One of the more outlandish figures in country music’s Outlaw Movement, singer-songwriter David Allen Coe embodies the American spirit of fierce independence. He’s a reformed prisoner who clawed his way into the middle-class through sheer determination and songwriting talent. He’s an audacious rebel who isn’t afraid to adorn his body with tattoos from head to toe, or to weave colorful baubles into the yards of hair cascading from his head. But this film makes it clear that Coe’s unwavering adherence to the outlaw’s code of independence is profoundly anti-social and reckless, as evidenced by his unabashed racism and unapologetic dedication to alcoholism. Shot in unflinching veritéstyle as it follows the singer on tour and at home, Field of Stone is a disturbing portrait of a man crumbling under the weight of his demons, and the culture that idolizes him for his steadfast devotion to these self-destructive impulses.  TW