Plot
Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Cast
as Mac Sledge
as Rosa Lee
as Dixie
as Harry
as Sue Anne
as Sonny
as Robert
as Reporter
as Lewis Menefee
as Reverend Hotchkiss
Gallery
Reviews
**_A broken-down Country musician seeks a new life in Texas_** A single mother (Tess Harper) runs a motel & gas station in the lonely plains between Dallas and Austin. She hires an alcoholic man who couldn’t pay what he owed (Robert Duvall) and discovers that he’s an ex-Country star. “Tender Mercies” (1983) is a lowkey drama set in rural Texas, reminiscent of "Resurrection" (1980) mixed wit…