Song Sung Blue (2025 film)
Song Sung Blue (2025 film)
Song Sung Blue is a 2025 American biographical musical drama film written, produced, and directed by Craig Brewer, based on the 2008 documentary film of the same name) by Greg Kohs. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire Sardina, who performed as the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder.
Song Sung Blue (2025 film)
Song Sung Blue had its premiere at the AFI Film Festival on October 26, 2025, and was released in the United States by Focus Features on December 25. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $58 million. Hudson's performance garnered particular praise, and earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Actor Award, BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Plot
In 1987, musician Mike Sardina is hired to fill in for a Don Ho impersonator who has had emergency surgery, appearing at the Wisconsin State Fair. After refusing to perform when the promoter stops him from performing his own material, he quits, just as Claire Stengl, a hairdresser by day and performer by night, is preparing to go on stage as Patsy Cline.
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