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Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997): Cast & Box Office

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Doing Time for Patsy Cline is a 1997 comedy directed by Chris Kennedy, starring Miranda Otto as Patsy, Matt Day and Richard Roxburgh. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $831 worldwide.

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Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 35m (95 min)
Director
Chris Kennedy
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Doing Time for Patsy Cline About?

The premise of Doing Time for Patsy Cline without spoilers.

Ralph leaves his father's remote Australian sheep farm with a guitar and a ticket to Nashville, hoping to hitchhike to Sydney Airport and start a country‑western singing career. He is picked up by Boyd, a volatile drug thief, and Boyd's alluring girlfriend Patsy. The film alternates flashbacks and flash‑forwards, showing Ralph's wrongful imprisonment for a drug‑trafficking frame‑up and his rapid rise to fame alongside the enigmatic Patsy.

Doing Time for Patsy Cline Themes & Keywords

· 6 tags
  • australia
  • prison
  • musician
  • dream
  • country
  • independent film
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Cast & crew

Doing Time for Patsy Cline Cast & Characters

Miranda Otto leads the cast as Patsy, with Matt Day as Ralph and Richard Roxburgh as Boyd. Directed by Chris Kennedy; 11 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Chris Kennedy

More films directed by Chris Kennedy, best-rated first: A Man's Gotta Do, Doing Time for Patsy Cline and One Roll in the Blackness.

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Box office

Doing Time for Patsy Cline Box Office

Doing Time for Patsy Cline grossed $831 worldwide.

1997 box office

Worldwide gross

$831

US & Canada
$831

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Doing Time for Patsy Cline FAQ: Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Doing Time for Patsy Cline, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Doing Time for Patsy Cline?

Doing Time for Patsy Cline runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).

When was Doing Time for Patsy Cline released?

Doing Time for Patsy Cline was released on September 5, 1997.

Who directed Doing Time for Patsy Cline?

Doing Time for Patsy Cline was directed by Chris Kennedy.

More films by Chris Kennedy

Who is in the cast of Doing Time for Patsy Cline?

Doing Time for Patsy Cline stars Miranda Otto as Patsy, Matt Day as Ralph and Richard Roxburgh as Boyd, among 11 credited actors.

How much did Doing Time for Patsy Cline make at the box office?

Doing Time for Patsy Cline grossed $831 worldwide.

Does Doing Time for Patsy Cline have a post-credit scene?

No. Doing Time for Patsy Cline has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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