Beverly D'Angelo as Patsy Cline. Incredible!

Yeah, I read that. Not only that but isn't it true that Lange lip-synched as well? What were they thinking?

Both D'Angelo and Spacek killed it in those roles. The ability to sing with their own voices takes the characters into a place where most actresses, including Lange(as much as I love her) could not go. D'Angelo was particularly amazing in that role. And add Tommy Lee Jones in the mix and you've got a fantastic film.

Part of the charm of the Griswolds singing is that Chevy and Beverly are both serviceable musicians.

I mean, if Chevy were just a little better drummer, he might have ended up as the drummer for Steely Dan and we might never have heard of him outside of that.

reknowned producer robert evans wrote an autobiography called "the the fat lady sang"...in it, he recounts his life and loves in hollywood.

he had this to say about beverly d'angelo

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A mutual friend, socialite Nikki Haskell, gave Evans D’Angelo’s number, and he called her from Paris. D’Angelo told him: “Let’s cut to the chase. No getting-to-know-you stuff. Saturday at noon I’m coming over .?.?. Don’t be a disappointment to me. Get a good night’s sleep on Friday. You’ll need it.”

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Evans writes that he cut short his Paris trip to get back to his Beverly Hills mansion. Shortly after noon, a red rose arrived with a note from D’Angelo. Evans had been stood up.

But a week later, she invited him to visit her at the Beverly Prescott Hotel, where the actress, best known for the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” movies, was recuperating from knee surgery, with her leg in a cast. Evans didn’t get home until the next morning.

“What happened during those eight hours?” Evans writes. “I never thought so many firsts could happen in one night. Especially with a cripple!”

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Prime Beverly D'Angelo was

Bev singing at the Viper room NSFW

always had a nice set on her

Beverly was in this movie called Widow's Kiss.

Enough said.

Look it up.

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I know people like to hate on Chevy, but he is a fantastic musician. He is gifted with perfect pitch. He's a helluva pianist as well.

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I was trying to be complimentary - Chevy was never going to make a living as a musician - but, as you say, he's gifted with perfect pitch, can carry at tune and is a multi-instrumentalist - not a lot of actors can say that.