Cast & crew
Tender Mercies (1983)
Directed by Bruce Beresford Written by Horton Foote
Cast
| James Aaron | Henry |
| Robert P. Kelley | Choirmaster |
| Helena Humann | The Woman |
| Douglas Stewart | (uncredited) |
| Wilford Brimley | Harry |
| Rick Murray | Jake |
| Barbara Jones | The Woman |
| Norman Bennett | O.E. Hotchkiss |
| Suzanne Jacobs | Nurse |
| Buddie Hrabal | Steel |
| Vicki Neff | The Woman |
| Harlan Jordan | Waiter |
| Wayne Milligan | Bass |
| Bobby Hibbitts | Drums |
| Oliver Seale | He-Man |
| Pamela Putnam | The Woman |
| Berkley Garrett | He-Man |
| Robert Duvall | Sledge |
| Jerry Abbot | Sausalito Piano |
| Vicki Neff | The Woman |
| Allan Hubbard | Sonny Corleone |
| Robert Stewart | Concessionaire |
| Don 'Tex' Clark | Bar Patron |
| Paul Gleason | Newsroom Reporter |
| Barbara Jones | Country Yokel |
| Jerry Jones | Country Yokel |
| Tony Frank | Motel Vegetarian |
| Wayne Milligan | Bass |
| Glen Fleming | Tobia Mill |
| Allan Hubbard | Sonny Corleone |
| Harlan Jordan | Waiter |
| Ray LePere | Restaurant |
| Joe Zadwick | (uncredited) |
| Ellen Barkin | Little Sue |
| Lenny Von Dohlen | Robert 'Rob' Nelson |
| Andrew Scott Hollon | Hedy LaRue |
| Helena Humann | The Woman |
| Bobby Hibbitts | Drums |
| Berkley Garrett | He-Man |
| James Aaron | Henry |
| Ray LePere | Restaurant |
| Tess Harper | Rosa |
| Wilford Brimley | Harry |
| Jerry Biggs | Bar Patron |
| Norman Bennett | O.E. Hotchkiss |
| Joe Zadwick | (uncredited) |
| Stephen Funchess | Bertie |
| Oliver Seale | He-Man |
| Glen Fleming | Board Member |
| Eli Cummins | Doorman |
| Jerry Abbot | Elwood Blues |
| Eli Cummins | Doorman |
| Jerry Matheny | Board Member |
| Tess Harper | Lee |
| Jerry Jones | He-Man |
| Robert E. Blackburn III | School Bus Boy |
| Susan Aston | The Woman |
| Pat Minter | He-Man |
| Andrew Scott Hollon | Hedy LaRue |
| Jerry Matheny | Elwood Blues |
| Sheila Bird | Concessionaire |
| Don 'Tex' Clark | Bar Patron |
| Michael Crabtree | Taffey Lewis |
| Robert E. Blackburn III | Festival Dance Caller |
| Denise Simek | Concessionaire |
| Robert P. Kelley | Choirmaster |
| Rick Murray | Jake |
| Terry Schoolcraft | Ada |
| Robert Duvall | Sledge |
| Susan Aston | The Woman |
| Sheila Bird | Concessionaire |
| Robert Stewart | Concessionaire |
| Tony Frank | He-Man |
| Michael Crabtree | Taffey Lewis |
| Jerry Biggs | He-Man |
| Pamela Putnam | The Woman |
| Ellen Barkin | Anne Fisher |
| Paul Gleason | Newsroom Reporter |
| Suzanne Jacobs | Nurse |
| Pat Minter | He-Man |
| Buddie Hrabal | Steel |
| Lenny Von Dohlen | Robert 'Rob' Nelson |
| Betty Buckley | Dixie |
| Douglas Stewart | (uncredited) |
| Denise Simek | Concessionaire |
| Stephen Funchess | Bertie |
| Terry Schoolcraft | Ada |
| Betty Buckley | Dixie |
Crew
| Carla Rulien | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Don Miller | Production Accountant |
| Kathleen McGill | Production Accountant |
| Stan Bochner | Sound Editor |
| Ben Loggins | Utility Stunts |
| Chris Newman | Sound Mixer |
| Richard Luke Rothschild | First Assistant Director |
| Tom Joyner | Unit Production Manager |
| Diane Batson-Smith | Producer's Assistant |
| Jay Dranch | Sound Editor |
| Jane Greenwood | Costume Design |
| Paul Huntley | Wig Designer |
| Thomas Alcala | Electrician |
| Robert Duvall | Co-Producer |
| Horton Foote | Writer |
| Richard Luke Rothschild | First Assistant Director |
| Kelly Wimberly | Second Assistant Director |
| Robin Boehme | Extras Casting |
| Joan Thomas | Set Costumer |
| Jimi White | Makeup Artist |
| Kerry Rike | Key Grip |
| Dan Lieberstein | Sound Editor |
| Nick Felix | Choreographer |
| Mary Sweeney | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Jane Greenwood | Costume Design |
| Tommy Oliver | Music Arranger |
| Lynn Decker | Hairstylist |
| William Vance White | Assistant Property Master |
| Mary Sweeney | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Maurice Schell | Foley Artist |
| Erica Rogalla | Production Assistant |
| Karen A. Hall | Production Secretary |
| Dennis Maitland II | Boom Operator |
| E.W. Bradford | Construction Coordinator |
| Dawn Easterling | Production Assistant |
| Angelo Corrao | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Bruce Kitzmeyer | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Stuart Lieberman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ron Phillips | Still Photographer |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | Camera Operator |
| Dave Roberts | Electrician |
| Glenn Dunn | Leadman |
| Bruce Kitzmeyer | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Joan Thomas | Costume Assistant |
