
In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
Cast

Mary Stuart Masterson
Lily Dale

Sam Shepard
Pete Davenport

Stockard Channing
Corella

Tim Guinee
Horace Robedaux

John Slattery
Will Kidder

Jean Stapleton
Mrs. Coons

Sean Hennigan
Card Player

Chamblee Ferguson
Drummer
Elbert Lewis
Vegetable Vendor
Johnathan Bren
Trio Singer
Brent Anderson
Trio Singer
Mark Walters
Uncle Albert
Angee Hughes
Mrs. Westheimer

John Hussey
Mr. Westheimer

Horton Foote
Old Horace (voice)
Crew

Peter Masterson
Director

Horton Foote
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Michael N. Knue
Editor

Don E. FauntLeRoy
Director of Photography
Thomas A. Irvine
First Assistant Director
John Thomas Lenox
Executive Producer
Irwin Meyer
Executive Producer
Linda Curran Wexelblatt
Executive Producer

Hallie Foote
Producer

Peter Crane
Producer
Alison Meyer
Associate Producer
Joe Pope
Associate Producer
Barbara Haberecht
Production Design
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting
Jean-Pierre Dorléac
Costume Design
Sally J. Harper
Hairstylist
Jeanie L. D'Iorio
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Julie Janes-Love
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Bob Harper
Makeup Artist
Patty York
Makeup Artist
Peter Rodgers Melnick
Original Music Composer
Chris Henry
Art Direction
Jack Marty
Art Direction