Back Roads (1981)
Running from the past, and backing into love.
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.
- Date of release
- 1981-03-13
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (30)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Martin Ritt
Casting
- Sally Field — Amy Post
- Tommy Lee Jones — Elmore Pratt
- David Keith — Mason
- M. Emmet Walsh — Arthur
- Michael V. Gazzo — Tazio
- Nell Carter — Waitress
- Royce D. Applegate — The Father
- Don 'Red' Barry — Pete
- Billy Jayne — The Boy Thief
- Brian Frishman — Bleitz
- Dan Shor — Spivey
- Barbara Babcock — Rickey's Mom
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Mobile
Back Roads is a 1981 American romantic comedy film starring Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. It is directed by Martin Ritt. It got middling reviews and grossed $11 million at the box office. This was the first film produced by CBS Theatrical Films. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Production
Field and Jones disliked one another intensely during filming. Ritt said that he regretted not being able to make this film work, blaming its failure on both the script and the stars' inability to get along.
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