Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Name: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Released: 2005-12-22
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Joe Ely, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Donna Spence

IMDb ID: tt0423853 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.8 (1,472 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography · Music

Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
Canada: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (English)
United Kingdom: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
Greece: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (Festival Title)
Ireland: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (English)
India: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (English)
New Zealand: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (English)
United States: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
South Africa: Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (English)
United States: Be Here to Love Me
Germany: Be Here to Love Me - Das tragische Leben des Townes Van Zandt
France: Sois là pour m'aimer - La tragique vie du chanteur folk Townes van Zandt
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van ZandtContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2005-12-22Runtime99 minutesMetascore69IMDb Popularity0User Reviews21Critic Reviews36Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsroommate roommate relationship
classmate classmate relationship
townes van zandt as subject
love
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Directors

Margaret Brown

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Joe Ely | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Guy Clark | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Willie Nelson | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Kris Kristofferson | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Donna Spence | Character: Self - Sister
Actor: Ann Rice | Character: Self - First Cousin
Actor: Luke Sharpe | Character: Self - High School Classmate
Actor: John Ruehl | Character: Self - Shattuck Classmate
Actor: Bob 'Maverick' Myrick | Character: Self - College Roommate
Actor: Frank 'Chito' Greer | Character: Self - Friend
Actor: Fran Lohr | Character: Self - First Wife
Actor: Jerry Jeff Walker | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Kevin Eggers | Character: Self - Record Producer and Label Owner
Actor: Wrecks Bell | Character: Self - Bass Player
Actor: David Olney | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: J.T. Van Zandt | Character: Self - Son
Actor: Steve Earle | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Susanna Clark | Character: Self
Actor: Peggy Underwood | Character: Self - Townes' Lawyer
Actor: Leland Waddell | Character: Self - Drummer
Actor: Cindy Van Zandt Lindgram | Character: Self - Second Wife
Actor: Katie Belle Van Zandt | Character: Self - Daughter
Actor: Mickey White | Character: Self - Guitarist
Actor: John Lomax III | Character: Self - Music Writer and Manager
Actor: Harold Eggers | Character: Self - Road Manager and Agent
Actor: Will Van Zandt | Character: Self - Son
Actor: Jeanene Van Zandt | Character: Self - Third Wife
Actor: Dylan Ferrero | Character: Self - Road Manager
Actor: Kinky Friedman | Character: Self - Musician and Author
Actor: Emmylou Harris | Character: Self - Musician
Actor: Bob Moore | Character: Self - Friend
Actor: Steve Shelley | Character: Self - Sonic Youth
Actor: Tim Foljahn | Character: Self - Two Dollar Guitar
Actor: Larry Monroe | Character: Self - DJ
Actor: Lyle Lovett | Character: Self
Actor: William Hedgepeth | Character: Self - Audio Conversations with Townes Van Zandt
Actor: Townes van Zandt | Character: Self
Actor: Lightnin Hopkins | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Margaret Brown | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Louis Black | Role: Producer
Name: Margaret Brown | Role: Producer
Name: Sam Brumbaugh | Role: Producer
Name: Lisa Cohen | Role: Producer
Name: Jannat Gargi | Role: Producer
Name: K. Lynn Martin | Role: Producer
Name: Chris Mattsson | Role: Producer
Name: Christine Mattsson | Role: Producer
Name: Ellen Naegeli | Role: Producer
Name: Lecia Rosenthal | Role: Producer
Name: Amy Shatsky-Gambrill | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Stekler | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Lee Daniel | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Don Howard | Role: Editor
Name: Karen Skloss | Role: Editor
Name: Michael Taylor | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Alka Bhanot | Role: Production Manager
Name: David Fabelo | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dawn Cooper Johnson | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jeff Nichols | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Ethan Andrus | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wayne Bell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Hammond | Role: Sound Department
Name: Justin Hennard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Herrera | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bob Kellough | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dennis Meehan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas Morrison | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Swanner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Buckner Cooke | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Mark A. Brown | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Daniel | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Frazer Bradshaw | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Samuel M. Henriques | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Layton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David McGrath | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: P.K. Munson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jen White | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Angie Alvarez | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Chris Blankenship | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marc Brown | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Fabelo | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Julian Londoño | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kevin Martin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Bill Scott | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nick Smith | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Jonathan McHugh | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Amanda Bolles | Role: Production Department
Name: Ted Chase | Role: Production Department
Name: Lee Cohen | Role: Production Department
Name: Jane Derryberry | Role: Production Department
Name: Mike Fellows | Role: Production Department
Name: Julian Londoño | Role: Production Department
Name: Melissa Mercer | Role: Production Department
Name: Sarah Munoz | Role: Production Department
Name: Leslie Sisson | Role: Production Department
Name: George Sledge | Role: Production Department
Name: Jay Van Hoy | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jessica Berman Bogdan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joseph Blink | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christine Castano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Cornelisse | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sean W. Cunningham | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Dumas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marc English | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vicki Faust | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Caroline Frick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elizabeth Gaden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Milton Glaser | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Heidenreich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jay Hodges | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christina Jarrous | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fran Lohr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Lomax III | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Malina | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melissa Mercer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wood Newton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dana O'Keefe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steven Schechter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nick Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francis Stafford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Trae Stanley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcella Steingart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Taylor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Edward Tuddenham | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeanene Van Zandt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Deborah Wiley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sian-Zee Wong | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diane Zilliox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tai-San Choo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Perrine | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Michael Almereyda | Role: Thanks
Name: Robert Bingham | Role: Thanks
Name: Johnny Guess | Role: Thanks
Name: Richard King | Role: Thanks
Name: Barbara Kopple | Role: Thanks
Name: Traci Kristofferson | Role: Thanks
Name: Richard Linklater | Role: Thanks
Name: Fran Lohr | Role: Thanks
Name: Mickey Newbury | Role: Thanks
Name: Chloë Sevigny | Role: Thanks
Name: Peggy Underwood | Role: Thanks
Name: Cindy Van Zandt Lindgram | Role: Thanks
Name: J.T. Van Zandt | Role: Thanks
Name: Jeanene Van Zandt | Role: Thanks
Name: Katie Belle Van Zandt | Role: Thanks
Name: Will Van Zandt | Role: Thanks
Name: Jerry Jeff Walker | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1136197913/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1136197913/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564499089101.mp4?Expires=1788422200&Signature=eQwjB2wn8ChJv0Ws8EWLN3V7wtukSMSqnMejBSlhg5ZMhlDZ~tXoe7zst28Dwykj8C1nuWh5DMe10Li6S9miJKywdD0g22V0B6Um45D2Yjlg7COunpa7GU8mU79ULzqhlFiZmKrHNv0QPTMtaYCZe~VqDTA9OMQCcZbXaF~bdnCT3PTj7agMi31Mc~fPnCDcZ8KlZLJzWiEgowmyxXaA5BHdkX1uFIeHEwgVKIAUQh37h~mD1cmCLYbe~9TXBP1PiZQKzVY9bwkMBX-G8jiVe4fgkwkEL1fYRCK2xUuMLStecXSdOvpzDdBkmoxdmt-Ws~8evXyHhwFzI-VfQ~bWHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Canada: September 13, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: April 3, 2005 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Greece: April 6, 2005 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
Argentina: April 13, 2005 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
United States: June 2, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: December 2, 2005 (limited)
Germany: December 22, 2005
Switzerland: March 2006 (German speaking region)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

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