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5.4A 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.
Released: 1981-03-1394 minDir: Martin RittComedy, RomanceBox office: $11.8M
Cast
- Sally Field as Amy Post
- Tommy Lee Jones as Elmore Pratt
- David Keith as Mason
- M. Emmet Walsh as Arthur
- Michael V. Gazzo as Tazio
- Nell Carter as Waitress
Themes
- california
- prostitute
- police
- fight
- love
- hitchhiking
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 836872
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- publication date
- 1981-01-01
- title
- Back Roads
- review score
- 5.7/10
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English language
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boxing
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prostitution
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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CBS
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Mobile
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Roger Ebert
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Sally Field
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Tommy Lee Jones
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Rotten Tomatoes
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romantic comedy
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Henry Mancini
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Entertainment Weekly
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M. Emmet Walsh
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Hud
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Martin Ritt
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Norma Rae
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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Categories
1981 American films1981 English-language films1981 films1981 romantic comedy filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsCBS Theatrical Films filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about prostitution in the United StatesFilms directed by Martin RittFilms scored by Henry ManciniFilms set in AlabamaFilms shot in Mobile, AlabamaFilms with screenplays by Gary DeVoreRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateWarner Bros. films