

105 minutes
2/20/1988
Juanita Hutchins works at Texas bar, but she aspires to be a country songwriter. When she's not looking after her impulsive daughter, Candy, or vouching for her promiscuous friend, Doris Steadman, she's trying to maintain some semblance of a romantic life. As Juanita prepares to make the leap to Nashville, her former boyfriend, Slick Henderson, returns to town, further complicating her situation.

Lesley Ann Warren
as Juanita Hutchins

Peter Coyote
as Slick Henderson

Swoosie Kurtz
as Doris Steadman

Billy Vera
as Lonnie Slocum

Anthony Zerbe
as Ole Jeemy Williams

William Forsythe
as Tommy Earl Browner

Willie Nelson
as Self

Julia Roberts
as Candy Hutchins

Bruce Abbott
as Dove Christian

Carmen Argenziano
as Roy Simmons

Paul Bartel
as Minister

Jordan Charney
as Beecher Perry

Carole Davis
as Tina Busher

Linda Dona
as Martha Healy
Rhonda Dotson
as Kathy

Emmylou Harris
as Self

John M. Jackson
as Lee Steadman

Alice Krige
as Patsy Cline

Karen E. Laine
as Girl At Drive-In

John Mayall
as Self

Kit McDonough
as Sheila Browner

Rob Nilsson
as Chuck

Walter Olkewicz
as Private Eye
Annie O'Neill
as Bonnie

Cyril O'Reilly
as Weldon Taylor

Dennis Redfield
as Vern Sandler
Susannah Woodside
as Esther
David Morris
as Gang Mamber
Hector Garcia
as Country Western Dancer
Michael Leslie
as Unruly Fellow
Lico Reyes
as Drummer's Relative
Britt West
as Dancer
Bob Wills Jr.
as Bob Wills
Don Feldstein
as Herb Macklin (uncredited)