Andrew J. Zwerneman serves as president of Cana Academy. Later, Harry visits Mac to tell him, seemingly at Dixie's urging, that the country music business has changed and his new song is no good. The fact that he sang and even wrote some songs for the film just adds to that authenticity. The Movie: Tender Mercies is the film that won Robert Duvall his Oscar, and it's the film that brought director Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy) to Hollywood.But otherwise, this quiet drama has pretty much flown under the radar since its release in 1983. [22], Tess Harper was performing on stage in Texas when she attended a casting call for a minor role in the film. He sought to avoid a melodramatic slant in telling that aspect of the story. As Mac he avoids both melodrama and condescension, finding climaxes in each small step toward rehabilitation, each new responsibility shouldered. [39][42] His storming out of her concert symbolizes his rejection of that earlier life. [7][13], Principal photography took place between November 2 and December 23, 1981. Duvall’s vocal performance here is one of the subtlest, most beautiful moments in Tender Mercies. He buys a bottle of whiskey but, returning home to a worried Rosa Lee and Sonny, he tells them he poured it away. Mac resolves to give up alcohol and start his life anew. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1983 Vinyl release of Tender Mercies - Music From The Motion Picture on Discogs. I mean, there's no point to that. Previous articles are in the June and July, 2019 issues of ToolKit. Photo is dated 05-15-1983. Photo is dated --1983. I don't know why I wandered out to this part of Texas drunk, and you took me in and pitied me and helped me to straighten out, marry me. With Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley. A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together. Sung by Robert Duvall. He vanishes totally inside the character of Mac Sledge. After further arguments, the two made amends and returned to work on the film. [87], Duvall was the only American actor nominated for the Best Actor Oscar; his competition were Britons Michael Caine (who had co-starred with Duvall in the 1976 The Eagle Has Landed), Tom Conti, Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney. [78] According to a review in People, "Duvall gives it everything he has, which is saying a great deal. “That’s one of my all time favorites.”, Among his favorite singers, “I like Merle Haggard a lot,” he says. Tender Mercies(1983) Soundtracks. Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford. She also reports that Dixie tried to keep her from visiting Mac and that she plans to elope with her boyfriend despite her mother's objections. [13] Although Buckley performed it in the film, country singer Lane Brody was chosen to record it for radio release,[35] and Mac Davis later sang it at the 1984 Academy Awards ceremony. Beresford said Hubbard, like Harper, was chosen based on a simple, rural quality he possessed. His newfound happiness is interrupted when Sue Anne dies in a car accident. [75], David Sterritt, The Christian Science Monitor[4], Tender Mercies received mostly positive reviews. Allan Hubbard (Sonny) had his tenth birthday shortly after the film wrapped, and was preparing to celebrate it with his family at his home in Paris, Texas. It's real romantic. I've Decided to … Tender Mercies (1983). Robert Selden Duvall (/ d uː ˈ v ɔː l /; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades. Hurt and angry, Mac drives away and nearly crashes the truck. He said the script appealed to him because of the basic values it underlined and because the themes were universal even though the story was local. He also joined a small country band and continued singing with them every free weekend while the film was being shot. He says he tried to leave Rosa Lee, but found he could not. He met Foote and discussed the script with him. "[61] In several lasting shots, the vast sky dwarfs Mac, Rosa Lee and Sonny, starkly symbolizing their isolation, as well as the fragility of human existence. During an interview before the Oscar ceremony, Duvall offended some Britons by complaining about "the Limey syndrome," claiming "the attitude with a lot of people in Hollywood is that what they do in England is somehow better than what we do here. Written by Lefty Frizzell. "[48] Before finding redemption, Sledge questions why God has allowed his life to take the path it has and, in particular, why his daughter was killed instead of him. "[10] Duvall said he believed the on-set wrangling resulted in a combination of the director's and actors' visions and ultimately improved the picture. As I thought about a storyline, I got very interested in that type of character. [9][72] Richard Corliss of Time declared it the "best American movie of the new year". [70] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post panned the film, criticizing its mood and tempo and describing Buckley as its only true asset: "Tender Mercies fails because of an apparent