Many of Dolly Parton's most memorable movie roles revolve around her status as a musical superstar. That's definitely the case in 1984's Rhinestone, which features her as a successful country singer named Jake Farris. In order to get herself out of an unfavorable club contract, she's challenged by the owner Freddie, played by the late great Ron Leibman, to transform a random stranger into a superstar. Freddie chooses Sylvester Stallone's New York cab driver Nick Martinelli, and upon meeting him, it's clear that Jake has her work cut out for her.
After showing him how to fit into the honky tonk scene with his style and demeanor, Jake finally encourages Nick to take a chance at the microphone. To get him on stage, though, she has to offer up some serious self-deprecation. "The first time I was ever on-stage, I thought I was gonna die," she admits to him. When Nick then asks how she conquered her initial stagefright, she concedes, "I threw up." Eventually, they join forces for their first duet of the original song, "Woke Up in Love," and thanks to a few key tempo changes, they manage to get the crowd boot-scootin' and set out to make even more beautiful music together from there.
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