
Crazy Heart(2009)
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.


“Everyone wanted him. No one could control him.”
Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville.
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Waylon Payne
Hank Garland

Ali Larter
Evelyn Garland

Lane Garrison
Billy Garland

Scott Michael Campbell
Billy Byrd

David Conrad
Ryan Bradford

John Fleck
Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas

Timothy Omundson
Paul Howard

Brent Briscoe
Doug

Beau Baxter
Producer Jerry

Raymond O'Connor
Jimmy
Crazy is a music, drama, romance film released in 2008 exploring themes of assassination, jazz, guitar, doctor, suburb. Directed by Rick Bieber, it stars Waylon Payne, Ali Larter, Lane Garrison. Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville.
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