dimness of perception that frequently overcomes dramatists: they don't always know when they've got ahold of the wrong end of the story they want to tell. “He’s immensely talented,” Duvall says. [25] Duvall said he thought Buckley perfectly conveyed the underlying frustration of a country singer and "brought a real zing to [the] part. Mr. The members of the local country band ask Mac permission to perform one of his songs, and he agrees. Mac tries to talk to her but she becomes angry on seeing him and warns him to stay away from their 18-year-old daughter, Sue Anne (Ellen Barkin). He also complains to Rosa Lee that, during their marriage, Dixie kept saying she would give up her career but never did. "[80] Linda Beath of The Globe and Mail said Duvall's performance was "fabulous," but that the film was "very slight" compared to Beresford's Australian pictures. The screenplay by Horton Foote focuses on Mac Sledge, a recovering alcoholic country music singer who seeks to turn his life around through his relationship with a young widow and her son in rural Texas. Foote felt their background in documentaries would lend Tender Mercies the authenticity he and Duvall were seeking. 92 Mins. He played Mac in 1983's "Tender Mercies," a performance that earned him not only an Oscar but also a … In 1983 I won an Oscar for my portrayal of a down-and-out country singer who finds salvation in the film Tender Mercies. [24], Cinematographer Russell Boyd largely used available light to give the movie a natural feel, which Beresford said was crucial to its sense of authenticity. [7][10] Duvall wrote two of Mac's other songs, "Fool's Waltz" and "I've Decided to Leave Here Forever". Report This. [13] Duvall made an effort to help Harper, who was making her film debut. ... Mac finds the way, the truth, and the life he wants. It’s not because Duvall could actually sing a great country song. [15], The film was given a budget of $4.5 million ($12,655,015 in 2019 dollars), modest by Hollywood standards at the time. "[76] Ansen said, "Robert Duvall does another of his extraordinary disappearing acts. Over the course of his career, Duvall has been nominated for six Oscars and won one of them in 1984 for Best Actor in Leading Role for his part in "Tender Mercies." PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK During his research, however, he met an experienced musician who had offered to help his nephew's band, and Foote found himself growing more interested in a story about him, rather than the band itself. [8], Mac's redemption and self-improvement run parallel with his conversion to Christianity. It’s not because he captured the essence of a talented, recovering alcoholic trying to make amends for a sorry life. [25], Beresford visited several schools and auditioned many children for the role of Sonny before he came across Allan Hubbard in Paris, Texas. [10][13], Tender Mercies includes no original film score, and the musical soundtrack is limited to the performances of country songs and the domestic guitar playing that occur as part of the story. Also, as noted, the writer-director of “Assassination Tango” … "[61], Mac is portrayed as near death at the beginning of the film, having woken up in a drunken stupor in a boundless, empty flatland with nothing in his possession, a shot that scholar Roy M. Anker said "pointedly reflects the condition of his own soul". [13], Harper described the extent to which Duvall inhabited his character: "Someone once said to me, 'Well, how's Robert Duvall?' Philip Hobel said, "What we saw in Breaker Morant is what we like as filmmakers ourselves — an attention to the environment, a straightforward presentation; it's almost a documentary approach. [12] Jeannine Oppewall was hired as art director. [32] Several leading country singers, including Willie Nelson, George Jones and Merle Haggard, were believed to have inspired Mac and Duvall's portrayal of him, but Duvall insisted the character was not based on anyone in particular. [14] Beresford said of the trip, "I want to come over and see if this is all true, because if it's not really a true picture of what it's all like, it wouldn't be right to make it. Jewett writes of this scene, "Mac Sledge can't trust happiness because it remains inexplicable. The Hobels agreed to produce it after reading and liking the script; it would become their feature film debut as producers. [65], Tender Mercies was released on March 4, 1983,[66] in only three theaters: one in New York City, one in Los Angeles, and one in Chicago. PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK. If we don't like something, we can speak our minds. Log in Ask Question. Robert Duvall, winner of Best Actor for "Tender Mercies" Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images And Sonny's daddy died in the war, my daughter killed in an automobile accident. Ellen Barkin was cast after impressing Beresford during a New York audition. Duvall's character, Mac Sledge, is a drunk former country music star who bottoms out right as the film starts. ... Beresford's nice