Without a doubt, one of Rip Torn's shining moments as he slips effortlessly but perfectly into the role of Maury Dann, a feisty burned out ego-starved country star on the road. Highly recommend, and using my Pinewoods Rating System a worthy and generous Three & 1/2 Pinewoods and a must for lovers of 70's cinema or movies like The Conversation and The Swimmer....The Horror!!
Payday Movie Review & Film Summary (1973) | Roger Ebert
The musician's name is Maury Dann and he's perhaps on the edge of stardom and certainly on the edge of an abyss. He started in life as next to nothing and by the age of 35 has worked his way up to his own band, a couple of hit records, string of groupies and a chauffeured Cadillac limousine.
Every 70s Movie: Payday (1973)
takes no prisoners. Treating the excesses of one fictional country singer's life as a symbol for the extremes of anyone who believes his or her own hype, this little-seen drama stars Rip Torn as Maury Dann, a monstrous megalomaniac who mows down everyone who stands between him and glory or self-destruction, whichever comes first.
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"YOU DIDN'T EARN IT"
The Sheer Horror!!
