Back Roads
Brief Synopsis
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Amy Post is a prostitute who has never gotten over having given her only child up for adoption. When Amy meets a drifter named Elmore Pratt, she does not like him. But the two misfits are both dreaming of a better life, and so they take to the road, leaving the deep South and heading for California.
Cast & Crew
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Martin Ritt
Director
John Jackson
Merle
Louis Nicholas
Matthew Campion
Joe Ferd
Donald Barry
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Synopsis
Amy Post is a prostitute who has never gotten over having given her only child up for adoption. When Amy meets a drifter named Elmore Pratt, she does not like him. But the two misfits are both dreaming of a better life, and so they take to the road, leaving the deep South and heading for California. Before long, they realize that they are falling in love with each other.
Director
Martin Ritt
Director
Cast
John Jackson
Merle
Louis Nicholas
Matthew Campion
Joe Ferd
Donald Barry
Sally Field
Brian Frishman
M. Emmet Walsh
John Wilmot
Royce D Applegate
Bob Hannah
Ralph Seymour
Philip Gordon
Eliott Keener
Jim Bailey
Nell Carter
Woody Watson
Arthur Pugh
Eric Laneuville
Billy Jayne
John Dennis Johnston
Diane Sommerfield
Barbara Babcock
Miriam Colon
Dave Powledge
Fred Baldwin
John Jackson
Cherie Brantley
Alex Colon
Michael V Gazzo
Bill Holliday
Duke Alexander
Leonardo J Noriega
David Keith
Richard Charles Boyle
Lee De Broux
David Dahlgren
Sherrie Whitman
Tony Gianios
Barbara Thompson
Henry State
David Pellette
Dan Shor
Bruce M. Fischer
Gerry Olunell
Eupita Cornego
Tom Lee Jones
Jack Shadix
Lee Mclaughlin
Crew
Margaret Adachi
Assistant Editor
John Alonzo
Director Of Photography
Wayne Artman
Sound
Wayne Beauchamp
Special Effects
Tom Beckert
Sound
Alan Bergman
Theme Lyrics
Marilyn Bergman
Theme Lyrics
Valley Via Boschce
Location Manager
Jeff Bushelman
Sound Effects
Terri Cannon-cole
Hair
Jim Coe
Photography
Golda David
Associate Producer
Gary De Vore
Screenplay
Robert Drasnin
Music Supervisor
David Ellis
Stunt Coordinator
Gregory Garrison
Set Decorator
Michael Harte
Costumes
Bud Heller
Key Grip
Walter Scott Herndon
Production Designer
R Dudley Holmes
Props
Michael Jiron
Sound
Sidney Levin
Editor
Milton Lustig
Music Editor
Agnes Lyon
Costumes
Henry Mancini
Song
Henry Mancini
Music
Bob Mills
Makeup
Patricia Mock
Casting
Sue Raney
Song Performer
Martin Ritt
Producer
Marion Rosenberg
Producer
Wally Samson
Unit Production Manager
Ronaldo Sheldo
Producer
Ira Shuman
Assistant Director
Patrick Somerset
Sound Effects
Rick Sparr
Assistant Editor
Barry D Thomas
Sound
Marion Tumen
Script Supervisor
Ron L Wright
Assistant Director
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 1981
Released in United States Spring March 1, 1981
Released in United States March 1981
Released in United States Spring March 1, 1981
