Blaze

About Blaze

Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.

Ethan Hawke's Blaze is a 2018 history music film. The film is filed under musician, based on memoir or autobiography, country music, and songwriter.

Ben Dickey takes the lead as Blaze Foley, Alia Shawkat as Sybil Rosen, Josh Hamilton as Zee, and Lloyd Teddy Johnson Jr. as Concho January. Released in August 2018, it runs 129 minutes.

The screenplay is by Ethan Hawke and Sybil Rosen. Production companies include Cinetic Media and Under the Influence Productions. It is adapted from real events. In the United States it streams on AMC+ Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, and IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV channel.

Bohemian Rhapsody, The Theory of Everything, and The Pianist make useful companions to Blaze, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 62 votes and it carries a R rating.