Perhaps If Willie Nelson Had Recorded The Theme Music?

Wow, is this a strange wag-the-dog story.  Oddly, the person that seems the least traumatized is the 10-year-old child star of the fake films, for whom it may be a great resume-builder if she chooses to bolt the cornbelt for Hollywood.  It all sounds awfully KarlRovian, except for the small scale and the seeming lack of malicious intent.