Back Roads
Running from the past, and backing into love.
Rating: 5.4 out of 10TMDB(30 votes)
Overview
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
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Box office
Grossed $11.8M worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in Mobile
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Music
Music by Henry Mancini
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John A. Alonzo
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Gary DeVoreWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 13, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $11.8M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Sally FieldAmy Post
Tommy Lee JonesElmore Pratt
David KeithMason
M. Emmet WalshArthur
Michael V. GazzoTazio
Nell CarterWaitress
Royce D. ApplegateThe Father
Don 'Red' BarryPete
Billy JayneThe Boy Thief
Brian FrishmanBleitz
Dan ShorSpivey
Barbara BabcockRickey's Mom
Alex ColonEnrique
Lee de BrouxRed
Ralph SeymourGosler
Tony GaniosBartini- Gerry OkuneffOren
Miriam ColonAngel
Bruce M. FischerEzra
John Dennis JohnstonGilly
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