A Prairie Home Companion
“Radio like you've never seen it before.”
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
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Cast
40 people
Meryl Streep
Yolanda Johnson
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Lily Tomlin
Rhonda Johnson
Known for
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Grace and Frankie
Lindsay Lohan
Lola Johnson
Known for
Mean Girls
The Parent Trap
Garrison Keillor
GK
Known for
The Civil War
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Woody Harrelson
Dusty
Known for
Now You See Me
Zombieland
John C. Reilly
Lefty
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
The Sisters Brothers
Virginia Madsen
Dangerous Woman
Known for
Swamp Thing
The Number 23
Kevin Kline
Guy Noir
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Tommy Lee Jones
Axeman
Known for
Men in Black
No Country for Old Men
L.Q. Jones
Chuck Akers
Known for
The Mask of Zorro
Casino
Maya Rudolph
Molly
Known for
Bridesmaids
Big Mouth
Marylouise Burke
Lunch Lady
Known for
Sideways
Crisis in Six Scenes
Robert Altman Director · Garrison Keillor Screenplay Ken LaZebnik Story
Worldwide gross $26M · Budget $10M · United States release June 9, 2006
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,978,375
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Sandcastle 5
Production
Prairie Home Productions
Production
GreeneStreet Films
Production
River Road Entertainment
Production
Ivanhoe Pictures
Production
Picturehouse Entertainment
Production
Sandcastle 5 Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Norwegian
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2006
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · June 9, 2006
Theatrical
United States
March 10, 2006 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
June 4, 2006 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Australia
October 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 2, 2006 · Theatrical · AB Internacional mj.gov.br
Denmark
July 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
September 29, 2006 · Theatrical
France
September 9, 2006 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
December 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Germany
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
June 22, 2006 · Limited theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 14, 2006 · Premiere · Iceland International Film Festival
August 4, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
June 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
March 3, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 26, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 19, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 8, 2006 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 12, 2006 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 5, 2007 · Theatrical
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