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Tender Mercies
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Cast (44)
Producers (4)
Composer (1)
Cinematographer (1)
Editor (1)
Art Director (1)
Set Decorator (1)
Makeup Department (5)
Production Manager (1)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors (2)
Art Department (7)
Sound Department (11)
Stunts (3)
Camera and Electrical Department (18)
Casting Department (2)
Costume and Wardrobe Department (3)
Editorial Department (4)
Location Management (1)
Music Department (2)
Script and Continuity Department (1)
Additional Crew (19)
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Director
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Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford
Writer
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Horton Foote
Horton Foote
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Cast
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(in credits order) verified as complete
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Mac Sledge
Tess Harper
Tess Harper
Rosa Lee
Betty Buckley
Betty Buckley
Dixie
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley
Harry
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin
Sue Anne
Allan Hubbard
Allan Hubbard
Sonny
Lenny von Dohlen
Lenny von Dohlen
Robert
(as Lenny Von Dohlen)
Paul Gleason
Paul Gleason
Reporter
Michael Crabtree
Michael Crabtree
Lewis Menefee
Norman Bennett
Norman Bennett
Reverend Hotchkiss
Andrew Scott Hollon
Andrew Scott Hollon
Larue
Rick Murray
Rick Murray
Jake - Slater Mill Boys Member
Stephen Funchess
Stephen Funchess
Bertie - Slater Mill Boys Member
Glen Fleming
Glen Fleming
Steve - Slater Mill Boys Member
James Aaron
James Aaron
Henry - Slater Mill Boys Member
Jerry Biggs
Jerry Biggs
Man in Bar
Sheila Bird
Sheila Bird
Concessionaire
Robert E. Blackburn III
Robert E. Blackburn III
Boy at Dance
Eli Cummins
Eli Cummins
Doorman
Tony Frank
Tony Frank
Man at Motel
Berkley Garrett
Berkley Garrett
Man at Dixie's House
(as Berkley H. Garrett)
Helena Humann
Helena Humann
Woman with Groceries
Suzanne Jacobs
Suzanne Jacobs
Nurse
Barbara Jones
Barbara Jones
Country Woman
Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
Country Man
Harlan Jordan
Harlan Jordan
Waiter
Robert P. Kelley
Robert P. Kelley
Choirmaster
Ray LePere
Ray LePere
Man in Bar
/
Restaurant
Pat Minter
Pat Minter
Man at Dixie's House
Terry Schoolcraft
Terry Schoolcraft
Ada - Dixie's Driver
Oliver Seale
Oliver Seale
Man at Dixie's House
Denise Simek
Denise Simek
Concessionaire
Robert Stewart
Robert Stewart
Concessionaire
Susan Aston
Susan Aston
Woman at Dance
Vicki Neff
Vicki Neff
Woman at Dance
Pamela Putnam
Pamela Putnam
Woman at Dance
Jerry Abbot
Jerry Abbot
Piano - Country Blues Band Member
Bobby Hibbitts
Bobby Hibbitts
Drums - Country Blues Band Member
Buddie Hrabal
Buddie Hrabal
Steel Guitar - Country Blues Band Member
Jerry Matheny
Jerry Matheny
Guitar - Country Blues Band Member
Wayne Milligan
Wayne Milligan
Bass - Country Blues Band Member
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
Don 'Tex' Clark
Don 'Tex' Clark
Bar Patron
(uncredited)
Douglas Stewart
Douglas Stewart
Concert Goer
(uncredited)
Joe Zadwick
Joe Zadwick
Front Row Concert Attendee
(uncredited)
Producers
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Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
co-producer
Horton Foote
Horton Foote
co-producer
Mary-Ann Hobel
Mary-Ann Hobel
associate producer
Philip Hobel
Philip Hobel
producer (as Philip S. Hobel)
Composer
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George Dreyfus
George Dreyfus
composer (music by)
Cinematographer
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Russell Boyd
Russell Boyd
director of photography
Editor
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William M. Anderson
William M. Anderson
editor (as William Anderson)
Art Director
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Jeannine Oppewall
Jeannine Oppewall
Set Decorator
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Daniel Loren May
Daniel Loren May
set decorator (as Daniel L. May)
Makeup Department
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Lynn Decker
