A Prairie Home Companion (film)

A Prairie Home Companion
A film poster with photographs of the cast surrounding a microphone
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Altman
Screenplay byGarrison Keillor
Story by
Based onA Prairie Home Companion
by Garrison Keillor
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEdward Lachman
Edited byJacob Craycroft
Music byGarrison Keillor
Production
companies
GreeneStreet Films[1]
River Road Entertainment[1]
Sandacastle 5[1]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • February 12, 2006 (2006-02-12) (Berlin)
  • June 9, 2006 (2006-06-09) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[2]
Box office$26 million

A Prairie Home Companion is a 2006 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman in his final film. It is a fictional representation of behind-the-scenes activities at the long-running public radio show of the same name. The film received mostly positive reviews and was a moderate box-office success on a small budget. The film features an ensemble cast including Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, and Lily Tomlin.

  1. ^ a b c d Brunette, Peter (13 February 2006). "A Prairie Home Companion". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ Nat Segaloff, Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors, Bear Manor Media 2013 p 26