One-Trick Pony is a 1980 film written by and starring Paul Simon. It co-stars Blair Brown, Joan Hackett and Rip Torn and is directed by Robert M. Young.
Simon plays Jonah Levin, a once-popular folk rock star who has not had a hit in ten years, and who now opens for punk rock bands. He is trying to record a new album, but faces a number of obstacles, including a trendy but talentless producer who is trying to convince him to have sex with her, and an indifferent record company which is pressuring him for something that will sell. He is also trying to restore his relationship with his former wife and his young son. The character wears a baseball cap for much of the film.
The title derives from a colloquial American expression meaning a person specializing in only one area, having only one talent, or of limited ability. The OED's first citation is from 1905.
The film has been said to be based on experiences in Simon's professional and personal life. Walter Fox, the record company executive portrayed by Rip Torn, was rumored to be based on Walter Yetnikoff, who was President of CBS Records, Simon's former label, in the 70s. (Simon went to Warner Bros. Records in 1979.) The film
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