Cast & crew
Songwriter (1984)
Directed by Alan Rudolph Written by Bud Shrake
Cast
| Melinda Dillon | Honey |
| Willie Nelson | Jenkins |
| Kris Kristofferson | Buck |
| Rhonda Dotson | Corkie |
| Rip Torn | Dino |
| Lesley Ann Warren | Gilda Lopes |
| Mickey Raphael | 'Harmonica' |
| Richard C. Sarafian | Rocky |
| Robert Gould | Ralph |
| Sage Parker | Pattie Batch |
| Shannon Wilcox | Anita Lopez |
| Jeff MacKay | Lardass Hogan |
| Gailard Sartain | Mulreaux |
| Stephen Bruton | Sam |
| Glen Clark | Paul |
| Cleve Dupin | Theater Manager |
| Steven Fromholz | Engineer |
| B.C. Cooper | Blain Cooper |
| Poodie Locke | Pinetop Purvis |
| Joe Keyes | Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris |
| Amanda Bishop | Diretor-1 |
| Kristin Renfro | Preso 2 |
| Sammy Allred | WJLB Disc Jockey |
| William Boyd | Blind Seer |
| Eloise DeJoria | Topless Girl |
| Chase Masterson | Bed |
| Joe Gallien | Electronics |
| Larry Gorham | Theater Manager |
| Johnny Gimble | Fiddle |
| Kate Cadenhead | Groupie |
| Gates Moore | Theater Manager |
| Jackie King | Kick Off Return Player |
| Catherine Molloy | Driver's Girlfriend |
| Bobby Rambo | Male Guest |
| Michael Reesburg | Roadie Scully |
| John Shaw | Cashier |
| Pete Stauber | Cleaner |
| Larry Trader | Golf |
| Priscilla Dougherty | The Woman |
| Bobbie Nelson | Tito's Band |
| Paul English | Drums |
| Bee Spears | Bass |
| Jody Payne | Tito's Band |
| Grady Martin | Tito's Band |
| Booker T. Jones | Keyboard |
| Billy Swan | Tito's Band |
| Donnie Fritts | Tito's Band |
| Sammy Creason | Tito's Band |
| John Edwin Shaw | (uncredited) |
| Tommy McClure | Tito's Band |
| Brad Baker | Bar Patron |
| Cara Giallanza | (uncredited) |
| Titos Menchaca | (uncredited) |
| Angela Duffy Peace | (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tomlinson | (uncredited) |
| J. David Wayne | Stagehand |
Crew
| Jay Fuller | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Alan Rudolph | Director |
| Bud Shrake | Writer |
| Sydney Pollack | Producer |
| Stuart H. Pappé | Editor |
| Matthew F. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Larry Cansler | Original Music Composer |
| Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| Willie Nelson | Songs |
| David Anderson | Production Assistant |
| Vicki Huff | Casting |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Kris Kristofferson | Songs |
| Stephen Lovejoy | Editor |
| George A. Martin | Editor |
| Greg LaCava | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Krieger | Set Decoration |
| David McGiffert | First Assistant Director |
| Kathleen Gore-Misko | Costume Design |
| Ernest Misko | Costume Design |
| Tommy Tomlinson | Property Master |
| Gary Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Van Redin | Still Photographer |
| Sheri Galloway | Assistant Editor |
| Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Dody Dorn | Sound Editor |
| Reid Paul Martin | Sound Editor |
| Glenn Dunn | Leadman |
| Janis Benjamin | Production Coordinator |
| John R. Leonetti | First Assistant Camera |
| Carol Davies | Script Supervisor |
| George A. Martin | Music Editor |
| Ralph Thiekötter | ADR Recordist |