Tender Mercies
Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall), a once-famous country western singer, wakes up broke, alone and hung over in a tiny Texas motel run by widowed Rosa Lee (Tess Harper). Having nowhere else to go, Sledge takes a job at the motel, and through the kindness and faith of Rosa he changes his self-destructive ways.
He marries Rosa (after he's baptized at her urging) and becomes a father/pal to her son (Allan Hubbard).
Given an opportunity to make a comeback, Sledge considers leaving his new family behind, but after a reunion with his own unhappy daughter (Ellen Barkin), he vows never again to ruin anyone else's life. A simple story simply told, Tender Mercies is a warm, persuasive tale of redemption, with Robert Duvall giving one of his finest performances.
Also appearing is Betty Buckley as Duvall's ex-wife, a Dolly Parton-type country star, and Wilford Brimley as Duvall's former manager.
| Director: | Bruce Beresford |
| Producer(s): | Robert Duvall, Philip Hobel, Mary Ann Hobel, Horton Foote |
| Cast: | Paul Gleason, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Lenny von Dohlen, Betty Buckley, Allan Hubbard, Michael Crabtree, Norman Bennett, Rick Murray, Stephen Funchess, Glen Fleming |
| Writer(s): | Horton Foote |
