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I Saw the Light

  • 20152015
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  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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POPULARITY
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Tom Hiddleston in I Saw the Light (2015)
The story of the country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.
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The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic... Read allThe story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
7.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,688
168
  • Director
    • Marc Abraham
  • Writers
    • Marc Abraham
    • Colin Escott(book "Hank Williams: The Biography")
    • George Merritt(book "Hank Williams: The Biography")
  • Stars
    • Tom Hiddleston
    • Elizabeth Olsen
    • Maddie Hasson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marc Abraham
  • Writers
    • Marc Abraham
    • Colin Escott(book "Hank Williams: The Biography")
    • George Merritt(book "Hank Williams: The Biography")
  • Stars
    • Tom Hiddleston
    • Elizabeth Olsen
    • Maddie Hasson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    I Saw The Light: 'You Think That's Funny?'
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    Elizabeth Olsen in I Saw the Light (2015)
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    Top cast

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    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Hank Williamsas Hank Williams
    Elizabeth Olsen
    Elizabeth Olsen
    • Audrey Williamsas Audrey Williams
    Maddie Hasson
    Maddie Hasson
    • Billie Jean Jonesas Billie Jean Jones
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Fred Roseas Fred Rose
    Cherry Jones
    Cherry Jones
    • Lillie Williamsas Lillie Williams
    Wrenn Schmidt
    Wrenn Schmidt
    • Bobbie Jettas Bobbie Jett
    David Krumholtz
    David Krumholtz
    • James Dolanas James Dolan
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Dore Scharyas Dore Schary
    Wesley Robert Langlois
    • Don Helms - Steelas Don Helms - Steel
    Joshua Brady
    Joshua Brady
    • Sammy Pruett - Guitaras Sammy Pruett - Guitar
    Casey Bond
    Casey Bond
    • Jerry Rivers - Fiddleas Jerry Rivers - Fiddle
    Michael Rinne
    • Lum York - Bassas Lum York - Bass
    Will Beinbrink
    Will Beinbrink
    • Jim Dennyas Jim Denny
    Todd Barnett
    Todd Barnett
    • Gas Station Attendantas Gas Station Attendant
    • (as Steven Todd Barnett)
    Richard Jackson
    Richard Jackson
    • Boyetteas Boyette
    Tabitha Faith
    • Lycrecia (Age 5)as Lycrecia (Age 5)
    • (as Tabby Faith)
    Daniel B. Davis
    • Raymond Wallingfordas Raymond Wallingford
    • (as Daniel Briscoe Davis)
    Ashley Beckel
    • Scary Guy Wifeas Scary Guy Wife
    • Director
      • Marc Abraham
    • Writers
      • Marc Abraham
      • Colin Escott(book "Hank Williams: The Biography")
      • George Merritt(book "Hank Williams: The Biography")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Tom Hiddleston performed all his own vocals. During the concert sequences he sings to his own pre-recorded tracks, but on the numbers "I Saw the Light" and "Your Cheatin' Heart" he sings live on camera.
    • Goofs
      During the Universal newsreel segment, the copyright is MCMXL, which is 1940. It should probably be MCML, or 1950.
    • Quotes

      Hank Williams: Everyone has a little darkness in them. They may not like it. They don't know about it, but it's there. And I'm talking about things like anger, misery, sorrow, shame. And they hear it. I show it to them. And they don't have to take it home.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Tom Hiddleston/Samuel L. Jackson/John Malkovich/Sara Pascoe/Chvrches (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      The Wedding
      Written by Aaron Zigman

    User reviews74

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    From a big Hank fan...
    I'm only 25 years old, but I have almost all of Hank's music and have read multiple books in high school about him (including "Hank Williams: The Biography" by Colin Escott). So needless to say, I had high hopes for this movie.

    I feel like my high hopes were mostly met. I thought the movie did a very good job of laying out Hank's life and showing his stardom as well as struggles. I didn't like as much that it was rated R vs a PG-13 for "Walk the Line", but then again, anyone who has studied Hank knows that his life was rough and he wasn't candy-coated by any means.

    I think Tom Hiddleston does a very good job as Hank, though maybe not QUITE as spot on as I would've liked. But when a big movie comes out about probably my biggest musical artist of all-time, I won't complain. From what I've read, Mr. Hiddleston was basically trained to be as spot-on as possible, and when I saw the movie, he had me believing it was Hank. Elizabeth Olsen did a very good job as Audrey as well.

    Overall, I quite enjoyed the movie and am anticipating any special edition releases when it comes out on DVD in a few months. Of course, there were moments of sadness especially toward the end, but there were also moments of happiness and (at least for me) a few chuckles. Although I wouldn't rank this as high as "Walk the Line" in my list of biopics, it was definitely worth the price of admission to me and I would totally see it again if given the opportunity.
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    • Apr 1, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 音樂之光
    • Filming locations
      • Minden, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • BRON Studios
      • RatPac Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,646,788
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,471
      • Mar 27, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,767,963
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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