Warren Odom, a rich Southern gentleman, is left in a state of shock when his wife, Helen, leaves him unexpectedly. With Helen gone, Warren's kindhearted teenage daughter, Lucille, cares for him and tries to cheer him up. Warren slowly starts to recover, and begins a relationship with another woman, Vera Delmage. However, his life is complicated when his older daughter, Rae, arrives in town pregnant.
Cast
Albert Finney
Warren Odom
Jill Clayburgh
Helen Odom
Kathryn Erbe
Lucille Odom
Kyle MacLachlan
Billy McQueen
Piper Laurie
Vera Delmage
Ethan Hawke
Wayne Frobiness
Suzy Amis
Rae Odom
Alfre Woodard
Rhody Poole
Leon Pridgen
Tick
Dave Hager
Parnell Meade
Ramona Ward
Sharon
Wayne Dehart
Sam Poole
D.L. Anderson
Inn Receptionist
Jennifer Banco
Horse Carriage Driver
Anthony Burke
Singer
Terry Park
Terry
Stephanie Legette
Laura Migo
Janell McLeod
Bookstore Clerk
Josephine Humphreys
Woman in Book Shop (uncredited)
Lonnie Knight
Co-Captain - Baseball Team (uncredited)
Michael L. Nesbitt
Bartender (uncredited)
Crew
Bruce Beresford
Director
Alfred Uhry
Screenplay
Josephine Humphreys
Novel
Mark Warner
Editor
Peter James
Director of Photography
Katterli Frauenfelder
Assistant Director
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Lili Fini Zanuck
Producer
Gary Daigler
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
David Brown
Co-Producer
John Stoddart
Production Design
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Colleen Kelsall
Costume Design
Audrey L. Anzures
Hairstylist
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
John H. Anderson
Set Decoration
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