Dale Watson to Star in Upcoming “Yellow Rose” Movie
As if Dale Watson didn’t already have enough on his plate, it has been announced that he will be co-starring in a movie called Yellow Rose that is currently in casting and pre-production. Dale will also be contributing original music to the soundtrack of the film.
Watson is slotted to play Jimmy Redburn, a washed up country legend that befriends a 15-year-old Filipina-American runaway named Rose Garcia, who dreams of one day becoming a country music singer. Yellow Rose is the brain child of Diane Paragas, a filmmaker who is of Filipino decent herself and grew up in a tiny town in Texas. An accomplished filmmaker whose work has found its way onto MTV, The Discovery Channel, and Showtime, Paragas was inspired to champion this project “to make the first Filipino-American film to break through to the mainstream.”
The main character Rose Garcia is a sensitive, introspective girl who is teased in her small town as “Yellow Rose” for her Filipino heritage mixed with her love of all things traditional country music. Rose Garcia finds her solace in the music, and spends her nights studying classic country, practicing guitar, and writing country songs. Her one friend is a young man named Elliott who is into alternative music and hates everything Texan, but sees the talent in Rose. The two teenagers slip into a honky tonk one night where they meet Jimmy Redburn, played by Dale Watson. When Rose’s mother is later picked up by immigration agents, Rose flees the scene to try and save her mom and herself by pursuing her country music dreams.
Jimmy Redburn, anxious to rekindle his own country music career, and surprised by the talent of Rose Garcia, decides to take the young girl under his wing. As they are pursued by people worried about the strange pairing, they’re also pursued by the disillusion of their dreams.
Dale Watson has also appeared in some other films recently, including the Christmas film released in 2013, Angels Sing, the 2006 film The Garage where he plays a biker, and a thriller called Two Step that was released on March 9th.
Yellow Rose appears to be very early on in the filmmaking process, but filmmaker Diane Paragas has released a screen test video of Dale Watson playing the character Jimmy Redburn and performing the tune “Every Song” that is worth checking out itself.
Every Song – Yellow Rose By Dale Watson from Diane Paragas on Vimeo.
March 31, 2014 @ 2:20 pm
Stirring. Dale Watson is a great great talent. This resonates deep. Recalling the loss of his own love long ago. This will be a great film. I can’t wait.
March 31, 2014 @ 2:24 pm
Thanks for posting; let’s hope it turns out well. Speaking of Dale in movies, I was watching the 1993 film The Thing Called Love awhile ago and was pleasantly surprised to see Dale (and James Intveld, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Earl Poole Ball) all in a movie that was set in Nashville.
April 3, 2014 @ 10:31 am
“You got them lyrics, Dale?”
“Right here!”
Great scene.
March 31, 2014 @ 2:26 pm
Dale Watson is by far one of the coolest mother fuckers in the history of Country music. A true talent, and I’m sure this film is going to be great as well.
April 1, 2014 @ 9:40 am
Glad to finally have a movie about a Filipino being a country music fan.
April 1, 2014 @ 7:24 pm
I work with Dale trying to help promote the word about his new bar near San Antonio. He truly is a visionary and a man of the people. We need more artists like him to fight against corporate pop country music.
April 1, 2014 @ 7:59 pm
Not trying to be ignorant here, but didn’t Dale Watson do a jingle for the Dollars Direct commercial? Took me a minute, but I’m almost sure he’s the same guy that sings the jingle to the tune of “Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam”. It’s a damn funny commercial!
I guess he’s gotta eat too!
April 1, 2014 @ 11:07 pm
Dale Watson shits firecrackers with every song he sings…it’s just a shame Nashville is deaf to the “BOOM”!
April 10, 2014 @ 12:48 am
Dale is a good singer, but he looks like an actor too.
April 10, 2014 @ 3:59 am
Great scene ! Definitely had me hooked! The song is amazing and passionate in all aspects! Can’t wait for the movie!
April 15, 2015 @ 3:05 pm
Couldn’t have picked a better person. Dale is great!
July 31, 2015 @ 5:26 pm
I live in Canada and enjoy the Dollars Direct commercial that Dale sings in. Just curious about the jingle. Is it based on the song Home on the Range ??