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- 1 2 3 ‘Red Headed Stranger’ shows Willie’s darker side, The Tennessean, March 6, 1987
- ↑ Nelson film fulfills dream, The York Dispatch (York, PA), January 22, 1987, page 30
- 1 2 3 Alison Macor. Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas University of Texas Press: Austin, 2010.
