In 1992, George Strait was the headliner in the movie, 'Pure Country' . It was profitable at the box office, but not a huge commercial success. There were plenty of positive reviews from his fans.

Strait played the part of 'Dusty' Chandler, a country music singer who walked away from stardom in search of himself.

According to the movie trailer, it was billed as George Strait's motion picture debut...

...Pure Country Was NOT George Strait's Movie Debut

I was browsing the web today and took a look at "This Day in Country Music ." It had an entry concerning George Strait for August 27, 1982.

It was on this day, 43 years ago, that Strait made his movie debut in 'The Soldier'.

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