The story of an overnight success - twenty years in the making... | dG1fdHFqTHdjZDFMVEE
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00:00 I want a hit!
00:03 James Lee Springer has a hit on his hands.
00:08 Your record just went to number one in Billboard.
00:10 All join hands for the American Reel!
00:13 So you wrote the song in 1976.
00:16 Why did it take you so long to make it?
00:19 Huh.
00:20 Actually, he's blown every chance he's had.
00:24 Yes! Oh!
00:26 But with the help of his manager...
00:28 Ah, screw you! He'll buy his own plate!
00:30 ...his family...
00:32 Remember the other day?
00:33 Huh?
00:34 I found an ear on the highway.
00:36 An ear.
00:37 ...and a woman to keep him on the right path.
00:40 It is my job to make sure that you don't get depressed.
00:43 He's trying to overcome decades of frustration.
00:47 You start with the handshake.
00:49 What's wrong with my handshake?
00:50 What do I say?
00:52 No penis.
00:53 You need a hug, pal!
00:54 I don't really listen to the music.
00:57 Four words for you.
00:58 Love the chest hair, huh?
01:01 Liberty International Entertainment presents...
01:04 David Carradine.
01:06 I've sacrificed everything.
01:08 Look at me.
01:09 Mariel Hemingway.
01:11 Did you honestly think that you would change the world with a record?
01:14 What the hell do you want?
01:17 The First Amendment!
01:18 From the producer of "In the Company of Men"...
01:21 Springer!
01:24 American Real.
01:27 An overnight success.
01:30 20 years in the making.
01:33 Excuse me.
01:35 Must be another record deal.
01:37 (beeping)