| Genre | Comedy Drama Music Romance |
|---|---|
| Director | Bobby Roth |
| Executive producer | Hunt Lowry[1] |
| Teleplay | Dan Jenkins |
| Writer | Bobby Roth |
| Starring | Willie Nelson Lesley Ann Warren Peter Coyote Swoosie Kurtz Julia Roberts |
| Music | Stanley Myers |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Company | HBO Pictures Rastar Productions |
| Network | HBO |
| Released | February 20, 1988 |
| Runtime | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Baja Oklahoma is a 1988 American made-for-television comedy-drama film by HBO Original Film starring Lesley Ann Warren. Written by director Bobby Roth and novelist Dan Jenkins, based on Jenkins's 1982 novel with the same title,[2] it also stars Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, and Julia Roberts. The title song was written by Jenkins and Willie Nelson, who appears as himself near the end of the film to sing it with Warren.[3]
Plot
Juanita Hutchins has dreams of becoming a country-western music songwriter, but she works at a bar in the meantime.
Other
"Baja Oklahoma" is a nickname for Texas.[4]
References
- ^ Frazier, Tony (March 4, 1988). "Producer Adds Sooner Touch to "Baja Oklahoma'". The Oklahoman
- ^ "Television Reviews : 'Baja' Disappoints With Trite Plot, Characters". Los Angeles Times. February 19, 1988.
- ^ White, Susan (February 21, 1988). "'BAJA OKLAHOMA". – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Calendar of Oklahoma Audubon Events (2009)"
External links
Baja Oklahoma at IMDb