Michele Lee was given access by West's daughter Shelly West to her wardrobe of Bob Mackie originals for the production.
Tere Myers, here seen in her sole screen role, took the role of Patsy Cline as a last minute replacement for the reportedly ailing Kate Jackson. Houston native Myers was at the time performing onstage in Nashville in "Always... Patsy Cline" in which Mandy Barnett played the title role, with Myers co-starring as Cline's fan and eventual friend Louise Seger.
Larry Gatlin, who portrayed himself, stated that upon seeing Michele Lee on set dressed as Dottie in Dottie West's own Bob Mackie originals that he broke down in tears due to their extreme likeness. Ironically, Lee was wearing the same turquoise Bob Mackie outfit in the scene with Gatlin that Dottie herself wore 15 years before when she presented Gatlin with his ACM award with Barbie Benton at the 15th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, whereupon he thanked her for bringing him to Nashville in his speech.
Actress Cathy Worthington portrayed West's friend and fellow Opry star Jeannie Seely. Worthington was the wife of Ken Kragen, a talent manager who most notably managed the career of Kenny Rogers (his associate Michael Brokaw managed Dottie under Kragen before forming his own company) and was also co producer of this film with Michele Lee productions.
The McMinnville Courthouse square scene (where Dottie is set to perform at the end of the film, but telephones that she just cannot make it) was actually shot at The Williamson County Courthouse where Dottie stood on the steps five years earlier and surrendered her house to bankruptcy to creditors on National television (she admittedly called the press).