The Thing Called Love(1993)

Paramount Pictures

PG-13
Rated PG-13 for language
1h 56m

Release Date: Aug 27, 1993

59%
49%
6.4

Newcomers to the country-music business seek love and stardom.

Release Details

Original Release | Aug 27, 1993 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2026-06-17T11:12:58.162Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$433,254
Total US & Canada:
$1,029,721
Total Worldwide:
$1,029,721

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Director & Top Cast

Peter Bogdanovich
Director

River Phoenix
James Wright

Samantha Mathis
Miranda Presley

Dermot Mulroney
Kyle Davidson

Sandra Bullock
Linda Lue Linden

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a songwriter. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright, a promising newcomer. They fall head-over-heels and after only a few days they marry but very soon they start to regret this action. — Matthias Scheler Miranda Presley (no relation in it actually being her middle name as her now deceased father was a fan) has just arrived in Nashville in her quest to become the next big country singer/songwriter, she planning on using the same stepping stone as many of the open weekly auditions to perform at the Bluebird Café. Lucy, the café owner who decides who gets to perform, has strict rules and tells the auditioners that not getting picked one week does not mean that they are bad, but that they are not yet ready, meaning that they can audition every week. She has a wall of fame showcasing the handwritten songs that have been first performed at the café, some which made it big and some that she just felt marked a milestone for that specific singer/songwriter. Beyond Lucy, the café where she ends up working as a waitress in needing to earn a living in the meantime, Miranda befriends three of the non-Nashvillian regular auditioners, each who have a differing realistic chance of making a success in the business: Linda Lue Linden, who is always looking for the approval and friendship of others; earnest Kyle Davidson; and James Wright, arguably the one outwardly with the greatest chance of success among the four. As the four spend time together and work on their craft both individually and sometimes in collaboration, complications ensue when both Kyle and James start to fall for Miranda, Kyle who wears his heart more on his sleeve, while James deals with his feelings more like a childhood playground first love in being somewhat standoffish, and where his music may still be first priority. — Huggo Young Miranda Presley, an aspiring country singer/songwriter, comes to Nashville, Tennessee, to enter the weekly singer contest held at "The Bluebird Cafe". There she meets energetic but chaotic James Wright, the more laid-back Kyle Davidson, and Linda Lue Linden, whose career might not necessarily be in country music... When both James and Kyle get attracted to Miranda, she makes a decision. — Thomas Meyer

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