The film HARD COUNTRY is filmed at the KCBC in 1980.
Released in 1981 starring Daryl Hannah, Kim Basinger, Jan-Michael Vincent, & Tanya Tucker.

Vincent plays a contented Texan, happy with his beer and girlfriend. Basinger, the girlfriend is bored with her life. She is reunited with her girlfriend who is now a successful country singer. This film has lots of fights and funny bits, but it ends up happy.

Filming went on for a full month. Since the film takes place in Texas, 4000 bottles of Texas Lone Star beer is shipped to the film location. President Marcel Membrede recalls driving through Bakersfield in director David Greene's Mercedes as they talk about the movie. Our clubhouse's interior was transformed into a dark western saloon featuring a horseshoe-shaped bar. During the filming Marcel, Amedee and other board members often participated. During one filming session an actual saloon fight broke out. It was originally believed that the fight was brought on by many drunk film extras. The rental amount paid by the film studio added a much needed $10,000 into the club's coffers.

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BESTA 2005

in Bakersfield