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Sonny Throckmorton

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Sonny Throckmorton is known for Middle Age Crazy (1980), Square Dance (1987) and Come Early Morning (2006).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Middle Age Crazy (1980)
    Middle Age Crazy
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1980
    Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Jane Alexander, and Jason Robards in Square Dance (1987)
    Square Dance
    5.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1987
    Ashley Judd in Come Early Morning (2006)
    Come Early Morning
    6.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 2006
    18 Again! (1988)
    18 Again!
    5.8
    • Soundtrack
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Middle Age Crazy (1980)
      Middle Age Crazy
      5.6
      • based on the song by
      • 1980

    Soundtrack

    • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)
      The Bear
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Why Not Me"
      • 2025
    • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
      The Marty Stuart Show
      8.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Why Not Me?" (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Jimmy Fallon in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
      Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Rockin' My Life Away"
      • 2010
    • Ashley Judd in Come Early Morning (2006)
      Come Early Morning
      6.2
      • writer: "The Way I Am"
      • 2006
    • Scott Glenn and Sharon Gless in The Outside Woman (1989)
      The Outside Woman
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • writer: "Why Not Me"
      • 1989
    • 18 Again! (1988)
      18 Again!
      5.8
      • writer: "I Wish I Was 18 Again"
      • 1988
    • Bill Paxton in Near Dark (1987)
      Near Dark
      6.9
      • writer: "The Cowboy Rides Away"
      • 1987
    • Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Jane Alexander, and Jason Robards in Square Dance (1987)
      Square Dance
      5.6
      • writer: "Waitin' for the Sun to Shine"
      • 1987
    • Tom Jones in Tom Jones Now! (1983)
      Tom Jones Now!
      TV Series
      • writer: "Middle Age Crazy"
      • 1984
    • Happy Birthday, Bob! (1983)
      Happy Birthday, Bob!
      7.2
      TV Special
      • writer: "I Wish I Was 18 Again"
      • 1983
    • Porter Wagoner in The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
      The Porter Wagoner Show
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Smooth Sailin'"
      • performer: "Wake Up, Judy", "Invitation to the Blues"
      • writer: "How Long Has It Been?"
      • 1971–1981
    • The Midnight Special (1972)
      The Midnight Special
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "I Feel Like Loving You Again"
      • 1981
    • George Burns in George Burns in Nashville??? (1980)
      George Burns in Nashville???
      5.7
      TV Special
      • writer: "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again"
      • 1980
    • Middle Age Crazy (1980)
      Middle Age Crazy
      5.6
      • writer: "Middle Age Crazy"
      • 1980

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