Back Roads
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| Warner Bros. | Release Date: March 13, 1981 |
Starring:
Alex Colon, Barbara Babcock, Dan Shor, David Keith, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael V. Gazzo, Miriam Colón, Nell Carter, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones
Summary:
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.
Ritt and DeVore don't capitalize on their fairy-tale structure; they let the magic dribble away. The moviegoer knows from the start that this isn't a story about real people and accepts the fact. [16 Mar 1981, p.97]
Surprisingly, this is the work of director Martin Ritt and Sally Field, the star whose Norma Rae combined sharp drama with keen social awareness. Their new film is the junky underside of that good movie. [26 Mar 1981, p.19]
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