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Tender Mercies Director: Bruce Beresford Cast: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard, Betty Buckley

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  • DVD Release Date: 06/02/2009
  • Original Release: 1983
  • Rating: Rated PG
  • Sales Rank: 1,516

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Closed Caption; "Miracles & Mercies" featurette - Featuring interviews with stars Robert Duvall, Tes Harper and Allan Hubbard, director Bruce Beresford, and writer/co-producer Horton Foote; Theatrical trailer

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Disc #1 -- Tender Mercies
1. Program Start / Down and Out [1:11]
2. Main Titles [3:11]
3. Working Off a Debt [4:41]
4. Jesus Saves [4:08]
5. Sonny [2:16]
6. A Rich Man [4:58]
7. "Sing It the Way Ya Feel It" [3:52]
8. Dixie [6:00]
9. Tender Mercies [6:17]
10. Out of Control [3:12]
11. Questions [3:39]
12. Songs From the Heart [5:24]
13. "Were You Really Mac Sledge?" [3:38]
14. Sue Anne [5:30]
15. Wings of a Dove [4:09]
16. Baptism [4:17]
17. Taking the Stage [5:03]
18. A Visit From Sue Anne [3:52]
19. Family Tragedy [4:40]
20. No Answers [4:10]
21. Father and Son [4:41]
22. End Credits [2:53]

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Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall), a once-famous country western singer, wakes up broke, alone and hung over in a tiny Texas motel run by widowed Rosa Lee (Tess Harper). Having nowhere else to go, Sledge takes a job at the motel, and through the kindness and faith of Rosa he changes his self-destructive ways. He marries Rosa (after he's baptized at her urging) and becomes a father/pal to her son (Allan Hubbard). Given an opportunity to make a comeback, Sledge considers leaving his new family behind, but after a reunion with his own unhappy daughter (Ellen Barkin), he vows never again to ruin anyone else's life. A simple story simply told, Tender Mercies is a warm, persuasive tale of redemption, with Robert Duvall giving one of his finest performances. Also appearing is Betty Buckley as Duvall's ex-wife, a Dolly Parton-type country star, and Wilford Brimley as Duvall's former manager. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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September 15, 2006: A terrific performance by Robert Duvall, good chemistry with Tess Harper, great emotional flow, and a terrific country sound track.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.

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October 17, 2000: This is a beauty of an American film. Just a simply told, wonderfully acted film largely due to the Oscar winning work of Robert Duvall and the screenplay by Horton Foote. Australian Bruce Beresford again proves that those living the other side of the pond have a keen perspective on the American way.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / Stereo edition.