| Jerry G. Callaway | Camera Operator |
| Robin Boehme | Extras Casting |
| Jimi White | Makeup Artist |
| Tony Poston | Dolly Grip |
| Roy W. Wahlstrom | Painter |
| Horton Foote | Writer |
| William M. Anderson | Editor |
| Magdaline Volaitis | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Karen A. Hall | Production Secretary |
| Angelo Corrao | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Norman Buckley | Assistant Editor |
| Danette Goss Alberts | Location Manager |
| Norman Buckley | Assistant Editor |
| Mike Parsons | Property Master |
| Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| William M. Anderson | Editor |
| E.W. Bradford | Construction Coordinator |
| John Kane | Unit Publicist |
| Kathleen McGill | Production Accountant |
| Sandra K. Jantzen | Production Assistant |
| Don Broughton | Playback Coordinator |
| Magdaline Volaitis | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ben Loggins | Utility Stunts |
| Dennis Maitland II | Boom Operator |
| Tommy Oliver | Music Arranger |
| Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
| Tom Joyner | Unit Production Manager |
| Fred L. McLane | Second Assistant Camera |
| Stuart Lieberman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jay Dranch | Sound Editor |
| Nick Felix | Choreographer |
| Horton Foote | Co-Producer |
| Lynn Decker | Hairstylist |
| Johnny Smith | Grip |
| Maurice Schell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Emily Paine | First Assistant Editor |
| Ron Phillips | Still Photographer |
| Mary-Ann Hobel | Associate Producer |
| John Knight | Best Boy Grip |
| Dan Lieberstein | Sound Editor |
| Randy Fife | Stunt Double |
| Dave Roberts | Electrician |
| James R. Cox | Swing |
| George Dreyfus | Original Music Composer |
| Dick Vorisek | Recording Supervision |
| Diane Batson-Smith | Producer's Assistant |
| Dominique Bruballa | Assistant Accountant |
| Charles Simmons | Assistant Editor |
| Daniel Loren May | Set Decoration |
| Betty A. Buckley | Production Coordinator |
| Charles Simmons | Assistant Editor |
| Roy W. Wahlstrom | Painter |
| J. Michael McClary | First Assistant Camera |
| Philip Hobel | Producer |
| Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
| Dick Vorisek | Recording Supervision |
| Carla Rulien | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Dawn Easterling | Production Assistant |
| Anne Rapp | Script Supervisor |
| Emily Paine | First Assistant Editor |
| Dominique Bruballa | Assistant Accountant |
| Betty A. Buckley | Production Coordinator |
| Elizabeth McBride | Costumer |
| Curtis Bingham | Grip |
| Kathleen Caton | Producer's Assistant |
| Joan Thomas | Set Costumer |
| Thomas Alcala | Electrician |
| Glenn Dunn | Leadman |
| Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| Horton Foote | Co-Producer |
| Curtis Bingham | Grip |
| John Kane | Unit Publicist |
| Philip Hobel | Producer |
| Danette Goss Alberts | Location Manager |
| Michael P. Henning | Electrician |
| Maurice Schell | Foley Artist |
| Kathleen Caton | Producer's Assistant |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | Camera Operator |
| Michael P. Henning | Electrician |
| William Vance White | Assistant Property Master |
| Michael J. Randall | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Michael J. Randall | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Jerry G. Callaway | Camera Operator |
| Randy Fife | Stunt Double |
| Jeannine Oppewall | Art Direction |
| Jeannine Oppewall | Art Direction |
| Robert Duvall | Co-Producer |
| Bruce Beresford | Director |
| Tony Poston | Dolly Grip |
| Fred L. McLane | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sandra K. Jantzen | Production Assistant |
| John Knight | Best Boy Grip |
| Stan Bochner | Sound Editor |
| Russell Towery | Utility Stunts |
| Chris Newman | Sound Mixer |
| Don Miller | Production Accountant |
| James R. Cox | Swing |
| Murray K. Campbell | Gaffer |
| J. Michael McClary | First Assistant Camera |
| Kelly Wimberly | Second Assistant Director |
| Mike Parsons | Property Master |
| Kerry Rike | Key Grip |
| Erica Rogalla | Production Assistant |
| Russell Towery | Utility Stunts |
| Paul Huntley | Wig Designer |
| Daniel Loren May | Set Decoration |
| Mary-Ann Hobel | Associate Producer |
| Elizabeth McBride | Costumer |
| Anne Rapp | Script Supervisor |
| Murray K. Campbell | Gaffer |
| Maurice Schell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Bruce Beresford | Director |
| Joan Thomas | Costume Assistant |
| George Dreyfus | Original Music Composer |
| Johnny Smith | Grip |
| Don Broughton | Playback Coordinator |