![]() ![]() Props must be given to Jersey filmmaker Kevin Smith, who directed Ben Affleck in this 2004 film about a father trying to raise his daughter after his wife passes away. In one heartbreaking scene, he comes home, goes straight to his turntable and puts on Springsteen’s “Stolen Car” - the song says more than dialog ever could. Springsteen’s affinity for the working classes in song has been well documented, but it rarely has a more fitting visual element than in this 1997 James Mangold-directed film, where Sylvester Stallone portrays a small-town Jersey sheriff surrounded by crooked cops. Music critic-turned-filmmaker Cameron Crowe does exactly that in this 1996 film, as Springsteen’s “Secret Garden” uses this song to frame the arc of the love story, as Tom Cruise’s character struggles to be the man that single mom Dorothy (Renee Zellweger) needs. ![]() ![]() If there’s one key skill that music critics can bring to filmmaking, it’s the ability to place the right song in the right scene. Which is what we’re going to do, after serving up these six great examples of Springsteen music used well in films. ![]()
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