little movie seems so afraid to make a false move that it runs the danger of not moving at all. Those two gentlemen helped me a lot in the beginning.”, Looking forward, Duvall is eyeing a number of new projects, including the possibility of an adaptation of Steve Harrington’s World War I epic, Remember Ben Clayton for AMC, the network for whom he starred in 2006’s Broken Trail. "[49] The final scene, in which Mac and Sonny play catch with a football Mac bought him as a gift, symbolizes the fact that, although Mac has lost the chance to reconcile with his daughter, he now has a second chance at establishing a father–child relationship with Sonny. He also felt, however, that it tended toward melodrama on a few occasions and that the soundtrack had "a bit of syrupy music ... especially at the end". Although the Australian filmmakers and the crew, who were mostly from Dallas, got along very well both on and off the set,[30] Beresford and Duvall were at odds during the production. "[3] Film director and producer Alan J. Pakula credited the script with helping define the American independent film movement of the late 1980s by initiating a trend of personal filmmaking that often looks beyond Hollywood conventions. [12] Several of those involved with Tender Mercies had reservations about an Australian directing a film about a country music star. Duvall felt it portrayed people from the central region of the United States without parodying them, as he said many Hollywood films tend to do. Betty Buckley attended a casting session in New York City and was chosen largely based on the quality of her singing voice; Beresford said that few of the actresses who auditioned for the role were able to sing. [28], Wilford Brimley was cast at the urging of his good friend Duvall, who was not getting along well with Beresford and wanted "somebody down here that's on my side, somebody that I can relate to". “I’ve got a few left,” Duvall says, letting out an instantly recognizable laugh. "[82] In Corliss's description, "Duvall's aging face, a road map of dead ends and dry gulches, can accommodate rage or innocence or any ironic shade in between. "[12], Beresford was attracted to the idea of making a Hollywood film with a big budget and powerful distribution. [84] In June 2009, critic Roger Ebert included Tender Mercies in The Great Movies, his series of reviews celebrating what he considers the most important films of all time. Photo measures 8 x 10 inches. Back home, Mac keeps quiet about his emotional pain, although he wonders aloud to Rosa Lee why his once sorry existence has been given meaning and, on the other hand, his daughter has died. You just wish the whole lot of them would start tickling each other. I love that part almost more than anything. He told The New York Times that she "kept me goin'. I can think of three movies straight away, where I felt his acting was more compelling, made you really believe in the character (e.g. ... Tender Mercies Mac Sledge 1983 The Pursuit Of D.B. "Tender Mercies" is a very minimalist effort from director Bruce Beresford, who moves the film along at a calm and unhurried pace. "[81], Many critics specifically praised Duvall's performance. With her help, … 2. with a twist: “My uncle used to like to drink a little bit. [72] Tender Mercies was released on VHS some time later, and was first released on DVD on June 22, 1999. Still, the absence of a single, sharply dramatic story line is a relatively small price to pay for the plainness and clarity with which these other issues are defined." Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard and Robert Duvall in "Tender Mercies." The difference between this and "Tender Mercies" was I had a support system in "Tender." [13][72][74] In its first three days, March 4–6, the film grossed $46,977 from exclusive engagements at the Tower East Theater in New York ($21,183), the Fine Arts Theater in Los Angeles ($18,254) and the Carnegie Theater in Chicago ($7,540). "[57], However, in the face of the loss of his daughter, Mac learns, in Briley's words, that "his life as a Christian is no more sheltered from this world's tragedies than it was before. [7] When the film first played on HBO in March 1984, it surpassed the three major networks in ratings for homes with cable televisions. Tender Mercies (1983) Plot Synopsis. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards (winning for his performance in Tender Mercies), seven Golden Globes (winning four), and has multiple nominations and one win each of the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Emmy Award.He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. It's mostly done with his eyes. "[3] This renewed interest in cinema prompted Foote to write Tender Mercies, his first work written specifically for the screen. [36] Other songs in the film include "It Hurts to Face Reality" by Lefty Frizzell, "If You'll Hold the Ladder (I'll Climb to the Top)" by Buzz Rabin and Sara Busby, "The Best Bedroom in Town" and "Champagne Ladies & Barroom Babies" by Charlie Craig, "I'm Drinkin' Canada Dry" by Johnny Cymbal and Austin Roberts, and "You Are What Love Means To Me" by Craig Bickhardt. Want more Rolling Stone? Photo: Jeff Bridges (left) and Robert Duvall in Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Crazy Heart" "Crazy Heart" has been described as similar to your film "Tender Mercies." Mac watches the motel from a field across the road and sings "On the Wings of a Dove" to himself. 