Tender Mercies
“His struggle for fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning.”
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
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Cast
44 people
Robert Duvall
Mac Sledge
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Tess Harper
Rosa Lee
Known for
No Country for Old Men
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Betty Buckley
Dixie
Known for
Split
The Happening
Wilford Brimley
Harry
Known for
The Thing
Cocoon
Ellen Barkin
Sue Anne
Known for
Animal Kingdom
Ocean's Thirteen
Allan Hubbard
Sonny
No other roles listed
Lenny Von Dohlen
Robert
Known for
Home Alone 3
Electric Dreams
Paul Gleason
Reporter
Known for
Die Hard
The Breakfast Club
Michael Crabtree
Lewis Menefee
Known for
The Return of the Living Dead
Whore
Norman Bennett
Reverend Hotchkiss
Known for
Terms of Endearment
Hope Floats
Andrew Scott Hollon
Larue
No other roles listed
Rick Murray
Jake - Slater Mill Boys Member
Also in
The Invaders
Petticoat Junction
Bruce Beresford Director · Horton Foote Writer George Dreyfus Composer
Worldwide gross $8.4M · Budget $4.5M · United States release March 4, 1983
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$8,400,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
EMI Films
Production
Antron Media
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
Antron Media Production
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · March 4, 1983
Theatrical
United States · March 4, 1983
Theatrical
United States · June 2, 2009
Digital · Prime
United States
March 4, 1983 · Premiere · USA Film Festival
June 2, 2009 · Physical · DVD
September 9, 2015 · Digital · iTunes
August 11, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
February 2, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
June 10, 1983 · Theatrical
April 16, 2002 · Physical · DVD
August 1, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray+DVD
Brazil
December 27, 1984 · Theatrical
Canada
August 11, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
China
June 15, 2021 · Digital · bilibili
Denmark
July 4, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
April 27, 1984 · Theatrical
December 5, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
June 11, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 31, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
France
May 10, 1983 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
October 19, 1983 · Theatrical · Paris
May 31, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
May 19, 1994 · TV
Greece
September 24, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Italy
June 20, 1984 · Theatrical · Milan
Netherlands
September 8, 1983 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 4, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
March 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 26, 1984 · Theatrical
May 31, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Uruguay
March 29, 1984 · Theatrical
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