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A 2006 film starring Country Music singer Toby Keith.

Bo Price (Keith) is a country musician who has fallen out of the spotlight. Returning home after a family tragedy, he reunites with his true love, Angela (Kelly Preston). His life changes forever when he meets his teenage daughter for the first time, and both Bo and Angela must confront the past and make plans for the future.

Although commercially derided for its writing and Keith's performance, the film also spawned an eponymous soundtrack. Keith himself sang "Crash Here Tonight" and actress-singer Lindsey Haun provided "Broken", both of which made the country charts in 2006.


Tropes:

  • A Mistake Is Born: Angela unintentionally reveals that Dixie Leigh is this during their mother-daughter argument.
  • Armor-Piercing Response: Angela delivers one to Dixie Leigh during their mother-daughter argument, leading a hurt Dixie to retreat back to her room.
  • As Himself: Both Willie Nelson and BeBe Winans star as themselves.
  • Attempted Rape: Dixie Leigh is nearly raped by a guy she likes at a party. Luckily, she fights him off and escapes.
  • Hollywood Heart Attack: Angela's mother and Dixie Leigh's grandmother Dixie Rose suffers a stroke and collapses just moments after her son's funeral.
  • Emo Teen: Dixie Leigh dresses and behaves like this.
  • Mama Bear: Angela is very protective of her daughter Dixie Leigh.
  • Not What It Looks Like: Angela comes home from work to find her daughter and a male friend of hers on her bed, him shirtless and her in a bra. Though nothing sexual happened as they were just rehearsing.
  • Teen Pregnancy: After a fight, Angela reveals to Dixie that she was 17 and she didn't count on being pregnant.

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