1983 Press Photo Actor Robert Duvall in "Tender Mercies" Movie - hcq24105 This is an original press photo. They start attending a Baptist church on a regular basis. and he responds, "Yes ma'am, I guess I was," was based on an exchange that Foote overheard between a washed-up star and a fan. "[22], Reflecting on the film a decade after it came out, critic Danny Peary said he found Duvall's restrained portrayal "extremely irritating" and criticized the entire cast, save for Buckley, for their "subdued, emotions-in-check, phony 'honest' performances. Playwright Horton Foote reportedly considered giving up on film writing, due to what he regarded as a poor adaptation of his 1952 play The Chase into a 1966 film of the same name. [64] Test screenings for the film were held, which Beresford described as the most unusual he had ever experienced. . The music, just as the film does, perfectly captures Country & Western music as it existed in 1983, Texas, Robert Duvall (who did his own singing & guitar-playing) & the phenomenal Betty Buckley at their best. Duvall proved he was one of the greats as these films featured numerous A-list actors, including Diane Keaton, Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert De Niro. "Tender Mercies," Mac (Robert Duvall) struggles to put his life back in oder after meeting Rosa Lee (Tess Harper). TENDER MERCIES The gift of the ordinary (1983) By Robert K. Johnson It never did well in theaters but got several awards including 2 Oscars. The story completely unfolds, when Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) meets a widow (Tess Harper), and the two fall and love and get married. [4] Foote sought to portray each character as realistic and flawed, but not unsympathetic. In the final scene Sonny finds a football Mac has left him as a gift. '"[13] Harper said she knew she won the role when Beresford appeared on her doorstep with a bottle of champagne in each hand. Ultimately, Sledge finds not blankness by love, itself mysterious and inscrutable, a reality that counters the emptiness he has known. [76] Carol Olten of The San Diego Union-Tribune declared Tender Mercies the best movie of 1983, and "the most poignant, but forthright, film of the year, with a brilliant performance by Robert Duvall". It is no surprise that Robert Duvall won the Oscar for his role as he was just outstanding in my opinion. Is there a reason that happened? [45], Tender Mercies also emphasizes the father–child theme common in the works of Foote, a theme that operates on both transcendent and temporal levels. Foote later said, "This film was turned down by every American director on the face of the globe. [24] When filming ended, Duvall gave her a blue cowgirl shirt as a gift with a card that read, "You really were Rosa Lee". Beresford praised her as "absolutely brilliant", especially for her attention to very small details, "going from the curtains to the color of the quilts on the floors. "[7] Others in the film industry were equally dismissive; one Paramount Pictures representative described the picture as "like watching paint dry". Rosa, whose husband was killed in the Vietnam War, is raising her young son, Sonny (Allan Hubbard), on her own. [37][38], Roy M. Anker, Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies[31], Mac Sledge finds redemption largely through his relationship and eventual marriage with Rosa Lee. One day a newspaper reporter visits the motel and asks Mac whether he has stopped recording music and chosen an anonymous life. Backstage, he talks to Dixie's manager, his old friend Harry (Wilford Brimley). I've watched it 10+ times over the years and Robert Duval is awesome. Edit. The music, just as the film does, perfectly captures Country & Western music as it existed in 1983, Texas, Robert Duvall (who did his own singing & guitar-playing) & the phenomenal Betty Buckley at their best. I guess they thought it would just get lost in the shuffle. “He killed a man out of the moment, he didn’t premeditate it, like King David did in the Psalms,” Duvall said. The fact that he sang and even wrote some songs for the film just adds to that authenticity. "[80] Maslin said he "so thoroughly transformed into Mac that he even walks with a Texan's rolling gait"; she also complimented the performances of the supporting cast. While preparing to shoot a scene in which Mac and Rosa Lee fight, he yelled at a make-up artist in front of Harper to make her angry and fuel her performance; he apologized to the make-up artist after the scene was shot. Duvall, who sang his own songs in the film, drove more than 600 miles (966 km) throughout the state, tape recording