After losing eight years to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up for the lost 'prime' years of his career, he doggedly goes forward, and learns that not only has the business of rodeo changed during his incarceration but society as a whole has made dramatic changes as well.
Cliff Robertson
as J.W. Coop
Geraldine Page
as Mama
Cristina Ferrare
as Bean
R.G. Armstrong
as Jim Sawyer
R. L. Armstrong
as Tooter Watson
John Crawford
as Rancher
Wade Crosby
as Billy Sol Gibbs
Marjorie Durant
as Big Marge
Mary-Robin Redd
as Bonnie May
Sandy Dempsey
as Cabaret Dancer
Beverly Powers
as Dora Mae
