{"id":594,"date":"2015-03-09T00:18:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T05:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/?p=594"},"modified":"2015-03-09T00:18:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T05:18:45","slug":"bob-dylan-the-movie-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/2015\/03\/09\/bob-dylan-the-movie-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Dylan the Movie Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who knew that Bob Dylan was in a movie? I sure didn’t, until reading this clipping from\u00a0Chicago Defender<\/em>‘s issue released May 23, 1973. \u00a0Announcing the premier of\u00a0Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid<\/em>, the author gives a short summary of the film and introduces the cast, which includes Bob Dylan. \u00a0About the actors, he writes, “The cast is…truly noteworthy and Peckinpah acknowledges that the process of finding the right actor for the right role was painstaking work.” 1<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Peckinpah was the director of the film and had experienced success in the past, and he comments on the cast of stars with newcomer Bob Dylan to the scene. \u00a0He says “It pays off…with a great cast like this it’s almost gratuitous to say you’ve got a lot going for you.” 1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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It appears that Peckinpah was perhaps counting on the fame of Dylan to bring the same success to this movie as others, as his acting is far from winning any academy wards in this film… and you can see for yourself.<\/p>\n