TY - ADVS AU - Hobel,Philip AU - Foote,Horton AU - Beresford,Bruce AU - Boyd,Russell AU - Anderson,William AU - Dreyfus,George AU - Duvall,Robert AU - Harper,Tess AU - Hubbard,Allan AU - Buckley,Betty AU - Barkin,Ellen AU - Brimley,Wilford ED - Lions Gate Films. ED - Studio Canal. ED - Antron Media Production (Firm) ED - Lions Gate Home Entertainment. TI - Tender mercies AV - PN1997 .T46347 2009 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Santa Monica, Calif. PB - Lions Gate Films, Inc. KW - Alcoholics KW - Texas KW - Drama KW - Widows KW - Country musicians KW - Mothers and sons KW - Husband and wife KW - Fathers and daughters KW - Divorced people KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - fast KW - Feature films KW - lcgft N1 - Motion picture; Originally produced in 1982. Released in 1983; Special features: "Miracles & mercies" featurette -- featuring interviews with stars Robert Duvall, Tess Harper and Allan Hubbard, director Bruce Beresford, and writer/co-producer Horton Foote; theatrical trailer; Producer, Philip S. Hobel ; director, Bruce Beresford ; director of photography, Russell Boyd ; editor, William Anderson ; music, George Dreyfus ; writer, Horton Foote; Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard, Betty Buckley, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley; Filmed on location in Palmer, Texas; Rating: PG; Issued also on film N2 - An alcoholic drifter comes into the life of a lonely widow and her young son in the barren flatlands of Texas. But when Mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer, he must confront a painful past that includes his bitter superstar ex-wife ER -