local accents and playing in country music bands to prepare for the role. The music is everything beautiful country music should be, especially the ballads here. Historic Images Part Number: nop24683 Foote denied the claim, claiming he found it too constraining to write roles for specific actors, although he did hope Duvall would be cast in the part. After the story is published the neighbourhood learns of Mac's past, and members of a local country–western band visit him to show their respect. The real line is, “There’s room here for two dear/But after the ceremony.”, The Wild Horses soundtrack also includes a new recording of “When Fallen Angels Fly,” a song by one of the actor’s all-time favorite singer-songwriters, Billy Joe Shaver. "[52] Jewett compares Mac's story to that of Abraham, because "just like Sledge's story, [it] centers on the provision of a future through the tender mercies of God". The interviews on the DVD extras tell an amazing story of the making of this movie. [19] Duvall developed a strong, trusting relationship with Hubbard, which Foote felt improved the duo's on-screen chemistry. The film was released on March 4, 1983, in a limited number of theatres. We want to hear from you! [10] Beresford felt Brimley was too old for the part, but eventually agreed to the casting. Sonny thanks him for the football and the two play catch together in the field. The two begin to develop feelings for each other, mostly during quiet evenings sitting alone and sharing parts of their life stories. The Godfather, The Outfit, The Natural, Open Range etc). Robert Duvall is Mac Sledge, former country singing star recovering from alcoholism with his new family, running a … The director said that the preview audiences appeared to be very engaged with the picture, to the point the theaters were so silent, "if you flicked a piece of paper on the floor, you could hear it fall." Following what Foote saw as a far more successful adaption of his 1968 play Tomorrow in 1972, his interest in filmmaking was rekindled, under the condition that he maintain some degree of control over the final product. [18] Beresford chose Australian Russell Boyd as cinematographer and Irishman William Anderson, who had worked on all of the director's previous features, as editor. The script was rejected by several American directors before the Australian Beresford accepted it. He praised what he called one of Duvall's most understated performances, as well as Foote's minimalist storytelling and the restraint and patience of Beresford's direction. She never lost faith, and that's a rare thing. In the second episode of three, ROBERT DUVALL is interviewed on LATER WITH BOB COASTS. Rarely does a movie elaborate less and explain more than Tender Mercies. Throughout his long career, Duvall has been in some seminal Hollywood films. [44] Sociologist Norman K. Denzin points out that Tender Mercies embodies many of the ideas of recovery from addiction that are part of the twelve-step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous. Willie Jones Addresses Race in the U.S. in the Stunning 'American Dream', New Radicals to Reunite for First Time in 22 Years for Biden Inauguration Parade, We’re All Missing the Point of the Armie Hammer Cannibalism Scandal, Jason ‘Rowdy’ Cope, Guitarist for the Steel Woods, Dead at 42, See Little Big Town’s Joyful ‘Happy People’ Video, Hear Brad Paisley, Mick Jagger’s Strutting ‘Drive of Shame’, See Brad Paisley, John Fogerty Call Out Mistreatment of War Veterans. And he said, 'We don't do things that way here. Why? [30], Beresford also clashed on set with Brimley. Sonny finds a father figure in Mac. Directed by Bruce Beresford. "Tender Mercies" is a strong character study about a washed-up country singer (Robert Duvall, in his Oscar-winning role) who finds the will to live and makes the most of his life. Written and Sung by Robert Duvall. "[4] The moment in the film where a woman asks, "Were you really Mac Sledge?" A very moving slice of Americana. [7] The critical success of the film allowed Foote to exercise considerable control over his future film projects, including final veto power over major decisions; when such power was denied, Foote would simply refuse to do the film. [69] It was also shown at the 1983 International Film Festival of India in New Delhi. [8], Film historian Gary Edgerton said the Tender Mercies script "catapulted Horton Foote into the most active professional period in his life. Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. [3] Philip Hobel said it took about a year to secure the financing from EMI Films, whose major 1981 release, Honky Tonk Freeway, had done poor box office. "[39] The lyrics of "If You'll Hold the Ladder", which Mac performs with his new country band in the second half of the film, suggest what love has done for him. “He’s a terrific natural actor. Foote intimates that all relationships cannot be mended, some by choice and some by chance, and the poignancy of missed opportunities between fathers and their children on this earth is underlined in this scene. With Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley. Following poor test screening results, distributor Universal Pictures made little effort to publicise Tender Mercies, which Duvall attributed to the studio's lack of understanding of country music. But we can respond in faith to the tender mercies we have received. Jewett writes of this conclusion, "The message of this film is that we have no final assurances, any more than Abraham did. [13] He contacted EMI Films and asked for one month to visit Texas and familiarize himself with the state before committing to direct, to which the company agreed. "[21] Foote, who was so certain he would not win the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for To Kill a Mockingbird he had not attended the 1963 ceremony, made sure he was present to collect his award for Best Original Screenplay. Foote was initially interested in writing a film based on his nephew's efforts to organise a band, which he saw as paralleling his own youthful attempts to find work as an actor. Song and dance man Playing a country singer in “Tender Mercies,” Duvall did his own singing and wrote several songs. [30] The plants used in the gardening scenes were brought inside at night to keep them from freezing. [13] Beresford flew to New York and reportedly was ready to quit, until Duvall flew out to speak with him. Showing all 9 wins and 14 nominations. Foote said the entire film pivots on that statement, which he believed spoke volumes about Mac's personality and former status. Way, way back in the army, way back in the Fifties, I used to listen to Lefty and Webb Pierce.”, Duvall calls his Golden Globe-winning role as Augustus McCrae in the acclaimed 1989 TV miniseries, Lonesome Dove, “My Henry the V, my Hamlet. He meets the owner, a young widow named Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), and offers to work in exchange for a room. It is a matter of faith, elusive and intangible. "[12] During his visit to Texas, he saw parallels between the state and his homeland: the terrain reminded him of the Australian bush country, and the Texans he met in the isolated areas reminded him of residents of the Outback. He’s not necessarily a fellow one wants to hang out with, or even meet. [47][52] Briley argues that "the emphasis on the Christian family is stronger in this script than in any other Foote piece to this point. With Bruce Beresford, Wilford Brimley, Betty Buckley, Robert Duvall. [39][40] This is in keeping with the motif of fidelity common in the works of Foote, inspired, said the writer, by his marriage to Lillian Vallish Foote. Directed by Bruce Beresford. [70] A jury headed by director Lindsay Anderson determined that none of the films in contention, including Tender Mercies, were good enough to win the Golden Peacock, the festival's top prize. Mary Ann Hobel said the owner, when approached about its availability, immediately handed over the keys: "We said, 'Don't you want a contract, something in writing?' But my telephone was surprisingly quiet. Tender Mercies. [5] Although the script conveyed a strong spiritual message with religious undertones, Foote felt it was important to balance those religious elements with a focus on the practical challenges of everyday life. She takes him in and eventually falls in love with him, despite his having done nothing to deserve her care or his redemption: "It is an undeserved grace, a gift of providence from a simple woman who continues to pray for him and to be grateful for him. This article is the third in his series on Robert Duvall’s roles. It would be a good exercise for students to rewind the film and watch the scene several times (see the link below to watch just this scene). '"[24] Beresford, too, said the transformation was so believable that he could feel his skin crawling up the back of his neck the first day of filming. [64] The simultaneous release of Angelo My Love led to some more publicity for Duvall himself, but was of no help to Tender Mercies. A score was composed for the movie, but Beresford had it removed because he felt it was "too sweet" and sounded phony in the context of the film, although he acknowledged it as "very skillful". Man, I have to have my freedom. "[54] Briley also proposes that Mac's response — "Yes, ma'am, I guess I was" — to a fan who asks if he was really Mac Sledge suggests that he has washed away his old self through baptism. A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. [7][65] Foote said of the studio, "I don't know that they disliked the film, I just think they thought it was inconsequential and of no consequence at all. "[84] In his book Alternate Oscars, listing his personal opinions of who should have won the Academy Awards each year, Peary excluded Tender Mercies from all the categories, and chose Michael Caine as deserving of the Best Actor honor for Educating Rita. [13] Harper said Boyd was so quiet during filming that he mostly used just three words: "'Yeah', 'right' and 'sure'".
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