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Tender Mercies

  • 7.3 /10

  • 130

  • 82%

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

Robert Duvall as Mac Sledge
Robert Duvall

as Mac Sledge

Tess Harper as Rosa Lee
Tess Harper

as Rosa Lee

Betty Buckley as Dixie
Betty Buckley

as Dixie

Wilford Brimley as Harry
Wilford Brimley

as Harry

Ellen Barkin as Sue Anne
Ellen Barkin

as Sue Anne

Allan Hubbard as Sonny
Allan Hubbard

as Sonny

Lenny Von Dohlen as Robert
Lenny Von Dohlen

as Robert

Paul Gleason as Reporter
Paul Gleason

as Reporter

Michael Crabtree as Lewis Menefee
Michael Crabtree

as Lewis Menefee

Norman Bennett as Reverend Hotchkiss
Norman Bennett

as Reverend Hotchkiss

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 4, 1983

Production Companies

  • Antron Media Production

  • EMI Films

  • Associated Film Distribution

  • Universal Pictures

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $4,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $8,400,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.53 hrs

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**_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…