Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

Steve Earle offered to "stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots" to declare him the world's greatest songwriter. In concert, Lucinda Williams often dedicates "2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten" to him. Artists, as diverse as Emmylou Harris and The Meat Puppets, have recorded his songs. The late Townes Van Zandt was the kind of artist who is always more famous dead than alive. Born into wealth, Townes was an outsider from the get-go. Clinical depression steered the ragged course as did his appetite for drugs and alcohol. Determined to be a success, Townes eventually had a hit. The royalty checks were welcome, but this mainstream cameo seems to have been awkward for him, and there's tangible discomfort and detachment from it all.

Movie Details

Cast: Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt
Running time: 99 mins

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DVD Features:

Commentary by director Margaret Brown, cinematographer Lee Daniel and musician Joe Ely

Rare and intimate performances by Townes Van Zandt and others

Exclusive in-depth interviews with featured artists

Theatrical Trailer

DVD International release dates:
North America: Mar 14, 06