In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Lily Dale
Sam Shepard
as Pete Davenport
Stockard Channing
as Corella
Tim Guinee
as Horace Robedaux
John Slattery
as Will Kidder
Jean Stapleton
as Mrs. Coons
Sean Hennigan
as Card Player
Chamblee Ferguson
as Drummer
Elbert Lewis
as Vegetable Vendor
Johnathan Bren
as Trio Singer
Brent Anderson
as Trio Singer
Mark Walters
as Uncle Albert
