Back Roads

1981 • 90 minutes

About this movie

Oscar winner Sally Field reunites with her NORMA RAE director Martin Ritt in this engaging road comedy co-starring Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones. Amy is a "hooker with a heart of gold" and she's found herself on the road to California with Elmore, a crooked former prizefighter with maybe one good fight left in him. Traveling across the country, they're two people living on the fringe on an intriguing journey. Featuring gorgeous widescreen cinematography by the great John A. Alonzo (CHINATOWN) and a rousing score by the legendary Henry Mancini (THE PINK PANTHER).