The Thing Called Love ★★½ 1993 (PG-13) Take last year's surprise hit "Singles" and replace grunge rock and Seattle with Country/Western and Nashville for this unsentimental tale of four 20-something singles trying to make their mark in the world of country music. The idea for the plot comes from the real-life Bluebird Cafe—the place where all aspiring singers and songwriters want to perform. Phoenix, Mathis, Mulroney, and Bullock did their own singing; look for Oslin as the Cafe owner. Phoenix's last completed film role. 116m/C VHS. River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Sandra Bullock, Dermot Mulroney, K.T. Oslin, Anthony Clark, Webb Wilder; Cameos: Trisha Yearwood;
Director:
Peter Bogdanovich;
Writer:
Allan Moyle, Carol Heikkinen;
Writer:
Peter James.
