Do you like a good story? Do you like music or the history of music? Oh do I have a movie for you. Everyone of all ages should see this. This movie is crafted perfectly. The cinematography is out of this world. Along with the fantastic cinematography, the life story of Woody Guthrie is one of the best.

David Carradine plays Woody Guthrie and does it outstandingly. He really fits the character well. Ronny Cox plays Ozark Bule and collaborates really well with Carradine when they are both in a scene. Melinda Dillon who is loving and warming plays Mary Guthrie (Guthrie’s Wife).

The movie Bound for Glory is a biography of Woody Guthrie directed by Hal Ashby that takes place in 1930 during the Great Depression. Woody is a musician and sign painter in Pampa, Texas. There wasn’t much for him in Texas and he had heard so much good about California that he decided to leave. Guthrie hitchhiked and train hopped all the way there. During his trip he saw lots of working people and poverty. In California Woody crosses paths with a country singer named Ozark Bule. Both of them end up working at a radio station playing music for the working class. Life is going good for Woody at the radio station until union starts getting involved.

One of the best scenes in the entire movie is when Guthrie meets Ozark Bule. Ozark shows up in a car to the camp during the early afternoon and starts playing some music. Everyone crowds around his car until the sunsets and when it’s pitch black out Woody Guthrie gets his chance to play in front of the 50-75 people crowded around the car. Guthrie plays a song called Bound for Glory which everyone loved. This ended up getting Guthrie his job at the radio station. 

I do recommend this movie, especially to someone who is into music or into the Great Depression history. The movie shows aspects of the Great Depression like the lack of jobs and how desperate people were to get any meal they could. The cinematography shows this time frame like no other movie. The movie is shot in color but it’s not the color that makes it great, it’s the way the scenes are shot. The angles and the setting are just amazing. Overall, this movie is a masterpiece that everyone should see.