Kris Kristofferson had a career that made many other artists jealous. A prolific country singer and songwriter, he successfully transitioned to acting and won a Golden Globe for the 1976 version of “A Star is Born.” After a string of 70s hits, Kristofferson hit the skids when he starred in the infamous flop “Heaven’s Gate.” But Kristofferson continued creating music and movies for the rest of his life.
If you’d like to honor this legend, check out these titles.
The Best of Kris Kristofferson
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Dolphin Tale
September 22, 2011A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.
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Where the Red Fern Grows
May 3, 2003Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with “Old Dan” and “Little Ann.”
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Blade
August 21, 1998The Daywalker known as “Blade” - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
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Lone Star
June 21, 1996When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
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Big Top Pee-wee
July 22, 1988Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.
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Stagecoach
May 18, 1986Story follows a stagecoach ride through Old West Apache territory. On board are a cavalry man’s pregnant wife, a prostitute with a broken heart, a Marshal taking in his prisoner Johnny Ringo, a crooked gambler, and the infamous Doc Holliday
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Flashpoint
April 19, 1984Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Before they decide whether to keep the money or report it, they privately investigate the clues and unravel a decades old mystery.
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Heaven's Gate
November 19, 1980Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area’s poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion, a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson. As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.
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Convoy
June 27, 1978Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers’ tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.
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Semi-Tough
November 18, 1977A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner’s daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
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A Star Is Born
December 17, 1976Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther’s star begins to rise, while John’s continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
April 11, 1976When a widowed mother falls in love with an American sailor, her troubled young son is pressured by the bullying leader of his clique to seek revenge.
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
December 9, 1974After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.
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Blume in Love
June 17, 1973Lawyer Stephen Blume, specialized in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
May 23, 1973Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
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The Muppet Show
September 5, 1976Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
Kirstofferson is the host for the third episode of the first season.
