Tender Mercies (1983)
- Starring:
- Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Drama
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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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast:
- Robert Duvall - Mac Sledge
- Allan Hubbard - Sonny
- Ellen Barkin - Sue Anne
- Michael Crabtree - Lewis Menefee
- James Aaron - Henry
- Eli Cummins - Doorman
- Norman Bennett - Rev. Hotchkiss
- Jerry Jones - Country Man
- Glen Fleming - Steve
- Jerry Biggs - Man at Bar
- Andrew Scott Hollon - LaRue
- Robert Stewart - Concessionaire
- Paul Gleason - Reporter
- Tess Harper - Rosa Lee
- Betty Buckley - Dixie
- Wilford Brimley - Harry
- Lenny Von Dohlen - Robert Dennis
- Ricky Murray - Jake
- Robert E. Blackburn III - Boy at Dance
- Ray LePere - Man in Bar
- Harlan Jordan - Walter
- Tony Frank - Man at Motel
- Berkley H. Garrett - Men at Dixie's House
- Barbara Jones - Country Woman
- Helena Humann - Woman with Groceries
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Writer(s):
- Horton Foote
- Producer(s):
- Robert Duvall, Philip Hobel, Horton Foote
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 1983 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 1983 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
- 1983 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actor
