mueller, Janine Turner, and Kyle Schmid.

The film first aired on Lifetime^[1] on October 19, 2019.^[2] The film was nominated for Best Movie at the 10th Critics' Choice Television Awards. Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller were also both nominated for Best Actress in a TV Movie.^[3]

Plot

Country singers Patsy Cline (Megan Hilty) and Loretta Lynn (Jessie Mueller) meet when the former was already a well known star.^[4] The film starts in 1957, showing the two singers in their separate lives each with their own families.

They meet in 1961 after Patsy was hospitalized due to a serious automobile accident. Already a star, Patsy helped Loretta, who was just starting in her career, giving advice on contracts and even gave her tips on costumes and makeup. They develop a friendship, until the fatal airplane crash in 1963.

Loretta is seen several years later in performance with the "ghost" of Patsy.^[5]

Cast

Megan Hilty as Patsy Cline
Jessie Mueller as Loretta Lynn
Janine Turner as Hilda Hensley
Kyle Schmid as Charlie Dick, Patsy's second husband.
Joe Tippett as Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn, Loretta's husband.
Billy Slaughter as Randy Hughes, Patsy Cline's manager.
Justice Leak as Doyle Wilburn
Jason Loughlin as Teddy Wilburn
Jane McNeill as Whiskey Soaked Lady
Jeremy Childs as Lamar Sneed
Wynn Everett as Janette Davis
Natalie Renee Long as Dottie West
Jenny Leigh as Jan Howard
Erin Beute as June Carter
Jake Etheridge as Bill West

Production

The film was shot in Nashville, Tennessee. The executive producer, Neil Meron, had also worked with Hilty on the TV series Smash in 2012-13. Co-producers were Loretta Lynn's daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and Patsy Cline's daughter Julie Fudge on behalf of Patsy Cline's Estate.^[6] Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller were cast in the lead roles.^[7]

Reception

Matt Roush wrote that the film is a "...brisk, sweet, touching and, naturally, tuneful tribute to female friendship... Megan Hilty ... gives a wonderfully robust performance as the outspoken and driven Patsy... It's inspiring and terrifically enjoyable watching Patsy, a force of musical nature, take the less worldly Loretta under her wing.... Still, the movie can be a bit sketchy as it races through their professional and personal lives."^[8]