Back Roads
Running from the past, and backing into love.
1981 | 94m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Martin Ritt |
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| Writer: | Gary DeVore |
| Staring: |
| A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 13, 1981 |
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| Director: | Martin Ritt |
| Writer: | Gary DeVore |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | california, prostitute, fight, police, love, hitchhiking |
| Production Companies | CBS Theatrical Films, Meta-Films Associates |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $11,800,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sally Field | Amy Post |
| Tommy Lee Jones | Elmore Pratt |
| David Keith | Mason |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Arthur |
| Michael V. Gazzo | Tazio |
| Nell Carter | Waitress |
| Royce D. Applegate | The Father |
| Don 'Red' Barry | Pete |
| Billy Jayne | The Boy Thief |
| Brian Frishman | Bleitz |
| Dan Shor | Spivey |
| Barbara Babcock | Rickey's Mom |
| Alex Colon | Enrique |
| Lee de Broux | Red |
| Ralph Seymour | Gosler |
| Tony Ganios | Bartini |
| Gerry Okuneff | Oren |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Martin Ritt | Director |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Gary DeVore | Writer |
| Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Patricia Mock | Casting |
| Walter Scott Herndon | Production Design |
| Gregory Garrison | Set Decoration |
| Terri Cannon | Hairstylist |
| Bob Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| David R. Ellis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ronald Shedlo | Producer |
| Golda David | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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