Page One: “Tender Mercies” (1983)

Written by Horton Foote

A trailer for the movie:

Plot summary: A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.

You may download the screenplay here.

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