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- Kevin WardJuly 6, 2025A music biopic that manages not to feel like every other music biopic. Told in nonlinear fashion, it highlights the life of “unknown legend” Blaze Foley, singer/songwriter/storyteller and pioneer of outlaw country played wonderfully here by Ben Dickey. The story jumps between three time periods, Blaze’s early romance with Sybil Rosen (Alia Shawkat), his later touring career, and a posthumous radio interview with his frequent collaborators Townes Van Zandt (Charlie Sexton) and Zee (Josh Hamilton). The early romance is easily the best. Dickey and Shawkat’s chemistry set the screen aglow as minstrel and muse. Sybil Rosen is credited with co-writing along with Ethan Hawke and I suspect that has something to do with the lovely handling of their romance. Blaze has this enigmatic way about him. He spouts philosophical meanderings throughout the film both in his dialogue and his lyrics. Blaze’s songs are featured throughout the entire film giving it a decidedly melancholy vibe. Hawke tells this story with an impressive amount of style but an even more impressive amount of heart. In a story about the blues, though, wherever there’s heart, there’s sure to be heartbreak. Wonderful film.
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Blaze was released on August 17, 2018.
Blaze was directed by Ethan Hawke.
Blaze has a runtime of 2h 9m.
Blaze was produced by Adam Sonnenfeld, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Hawke, Jake Seal, John Sloss.
Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.
The key characters in Blaze are Blaze Foley (Ben Dickey), Sybil Rosen (Alia Shawkat), Zee (Josh Hamilton).
Blaze is rated R.
Blaze is a Drama, Biography, Music film.
Blaze has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.
Blaze had a budget of $1.2M.
Blaze has made $467K at the box office.