Tender Mercies
"His struggle for fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning."
Alcoholic 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
Mac Sledge
Tess Harper
Rosa Lee
Betty Buckley
Dixie
Wilford Brimley
Harry
Ellen Barkin
Sue Anne
Allan Hubbard
Sonny
Lenny Von Dohlen
Robert
Paul Gleason
Reporter
Michael Crabtree
Lewis Menefee
Norman Bennett
Reverend Hotchkiss
Andrew Scott Hollon
Larue
Rick Murray
Jake - Slater Mill Boys Member
Stephen Funchess
Bertie - Slater Mill Boys Member
Glen Fleming
Steve - Slater Mill Boys Member
James Aaron
Henry - Slater Mill Boys Member
Jerry Biggs
Man in Bar
Sheila Bird
Concessionaire
Robert E. Blackburn III
Boy at Dance
Eli Cummins
Doorman
Tony Frank
Man at Motel
Berkley Garrett
Man at Dixie's House
Helena Humann
Woman in Store
Suzanne Jacobs
Nurse
Barbara Jones
Country Woman
Jerry Jones
Country Man
Harlan Jordan
Waiter
Robert P. Kelley
Choirmaster
Ray LePere
Man in Bar / Restaurant
Pat Minter
Man at Dixie's House
Terry Schoolcraft
Ada - Dixie's Driver
Oliver Seale
Man at Dixie's House
Denise Simek
Concessionaire
Robert Stewart
Concessionaire
Susan Aston
Woman at Dance
Vicki Neff
Woman at Dance
Pamela Putnam
Woman at Dance
Jerry Abbot
Piano - Country Blues Band Member
Bobby Hibbitts
Drums - Country Blues Band Member
Buddie Hrabal
Steel Guitar - Country Blues Band Member
Jerry Matheny
Guitar - Country Blues Band Member
Wayne Milligan
Bass - Country Blues Band Member
Don Clark
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Douglas Stewart
Concert Goer (uncredited)
Joe Zadwick
Front Row Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Crew
Bruce Beresford
Director
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
Philip Hobel
Producer
George Dreyfus
Original Music Composer
William M. Anderson
Editor
Jeannine Oppewall
Art Direction
Daniel Loren May
Set Decoration
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Ben Loggins
Utility Stunts
Russell Towery
Utility Stunts
Randy Fife
Stunt Double
Horton Foote
Writer
Mary-Ann Hobel
Associate Producer
Horton Foote
Co-Producer
Robert Duvall
Co-Producer
Lynn Decker
Hairstylist
Paul Huntley
Wig Designer
Michael J. Randall
Assistant Hairstylist
Carla Rulien
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tom Joyner
Unit Production Manager
Richard Luke Rothschild
First Assistant Director
Kelly Wimberly
Second Assistant Director
E.W. Bradford
Construction Coordinator
James R. Cox
Swing
Glenn Dunn
Leadman
Roy W. Wahlstrom
Painter
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Angelo Corrao
Assistant Sound Editor
Jay Dranch
Sound Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Assistant Sound Editor
Stuart Lieberman
Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Lieberstein
Sound Editor
Dennis Maitland II
Boom Operator
Chris Newman
Sound Mixer
Maurice Schell
Supervising Sound Editor
Maurice Schell
Foley Artist
Magdaline Volaitis
Assistant Sound Editor
Dick Vorisek
Recording Supervision
Thomas Alcala
Electrician
Curtis Bingham
Grip
Don Broughton
Playback Coordinator
Jerry G. Callaway
Camera Operator
Murray K. Campbell
Gaffer
Michael P. Henning
Electrician
John Knight
Best Boy Grip
J. Michael McClary
First Assistant Camera
Fred L. McLane
Second Assistant Camera
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Tony Poston
Dolly Grip
Kerry Rike
Key Grip
Philip C. Pfeiffer
Camera Operator
Dave Roberts
Electrician
Johnny Smith
Grip
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Robin Boehme
Extras Casting
Jane Greenwood
Costume Design
Elizabeth McBride
Costumer
Joan Thomas
Costume Assistant
Joan Thomas
Set Costumer
Norman Buckley
Assistant Editor
Emily Paine
First Assistant Editor
Charles Simmons
Assistant Editor
Mary Sweeney
Editorial Production Assistant
Danette Goss Alberts
Location Manager
Tommy Oliver
Music Arranger
Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
Nick Felix
Choreographer
Betty A. Buckley
Production Coordinator
Dawn Easterling
Production Assistant
Karen A. Hall
Production Secretary
Sandra K. Jantzen
Production Assistant
Erica Rogalla
Production Assistant
Dominique Bruballa
Assistant Accountant
Kathleen McGill
Production Accountant
Don Miller
Production Accountant
Mike Parsons
Property Master
William Vance White
Assistant Property Master
John Kane
Unit Publicist
Diane Batson-Smith
Producer's Assistant
Kathleen Caton
Producer's Assistant