Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- country music
- guitar
- texas
- alcoholism
- southern baptist
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Ellen Barkin — Sue Anne
- Allan Hubbard — Sonny
- Lenny Von Dohlen — Robert
- Paul Gleason — Reporter
- Michael Crabtree — Lewis Menefee
- Norman Bennett — Reverend Hotchkiss
- Andrew Scott Hollon — Larue
- Rick Murray — Jake - Slater Mill Boys Member
- Stephen Funchess — Bertie - Slater Mill Boys Member
- Glen Fleming — Steve - Slater Mill Boys Member
- James Aaron — Henry - Slater Mill Boys Member
- Directed
- Bruce Beresford
- Written
- Horton Foote
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 158 ratings
- Studio
- Antron Media Production, EMI Films, Associated Film Distribution, Universal Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