Lynn Decker
hairstylist
Paul Huntley
Paul Huntley
wigs: Betty Buckley
Michael J. Randall
Michael J. Randall
assistant hairstylist
Carla Rulien
Carla Rulien
assistant makeup
Jimi White
Jimi White
makeup artist
Production Manager
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Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner
unit production manager
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors
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Richard Luke Rothschild
Richard Luke Rothschild
first assistant director
Kelly Wimberly
Kelly Wimberly
second assistant director
Art Department
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E.W. Bradford
E.W. Bradford
construction coordinator (as Bill Bradford)
James R. Cox
James R. Cox
swing man
Glenn Dunn
Glenn Dunn
lead man
Johnny Gutierrez
Johnny Gutierrez
construction assistant (as Johnny L. Guiterrez)
Mike Parsons
Mike Parsons
property master
Roy W. Wahlstrom
Roy W. Wahlstrom
painter
William Vance White
William Vance White
assistant props
Sound Department
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Stan Bochner
Stan Bochner
sound editor
Angelo Corrao
Angelo Corrao
assistant sound editor
Jay Dranch
Jay Dranch
sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Bruce Kitzmeyer
assistant sound editor
Stuart Lieberman
Stuart Lieberman
assistant sound editor
Dan Lieberstein
Dan Lieberstein
sound editor
Dennis Maitland II
Dennis Maitland II
boom man (as Dennis L. Maitland II)
Christopher Newman
Christopher Newman
sound mixer (as Chris Newman)
Maurice Schell
Maurice Schell
supervising sound editor / foley artist (uncredited)
Magdaline Volaitis
Magdaline Volaitis
assistant sound editor
Stunts
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Randy Fife
Randy Fife
stunt double
Ben Loggins
Ben Loggins
utility stuntman (as Ben E. Loggins)
Russell Towery
Russell Towery
utility stuntman
Camera and Electrical Department
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Thomas Alcala
Thomas Alcala
electrician
Mike Apsey
Mike Apsey
playback operator
Curtis Bingham
Curtis Bingham
grip (as Curt Bingham)
Don Broughton
Don Broughton
playback operator
Jerry G. Callaway
Jerry G. Callaway
camera operator
Murray K. Campbell
Murray K. Campbell
gaffer
Michael P. Henning
Michael P. Henning
electrician (as Michael Henning)
John Knight
John Knight
best boy grip
Leo MacWilliam
Leo MacWilliam
electrician
J. Michael McClary
J. Michael McClary
first assistant camera
Casting Department
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Robin Boehme
Robin Boehme
extras casting
Shari Rhodes
Shari Rhodes
casting: Texas
Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Jane Greenwood
Jane Greenwood
costumes: Betty Buckley
Elizabeth McBride
Elizabeth McBride
costumer
Joan Thomas
Joan Thomas
costume assistant / set costumer
Editorial Department
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Norman Buckley
Norman Buckley
second assistant editor
Emily Paine
Emily Paine
first assistant editor
Charles Simmons
Charles Simmons
location assistant editor (as Charles A. Simmons)
Mary Sweeney
Mary Sweeney
apprentice editor
Location Management
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Danette Goss Alberts
Danette Goss Alberts
location manager (as Danette Goss)
Music Department
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Charles Feldman
Charles Feldman
country music advisor
Tommy Oliver
Tommy Oliver
arranger: country music
Script and Continuity Department
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Anne Rapp
Anne Rapp
script supervisor
Additional Crew
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Billy Barnes
Billy Barnes
craft service (as Billy E. Barnes)
Linda Barnes
Linda Barnes
craft service
Diane Batson-Smith
Diane Batson-Smith
assistant to the producer (as Diane Smith)
Dominique Bruballa
Dominique Bruballa
assistant accountant
Betty A. Buckley
Betty A. Buckley
production coordinator
Kathleen Caton
Kathleen Caton
assistant to the producer
Stan Cohen
Stan Cohen
caterer (as Stanley J. Cohen)
Dawn Easterling
Dawn Easterling
production assistant
Nick Felix
Nick Felix
dance instructor
Max Ferris
Max Ferris
security
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