Pure Country (franchise)
Wyatt "Dusty" Chandler, who has established his career as one of the most successful country music stars, grows disenchanted with the repetition of area-filled stage shows and life on the road.[6][7][8] A talented smalltown woman named Bobbie makes a promise to her ailing Aunt Ellie that should she achieve her dreams as a country music star, she will always remain true to the values she was raised to believe.Development for Pure Country began in 1991 and filming took place during mid-1992 in Maypearl, Texas, with additional scenes shot in Mansfield, Midlothian, Cresson, and Fort Worth.[12][13] Concert scenes were shot in Forth Worth in May 1992; in order to gather enough people to fill the Will Rogers Auditorium tickets were distributed via Blockbuster stores and Rainbow-TicketMaster outlets.[16] Steve Dorff served as the composer for some of the music in Pure Country and penned the song "Heartland" alongside John Bettis.Pure Country did not receive an overwhelmingly positive reception upon its initial release and Rolling Stone stated that the film was "lambasted by most reviewers".[28][40][41] Rabin stated that while the film was not a hit during its initial release, that it "has a distinct cult among people like my father-in-law, a South African neurologist in suburban Atlanta who loves nothing more than to pick up a guitar while howling a Bob Dylan song.[43][better source needed] Pure Country 2: The Gift released to an also middling response; Variety and The Oklahoman were both critical of the film while Dove.org and The Dallas Morning News were more favorable.[27] Common Sense Media's Renee Schonfeld also gave the film three stars, stating that "The movie isn't original, but it's entertaining enough, the music is fun, and resolution comes easily.[12] The soundtrack for Pure Country 2: The Gift was released by WaterTower Music on February 15, 2011, featuring songs from the film by Katrina Elam.[54][30] Rex McGee, who wrote the screenplay for the first Pure Country film, began working on a stage musical adaptation in the mid to late 2000s.