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View All Photos Movie Info. A private investigator Kevin Kline keeps tabs on the proceedings as guests, cast and crew Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, Woody Harrelson of a long-running radio show prepare for the final broadcast. Their home, the Fitzgerald Theater, is due for demolition, and they await the arrival of the Texas axe-man Tommy Lee Jones.

Meanwhile, the show's creator and host Garrison Keillor conducts business as usual in the face of the show's impending demise. Robert Altman. Garrison Keillor. Jun 9, wide. Apr 25, Meryl Streep Yolanda Johnson. Lindsay Lohan Lola Johnson. Kevin Kline Guy Noir. Woody Harrelson Dusty. Garrison Keillor GK. Lily Tomlin Rhonda Johnson. Tommy Lee Jones The Axeman. Virginia Madsen Dangerous Woman. John C. Reilly Lefty. Maya Rudolph Molly.

Jones Chuck Akers. Marylouise Burke Lunch Lady. Tim Russell Stage Manager. Sue Scott Makeup Lady. Robert Altman Director. Garrison Keillor Writer. Robert Altman Producer. Wren Arthur Producer. Joshua Astrachan Producer. Tony Judge Producer. David Levy Producer. Bill Pohlad Executive Producer.

George Sheanshang Executive Producer. John Penotti Executive Producer. Fisher Stevens Executive Producer. Peter Jackson may change your mind. You'll never look at 'Oklahoma! Paul-based American Public Media Group. By Neal Justin Star Tribune. Garrison Keillor's named replacement, musician Chris Thile, hosting his first of two shows in Correction: Previous versions of this article misstated the number of employees taking voluntary buyouts in May.

More from Star Tribune. Variety Know how the Beatles ended? Politics Death threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters am. Business Why U. The fact that the show is live -- where anything is possible -- is part of what makes it so special. Because anything isn't possible if a show isn't live. And, technically, because this one is rebroadcast, it's also recorded. But that's neither here nor there, much as the new brand name, which doesn't give a sense of what you might hear and, thus, breaks one of the cardinal rules of branding: the need for association with something the target market can expect and anticipate.

In the process of trying to clean this one of association with a reticent and talented Midwesterner, MPR dropped the bauble and left the pieces on the floor.

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First published: January 24, Last modified: September 15, Bibliography Related Resources Bibliography. The Keillor Reader. New York City: Viking Penguin, Garrison Keillor.

Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, Storrs, Tim. Secondary Boeni, Meg. Related Images. Related Articles Television in Minnesota, — Prairie Home Cemetery, Moorhead. Chronology Keillor is featured on the cover of a November issue of Time magazine.